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Books in A Dial Very First Book series

  • My Very First Book of Motion

    Eric Carle

    Board book (World of Eric Carle, June 21, 2007)
    Feast your eyes on the latest split-page board books from Eric Carle. In the sumptuous My Very First Book of Food, children can match each animal with the food it eats. Do you know what a squirrel eats? How about a seal? In My Very First Book of Motion, children can match each animal with the way it moves. Which animal hops? Which one waddles? Only you can match them. These fun books are full of bright animals, and are lots of fun for young children.
    J
  • Airplanes and Flying Machines

    Pascale De Bourgoing

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Colorful drawings of airplanes and other flying machines show young readers the inside and outside of these amazing machines, including the wings, engine, and tail and the cockpit and passenger cabin.
    L
  • Beach Day

    Helen Oxenbury

    Hardcover (Dial Books, Jan. 1, 1981)
    A toddler and his parents enjoy a day at the beach. On board pages.
    H
  • Shopping Trip

    Helen Oxenbury

    Hardcover (Dial Books, Jan. 1, 1982)
    A toddler exhausts his mother during a shopping trip. On board pages.
    H
  • Beach Day

    Helen Oxenbury

    Board book (Dial Books, July 1, 1991)
    Depicts an event-filled day at the shore with a spirited child, collapsing sand castles, splashing water, and dripping ice-cream cones
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  • The Earth and Sky

    Jean-Pierre Verdet, Gallimard Jeunesse, Sylvaine Perols

    Hardcover (Cartwheel Books, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Colorful drawings encourage young readers to turn a brightly colored transparent page to reveal the Earth revolving around the Sun, in a sturdy board book.
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  • Bears

    Laura Bour, Gallimard Jeunesse

    Spiral-bound (Scholastic, Sept. 1, 1992)
    Text, illustrations, and overlays show bears hibernating, caring for their young, hunting and gathering food, and playing
    P
  • Tuffa and the Bone

    Alan Schroeder

    Board book (Dial Books, Sept. 6, 1983)
    A rollicking dog searches for the perfect hiding place for her bone.
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  • Tuffa and the Snow

    Alan Schroeder

    Board book (Dial Books, Sept. 6, 1983)
    Tuffa and her owner enjoy romping, jumping, and sledding on a snowy day
    K
  • Autumn

    McNaughton

    Board book (Dial Books, April 16, 1984)
    Brief text and illustrations portray some of the activities and characteristics of autumn. On heavy board pages.
    G
  • Tuffa and the Picnic

    Alan Schroeder

    Board book (Dial Books, Sept. 6, 1983)
    A dog named Tuffa gets into trouble when she and a friend get into all the food on a picnic table.
    M
  • Who Is Hiding?

    Corbett

    Hardcover (Dial Books, Oct. 17, 2002)
    Behind each toy hides a smaller toy whose identity the reader can try to guess from the parts not hidden