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  • Bump! Little Owl

    Jo Lodge

    Hardcover (B.E.S., May 1, 2014)
    Smaller children (and some adults, too!) will laugh out loud as they interact with this highly imaginative pull-the-tabs book. In BUMP! Little Owl, Little Owl is ready to take on the world, but learning to fly is not so easy. He may be very young, but he's learning the ways of the world, and much like the children enjoying the book, he still needs a bit of help and reassurance along the way. Guaranteed to delight little ones!
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  • Math Games for Clever Kids: More than 100 Puzzles to Exercise Your Mind

    Dr. Gareth Moore, Chris Dickason

    Paperback (B.E.S., Aug. 1, 2018)
    Do you know the name of the game when it comes to brains? Then get ready kids, because here's a collection of 100 brain-busting challenges that you won't want to miss. From times tables and shape-based search scenes to mental arithmetic conundrums and pictorial puzzles, there are so many ways to prove your Brainiac status! Packed to the brim with logic, reasoning, and problem-solving puzzles, these books are built to help kids make the most of their gray matter. Any game can be tackled on its own, but since the puzzles get harder the farther the books go, you might want to start at the front and work your way towards the back. Let the Brain Games begin!
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  • Toilet Time: A Training Kit for Boys

    Dr. Janet Hall

    Board book (B.E.S., Aug. 1, 2014)
    Potty training doesn't have to be the long, frustrating process it's frequently made out to be. Inside this gender-appropriate kit, expert child psychologist and mother of two Dr. Janet Hall offers parents a wealth of guidance for getting little boys potty trained in six easy steps! Kit includes:An easy-to-follow 16-page instructional guide for parents A charming 16-page board book designed to encourage children as they learnTwo reward charts featuring engaging characters48 reward stickers to motivate children and positively reinforce success.By providing tools for parents--such as readiness checklists, Do's and Don'ts, and insight into how children develop--as well as rewards and encouragement for children, this adorable kit will help make potty training a positive and rewarding experience for the whole family.
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  • A Stroll Through the Seasons

    Kay Barnham, Maddie Frost

    Hardcover (B.E.S., May 1, 2018)
    Introduce children to the natural world with this fresh, bold, and bright nonfiction book!Discover the seasons, from bright spring blossoms to sparkling winter snow, and everything in between. Children have lots of questions about the world around them, and this book helps them discover many amazing and wonderful scientific facts about nature. The charming collage-effect illustrations are inspired by farms and scenery that the illustrator sees around her home in New Hampshire. Lively texts engage children and make this book a favorite to return to again and again. There are also Notes to Parents and Teachers at the end to encourage further exploration and learning.
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  • Old MacDonald Had a Farm: Read Along. Sing the Song!

    Jo Moon

    Board book (B.E.S., Aug. 1, 2016)
    Get ready to read and sing! This interactive series of books takes beloved childhood songs and turns them into books that are fun to open, fun to stand up, and fun to look at, too. Read along and sing the songs to all-time favorite nursery rhymes, and watch as children's eyes light up with delight at the charming illustrations. In this book, children are invited to tag along and sing a song with Old MacDonald as they meet all the many wonderful animals on his famous farm. This book has chunky foam pages that are stacked, creating a 3D layered effect that makes children eager to turn the pages and keep on reading. Perfect fun for little fans of singing and "reading" together or on their own.
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  • The Menagerie: Animal Portraits to Color

    Richard Merritt, Claire Scully

    Paperback (B.E.S., Feb. 1, 2016)
    This lavishly illustrated, intricately designed collection of animal portraits offers hours of relaxing, absorbing fun to coloring book fans and animal lovers alike. It features sophisticated, custom-made artwork from two acclaimed illustrators whose work has captured the attention of keen colorists from around the world. From mighty bears to awe-inspiring tigers, and beyond, each page allows coloring fans to take their time, relax, and get lost in their own world, where color combinations and beauty are theirs to create and choose. Each exquisite headshot is printed on perforated paper, so it is easily pulled out and readily available for display once you've completed your coloring sessions. Long-time coloring book fans and beginners will be equally engaged and entertained, and will find their stress levels declining even as their creativity levels soar.
  • Little Chimp

    Laura Rigo

    Board book (B.E.S., Feb. 1, 2017)
    Scaled down to approximately half the size of books in the Look at Me series, this book presents the same illustrations found in the original, with a slightly abridged story, perfectly sized for little hands. These books offer child-friendly portrayals of baby animals and their mothers, and use simple language to show how the mommy animals keep their babies out of trouble. In Little Chimp, Mom teaches Little Chimp how to swing from trees, gather food, and more. Toddlers will love the pictures and the story, and will be delighted when their own Mommy or Daddy reads it to them.
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  • Smell

    Maria Rius, J.M. Parramon, J.J. Puig

    Paperback (B.E.S., April 30, 1985)
    Do you remember your first realization of any of your five senses? Prolific children's author J. M. Parramon successfully tackles these tough concepts in words that 3-5 year olds can comprehend. These five colorful books awaken young minds to the wonders of the senses: the taste of oranges, the aroma of fresh-baked bread, and other sensations that give us delight in being alive. Educational, yet fun to read, this clever series is clearly written and cheerfully illustrated in flowing colors throughout. Each book includes a special "scientific" section to help parents answer their children's questions about the senses.
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  • How to Draw Amazing Animals and Incredible Insects: Packed with Over 100 Fascinating Animals

    Fiona Gowen

    Paperback (B.E.S., March 1, 2015)
    This small but informative drawing book will help young artists discover and expand on their creative drawing talent. Inside How to Draw Amazing Animals and Incredible Insects, they'll find easy, step-by-step instructions for drawing their favorite creepy, crawly or just plain incredible animals. Each title in the How to Draw series features more than 100 weird and wonderful drawing projects in a variety of categories. A handy index in the back of the book makes it easy to find favorites to practice again and again. (Ages 7+)
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  • Degas and the Little Dancer

    Laurence Anholt

    Paperback (B.E.S., Oct. 1, 2007)
    Young Marie wants to be a ballerina, but her parents have no money for lessons. She must earn what little money she can as an artist's model at a ballet school. Then, her life takes an unusual turn when she models for the famous sculptor, Edgar Degas. In B.E.S. Anholt's Artists Books for Children series, author and illustrator Laurence Anholt recalls memorable and sometimes amusing moments when the lives of the artists were touched by children. Anholt's fine illustrations appear on every page and include reproductions of works by the artists.
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  • Touch

    Maria Rius, J.M. Parramon, J.J. Puig

    Paperback (B.E.S., April 30, 1985)
    Do you remember your first realization of any of your five senses? Prolific children's author J. M. Parramon successfully tackles these tough concepts in words that 3-5 year olds can comprehend. These five colorful books awaken young minds to the wonders of the senses: the taste of oranges, the aroma of fresh-baked bread, and other sensations that give us delight in being alive. Educational, yet fun to read, this clever series is clearly written and cheerfully illustrated in flowing colors throughout. Each book includes a special "scientific" section to help parents answer their children's questions about the senses.
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  • Seek & Peek Jungle: A lift the flap pop-up book about colors!

    Elizabeth Golding, Tony Neal

    Hardcover (B.E.S., April 1, 2018)
    A fun lift the flap, pop-up book!There's a whole wonderful world to explore, animals to seek, and a pop-up to peek at in this charming search and find book for young children. Babies and toddlers will be delighted by over 20 flaps plus a super pop-up at the end! There will be smiles and giggles galore as they look under each flap, check out jungle friends, and learn their colors and numbers along the way. "Seek and peek! Can you find a yellow animal?" Kids learn colors as they search for different animals.
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