Books published by publisher Gakken

Boing … Zoom … Whoosh … Whee! Baby Sees Shapes Circles is the newest fun-filled addition to the best-selling Baby Sees series— a joy-filled introduction to colors, shapes, and language. Filled with bold, captivating illustrations and whimsical text, Baby Sees Shapes Circles is a read-aloud book that parents and their babies will enjoy experiencing together time and again. Simple shapes can be full of surprises! Peek-a-boo! What’s that I see? It’s a red circle and it’s smiling at me! What else can a circle be? Find out with Baby Sees Shapes Circles, where a new discovery is waiting on every page.

The best-selling Baby Sees Colors! is now a touch-and-feel book, providing a full sensory experience for the youngest learners. In Baby Sees Colors Touch & Feel, Akio Kashiwara’s bright and bold illustrations get a new feel—with a variety of textures for little fingers to touch and explore. This introduction to colors, shapes, and textures will fascinate babies—all while developing fine-motor skills and building a foundation for early learning.Swirling grooves, bumpy frogs, shiny fish, and fuzzy bears are just some of the sweet creatures to be found in the pages of Baby Sees Colors Touch & Feel! The variety of raised textures and die-cut shapes are specially created to delight a toddler’s senses and promote tactile learning. And the whimsical text and high-contrast art on these playful pages invite readers to share special moments with their little ones.

What's the Play Smart secret? Making learning fun! Created by educational experts, the award-winning Play Smart series uses Gakken’s unique fun-first method of completing age-appropriate activities that are progressively more challenging, building on small achievements, and fostering an eagerness to learn. Play Smart’s philosophy rewards success and builds confidence. The variety of activities leads to creative problem-solving skills and prepares children for the journey of lifelong learning. Play Smart Alphabet 3+ includes a variety of entertaining and engaging puzzles, games, and challenges that get kids prepped for preschool!

This new board book series, Butercup Babies give a fresh take on Shizue Arakawa's iconic characters with peek-a-boo die cuts, touch-and-feel and early learning concepts. Babies will sharpen their motor skills with interactive elements while feeling soothed by the touch-and-feel spots and relate to the adorable childlike animal characters.Bunny’s friends are planning something special for her…but she has no idea what’s in store! Babies will enjoy pushing the squishy raindrops, petting the fleecy sheep, rubbing the soft mittens, and peeking with the characters through clever cutouts, all while figuring out Bunny’s surprise.

Check out what's hiding under a wild and colorful assortment of hats in this surprising and hilarious lift-the-flap book from bestselling author/illustrator Tupera Tupera.You'll never guess what's hiding beneath this boy's baseball cap (ribbit!) or this chef's toque (but it smells delicious) or this sweating sailor's hat (OMG!) You'll just have to lift the flaps to find out. This imaginative book is full of surprises that are sure to delight any child—or parent. If you haven't discovered the art and whimsy of best-selling Japanese artist Tupera Tupera, now's your chance!

Newborn babies as young as six weeks old will be mesmerized by the bold shapes and images as they learn about colors! Baby Sees Colors: Yellow, the newest addition to the best-selling Baby Sees series, explores color with high-contrast illustrations. Yellow! This joyful color tickles the senses—yellow is the color of baby ducklings as they walk in a line behind their mama, and beautiful flowers dancing in the breeze, and, of course, the sun as it smiles down on little babies everywhere. Within these playful pages, babies will learn to identify colors in the most natural way—one at a time. Based on decades of research and refinement, the art in this high-contrast board book will help babies focus and begin to discern shapes and colors. Baby Sees! books are the best books for babies and newborns! This book is perfect for baby shower gifts or baby gifts—babies will love to read these small, chunky books with their parents, grandparents, teachers, and babysitters! Vivid, high-contrast art is designed to help babies focus and begin to discern shapes and colors, and is based on decades of research and refinement. Hundreds of thousands of parents in Japan have already discovered the power of this little book, and now American parents can too! This adorable, sturdy book will still look new after being loved for years and will find a place on the shelf next to classic board books like Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Chica Chica Boom Boom, and Sandra Boynton’s classics. Gakken Publishing is the largest publisher of children's educational books in Japan. For the first time, these sophisticated and exciting books are now available to parents, teachers, and caregivers in the United States.