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  • Bedtime Songs: 11-Button Interactive Children's Sound Book

    Scarlett Wing, Cottage Door Press, Sanja Rescek

    Hardcover (Cottage Door Press, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Toddlers and preschoolers can sing along with the classic bedtime melodies in this charming songbook. Featuring a wooden inlay and sturdy construction, giving it a vintage feel, this book is sure to delight while teaching an appreciation for both music and together time. Perfect for little ones (and their grown-ups) to sing along as part of a nightly bedtime routine. Bedtime Songs is sure to be a family favorite. • Follow along through the book's lyrics for the melodies played by the buttons!• Sing Along with 10 sleepy-time songs paired with adorable illustrations. Songs include Twinkle, Twinkle, Hush Little Baby, Brahms Lullaby, I See the Moon and more• An icon on each page corresponds with the correct melody button, providing an opportunity to practice matching and fine motor skills• All of our Early Bird Song books are designed for curious little ones to explore alone or with their grown-up• Please note that audio buttons play melodies only, without a singing voice
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  • ABC & 123 Learning Songs: Interactive Children's Sound Book

    Scarlett Wing, Cottage Door Press, Beatrice Costamagna

    Hardcover (Cottage Door Press, Dec. 15, 2016)
    Singing is learning and learning is fun! Toddlers and preschoolers can sing along with these popular learning songs in this fun songbook. Featuring a wooden inlay and sturdy construction, this book is sure to delight while teaching an appreciation for both music and together time. Come listen and sing along to children's favorites including Apples and Bananas, If Your Happy and You Know It and The Ants Go Marching. Perfect for little ones (and their grown-ups) to sing and dance, ABC and 123 Learning Songs is sure to be a family favorite. Follow along through the book's lyrics for the melodies played by the buttons! Find 10 learning songs paired with adorable illustrations. Songs include: the Alphabet Song, 10 Little Ladybugs, What is Today and more An icon on each page corresponds with the correct melody button, providing an opportunity to practice matching and fine motor skills All of our Early Bird Song books are designed for curious little ones to explore alone or with their grown-up Please note that audio buttons play melodies only, without a singing voice
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  • Campfire Songs : 11-Button Interactive Children's Sound Book

    Cottage Door Press, Chie Y. Boyd

    Board book (Cottage Door Press, May 6, 2019)
    Toddlers and preschoolers can sing along with the classic campfire song melodies in this charming songbook. Featuring a wooden inlay and sturdy construction, giving it a vintage feel, this book is sure to delight while teaching an appreciation for both music and together time. Perfect for little ones (and their grown-ups) to sing and dance along, Campfire Songs is sure to be a family favorite.Follow along through the book's lyrics for the melodies played by the buttons!Find 10 classic campfire and scouting songs paired with adorable illustrations. Songs include: John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, The Bear Went Over the Mountain, Make New Friends, the S'mores Song and more An icon on each page corresponds with the correct melody button, providing an opportunity to practice matching and fine motor skillsAll of our Early Bird Song books are designed for curious little ones to explore alone or with their grown-upPlease note that audio buttons play melodies only, without a singing voice
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  • Christmas Songs: Interactive Children's Sound Book

    Holly Berry-Byrd, Cottage Door Press, Katya Longhi

    Board book (Cottage Door Press, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Everyone loves Christmas music so come introduce your little one to the festive celebration! These classic Christmas carols and festive illustrations are sure to fill your home with holiday cheer! Introducing Christmas songs and carols to your holiday tradition is something the entire family can enjoy together. Classic Christmas songs include: Deck the Halls, Jingle Bells, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Up on the Housetop, Away in a Manger, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Joy to the World and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. • Christmas fun for little ones!• Listen to fun sayings including Santa's "Ho Ho Ho", the little reindeer wishing a "Merry Christmas," and everyone's favorite Jingle Bells tune• Sturdy board book with colorful illustrations gets toddlers ready for the holiday• Read the lyrics and then press the button to play the music and sing along. Aids in learning classic holiday song lyrics• Includes 10 classic Christmas songs• Part of the Early Bird Sound Books collection from Cottage Door Press.
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  • Write & Erase ABC and 123

    Cottage Door Press, Rufus Downy, Betowers

    Board book (Cottage Door Press, June 16, 2019)
    Let's learn to write together! Use this wipe-clean book and the included marker to practice early writing skills together. Learn how to hold the marker, then enjoy some tracing activities. Wait, don't those spikes look like the letter 'M'? Then trace the waves in the water and see what they look like.... do you see the letter "W"? We're writing numbers, too! Trace, then try it yourself. You'll be writing your ABCs and 123s in no time! Wipe-clean pages and an included marker make this book perfect for early writing practice at home or on the go Fun tracing activities prepare little hands for letters and numbers. Cute scenarios and images put letters and numbers into context. Reading and writing together helps your toddler build communication skill Get ready for school with language and writing readiness and early comprehension concepts. Wipe clean pages allow kids to practice over and over again. Practice makes perfect! Pages wipe clean with a soft, damp cloth. Do not use permanent markers to be able to wipe off Part of the Early Bird Learning collection
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  • Mommy's Big Helper: Touch & Feel

    Rufus Downy, Cottage Door Press, Yi-Hsuan Wu

    Board book (Cottage Door Press, May 29, 2018)
    Let's help Mommy and Daddy around the house! Touch, feel, trace, and talk about chores and household activities. Feel the soft kitten and the sticky cake batter, scratch and sniff the sweet strawberries, and play with more sensory features in this sturdy board book for your curious baby and toddler. Bright, bold illustrations are the perfect way to introduce household chores to your little one and how they can help! Interactive touch-and-feel books inspire hands-on learning. • Toddlers love to touch and interact. Touch and feel invite children to interact with the story and explore the world around them. • Touching the pages helps develop babies sense of touch, support hand-eye coordination and inspire their curiosity• Bright, bold artwork and interactive textures appear on each page of this sturdy board book • Get the house ready for a new day with fun chores activities and tasks and inspire little readers to become helpers!• Questions on each page encourage interaction and communication development• Part of the Early Bird Learning collection
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  • Trick or Treat Songs

    Rosa Vonfeder, Cottage Door Press, Josh Cleland

    Board book (Cottage Door Press, July 21, 2020)
    Celebrate the magic of Halloween with our spooktacular sing-along interactive sound book! Lyrics to all five fun and spooky songs are accompanied by lively, festive artwork and matching audio buttons that are surrounded by a textured spider web for an enhanced sensory experience. Pushing the buttons help toddlers develop fine motor skills while singing strengthens early literacy skills. A must for your kiddos Halloween library collection!Toddlers and young children will enjoy pressing the buttons and singing along for an interactive Halloween experience Sturdy board pages for little exploring hands to read over and over again. Includes a handle to carry along at home or on the go. Little toddlers will love toting this around all over the place! Several icons on each page correspond with the buttons, providing an opportunity to practice matching and fine motor skillsGreat gift for your little trick-or-treater! A must for your Halloween library collection!Singing is learning! Singing develops listening and memory skills; important to early literacyPlease note that audio buttons play melodies only, without a singing voice
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  • Silly Animal Stories: Spin-a-Story

    Cottage Door Press, Rosie Winget, Tommy Doyle

    Board book (Cottage Door Press, June 16, 2019)
    Let's create some silly animal stories together! Spin the wheel to create a new, fun story every time you pick up this book. Read along together as every page has a new story, and spin to fill in the blanks. Who helped bake cupcakes at the bakery? Who does the chores on the pirate ship? Who discovered treasure under the sea? Only the spinner can tell! Fill-in-the-blanks stories on each spread stretch little imaginations Sturdy pages and spinner are perfect for practicing fine motor skills Practice recognizing animals even in very silly settings Get ready for school with language readiness and early comprehension concepts Great for all ages! Preschoolers can practice their new vocabulary words and beginner readers practice reading the story themselves Take a moment to be silly together! Part of the Early Bird Learning collection
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  • Early Bird Insects

    Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

    Paperback (Evan-Moor Corp, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Foster a love of reading and help your child get ready for kindergarten. Your child will enjoy the illustrated stories and activities, which are related to identifying insects, different kinds of insects, and identifying spiders. You will appreciate the engaging language, math, and alphabet card activities that teach basic reading and math readiness skills.Early Bird: Insects includes:-Three colorful storybooks: Bug Jars, Insects, and What Is It? Your child can read the story aloud or listen to you read the story to him or her. The interesting topics and illustrations motivate children to read.-Fun activities that provide age-appropriate practice of language, math, and fine motor skills. After each story, the activity pages help your child show what he or she learned and practice fundamental skills. Sample skills include:-Following directions; categorization; vocabulary development-Geometric shapes; beginning computation; measurement-Rhymes and chants to help your child learn new vocabulary-Theme-based alphabet cards with games. The flashcards can be cut and sorted to play fun matching games with your child. Hands-on activities further help your child learn letters and their sounds.-Answer keyWatch this short video to see the Early Bird books in action.See our Skill Sharpeners series for more activities to prepare your child for PreK, transitional kindergarten, or kindergarten.
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  • Roar! Shh!: A sounds board book

    Martina Hogan

    Board book (little bee books, Feb. 2, 2016)
    Introduce children to sounds in this tabbed, brightly illustrated board book!In this first concept book, little ones can turn the tabbed pages to learn different sounds in their world! The spreads feature a jungle, a town, a home, a farm, and a pond. The reader is prompted with "What can you hear?", and the noises that the animals or objects on the page make are included.
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  • Early Bird Animals

    Evan-Moor Educational Publishers

    Paperback (Evan-Moor Corp, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Foster a love of reading and help your child get ready for kindergarten. Your child will enjoy the illustrated stories and activities, which are related to interesting animals and their habitats: the savanna, forest, and desert. You will appreciate the engaging language, math, and alphabet card activities that teach basic reading and math readiness skills.Early Bird: Animals includes:-Three colorful storybooks: Animals of the Savanna, Animals of the Forest, and Animals of the Desert. Your child can read the story aloud or listen to you read the story to him or her. The interesting topics and illustrations motivate children to read.-Fun activities that provide age-appropriate practice of language, math, and fine motor skills. After each story, the activity pages help your child show what he or she learned and practice fundamental skills. Sample skills include:-Descriptive and comparative language; rhyming; color words-Counting to 20; geometric shapes; graphing-Rhymes and chants to help your child learn new vocabulary-Theme-based alphabet cards with games. The flashcards can be cut and sorted to play fun matching games with your child. Hands-on activities further help your child learn letters and their sounds.-Answer keyWatch this short video to see the Early Bird books in action.See our Skill Sharpeners series for more activities to prepare your child for PreK, transitional kindergarten, or kindergarten
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  • How far will a rubber band stretch?

    Mike Thaler

    Paperback (Nelson Canada, March 15, 1991)
    A little boy decides to find out how far a rubber band will stretch.