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  • Build It Up and Knock It Down

    Tom Hunter, James Yang

    Board book (HarperFestival, May 7, 2002)
    Build It Up and Knock It DownYour 2-year-old is learning about opposites and how to make friends.Tips for reading and sharing:Laugh with your child as you perform the activities along with the characters Talk about oppositesPoint out how the two characters become friends throughout the book
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  • Hushabye, Baby Blue

    Kathi Appelt, Dale Gottlieb

    Board book (Harpercollins Childrens Books, May 1, 2000)
    Hushabye, Baby Blue Your baby will enjoy the sounds and patterns of a familiar voice and snuggling close while your read. Use different surfaces to show your child his or her reflection Point out the "real" baby and the "reflected" baby in the story

  • Let's Be Animals

    Ann Warren Turner, Richard E. Brown

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1998)
    This lyrical text teaches toddlers about their favorite farm animals and the sounds and movements they make, encouraging readers to bark, hop, and trot along with the bunny, pig, horse, and sheep.
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  • First Friends

    Lenore Blegvad, Erik Blegvad

    Board book (HarperFestival, May 17, 2000)
    First FriendsYou 2-year-old is exploring independence and starting to make new friends.Tips for reading and sharing:Ask your child to name each toy pictured before you read the wordsLeave off the last word in each line and ask your child to name the toys in each pictureEncourage your child to talk about his or her friends and favorite toys
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  • On My Street

    Eve Merriam, Melanie Hope Greenberg

    Board book (Festival, May 17, 2000)
    Your 2 1/2-year-old will enjoy pointing out familiar places and people in your neighborhood.Tips for reading and sharing:Discuss the people and places you and your child regularly see in your neighborhoodIdentify each character, then pause to let your child fill in his or her activityMake up rhymes about people you knowFor additional tips and more information on Harper Growing Tree, visit our website at

  • Sidewalk Trip

    Patricia Hubbell, Mari Takabayashi

    Hardcover (HarperFestival, June 30, 1999)
    One girl's walk through her neighborhood becomes a grand adventure as she hops and skips down the city streets to get to the ice cream truck for her special treat. Children's BOMC.
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  • Five Little Pumpkins

    Public Domain, Dan Yaccarino

    Board book (HarperFestival, Aug. 7, 1998)
    Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.The first one said, "Oh my, it's getting late."Get ready for some wicked fun as these five pumpkins run and roll! Toddlers will want to chant along with this popular rhyme again and again. Dan Yaccarino's vibrant and bold illustrations bring these pumpkins to life with personality and style. Toddlers are sure to laugh out loud as these pumpkins roll out of sight!
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  • You Are My Perfect Baby

    Joyce Carol Thomas, Nneka Bennett

    Board book (HarperFestival, May 27, 1999)
    ...with perfect arms and perfect lipsand tiny fingersand perfect hips.In tender verse, National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Thomas celebrates all that's precious about a new baby. Nneka Bennett's gentle illustrations interpret each line of verse with love and care. You Are My Perfect Baby is the perfect warm welcome for newborns.
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  • Tickly Prickly

    Bonny Becker, Shari Halpern

    Hardcover (HarperFestival, June 30, 1999)
    This bright and boldy illustrated book captures one young boy's fascination with exploring the world through the sense of touch. Children's BOMC.
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  • Water, Water

    Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist

    Board book (HarperFestival, Sept. 8, 1999)
    I see lakes,and ponds,and waterfalls, ohwater, water, water, everywhere I go.From splashing to sipping, award-winning poet Eloise Greenfield covers all that's exhilarating about water. This cool, rhythmic text is at once entertaining and educational. Jan Spivey Gilchrist's bright watercolor illustrations are as refreshing as the text and help pursue this favorite element from the kitchen sink to the sea.
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  • Away We Go!

    Dan Yaccarino, Rebecca Kai Dotlich

    Hardcover (Harper Growing Tree, Aug. 1, 2000)
    A fast-moving tribute to locomotion explores the many modes of transportation, including cars, trains, trucks, and planes. BOMC.
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  • Boo Hoo Boo-Boo

    Marilyn Singer, Elivia Savadier

    Hardcover (HarperFestival, May 1, 2002)
    Simple and amusing text addresses the minor bumps, bruises, and scrapes children get in a reassuring manner, in a tale with colorful illustrations for toddlers.
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