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Books in Surprise Board Books series

  • Cory's Counting Game: Learning Numbers With A Finger Puppet Friend

    Caryl Koelling, Carol Wynne

    Hardcover (Price Stern Sloan, March 1, 1979)
    Learning numbers with a finger puppet friend.
  • Cathy's Cake

    Debbie Mackinnon, Anthea Sieveking

    Board book (Dial Books, March 1, 1996)
    At her birthday party, Cathy looks everywhere for the cake.
  • The Fantastic Funny Finger Book

    Caryl Koelling, Jane Yamata

    Board book (Price Stern Sloan, March 1, 1979)
    Children create the action of the story as they insert their fingers through precut holes to perform such actions as helping Disco Denny dance, Kate Kangaroo hold her baby, and Monica the Majorette twirl her baton
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  • Smile, Please!

    Mathew Price

    Board book (Brighter Child, Aug. 15, 2003)
    These lift-the-flap books, illustrated with soft pastel drawings, are powered by pure imagination! Under each flap, there is a peekaboo surprise--both for the reader and for the toddler who narrates each tale. Large type and simple rhythmic language will inspire early literacy and critical thinking skills.Smile Please! features Baby as artist. The outer flap features animals dressed up in crazy ways. When each flap is opened, the child can see what the animal really looks like.
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  • What Time Is Grandma Coming?

    Peter S. Seymour, Kathy Allert

    Hardcover (Price Stern Sloan, Jan. 11, 1984)
    Two small children, a brother and sister, watch the clock while waiting for the grandmother to arrive and young readers can help them tell what time it is
  • Ken's Kitten

    Debbie MacKinnon, Anthea Sieveking

    Board book (Dial, March 1, 1996)
    Ken looks under the laundry, behind a pillow, and in the kitchen, trying to find his new kitten.
  • Ruth's Loose Tooth

    Nicholas A. Kerna, John Wallner

    Mass Market Paperback (Price Stern Sloan, April 17, 1987)
    The animals try to help Ruth the cow to pull out a loose tooth.
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  • My Daddy

    Mathew Price

    Board book (Brighter Child, Aug. 15, 2003)
    These lift-the-flap books, illustrated with soft pastel drawings, are powered by pure imagination! Under each flap, there is a peekaboo surprise--both for the reader and for the toddler who narrates each tale. Large type and simple rhythmic language will inspire early literacy and critical thinking skills.In My Daddy, baby imagines he's riding a horse, racing a motorcycle, and other big-boy things. By lifting the flaps, readers see that he's really playing with Daddy.
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  • My Mommy

    Mathew Price

    Board book (Brighter Child, Aug. 15, 2003)
    These lift-the-flap books, illustrated with soft pastel drawings, are powered by pure imagination! Under each flap, there is a peekaboo surprise--both for the reader and for the toddler who narrates each tale. Large type and simple rhythmic language will inspire early literacy and critical thinking skills.In My Mommy, Baby searches for Mommy, but finds himself mothered by a gorilla, a kangaroo, and a pig. Just where is Mommy?
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  • Who's Peeking?

    Charles Reasoner

    Board book (Price Stern Sloan, Jan. 25, 1993)
    Animal sounds give clues to who's hiding. Children slide open the page and the animal appears.
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  • Who's in the Sea?

    Charles Reasoner

    Hardcover (Price Stern Sloan, April 19, 1995)
    A humorous and informative text is presented in a question-and-answer format, posing such brain ticklers as "Who has a long nose and jumps high above the waves?" and hiding the surprise answers behind sliding panels.
  • My Daddy

    Mathew Price, Jean Claverie

    Board book (Mathew Price Ltd, July 17, 2003)
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