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Books in Very First Board Books series

  • National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Wild Animal Sounds

    National Geographic Kids

    Board book (National Geographic Children's Books, Oct. 29, 2019)
    Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading.Roar, ribbit, squeak, snore! Children will love imitating the noises made by creatures in the wild, from lions to dolphins to frogs and more.Illustrated with charming photographs, these sturdy pages showcase wild animals and the sounds they make with supersimple facts and lively, age-appropriate language to keep babies and toddlers--and their grown-ups--fascinated by every colorful page.Designed to be the stepping-stone to the best-selling National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series, the Little Kids First Board Book series takes similar subjects and distills them down to the simplest nonfiction concepts for the youngest audience. Not only will readers learn the sounds wild animals make, they can also find recurring shapes and patterns in the art, while adults can keep their eyes open for occasional funny commentary from the animals. Sidebar text offers additional learning for older siblings or those ready for more complex information. With their square shape, bright and playful design, awesome photography, clear text, and cues to encourage interactive learning, the Little Kids First Board Books mirror the beloved First Big Books while taking a fresh new approach to excite a baby's sense of wonder and make learning about nature and science fun.
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  • Goodnight Sh'ma

    Jacqueline Jules, Melanie Hall

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2008)
    A Jewish child gets ready for bed and says the traditional "Sh'ma" prayer in this beautiful board book with rhyming text. Charming illsutrations by award-winning Melanie Hall.
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  • Lotsa Matzah

    Tilda Balsley, Akemi Gutierrez

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Why is matzah plain and flat? For centuries it’s been like that. A rhyming introduction to Passover’s traditional food, with children eating and enjoying “lotsa matzah” many different ways during the holiday.
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  • Sammy Spider's First Book of Jewish Holidays

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Curious about the Jewish holidays? Very young readers learn about holiday customs with everyone’s favorite inquisitive spider!
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  • National Geographic Kids Little Kids First Board Book: Animals On the Go

    Ruth A. Musgrave

    Board book (National Geographic Children's Books, April 30, 2019)
    National Geographic spins off its best-selling Little Kids First Big Book series into engaging new board books to introduce even the littlest kids to high-quality nonfiction. These sturdy pages showcase animals and how they move, with amazing photographs, super-simple facts, and lively, age-appropriate language to keep babies and toddlers--and their grown-ups--fascinated by every colorful page.Stunning photos of wildlife in action introduce babies and toddlers to creatures that creep, crawl, hop, slither, soar, and more. Watch how fluffy and scaly creatures, both big and small, move from place to place.Designed to be the stepping stone to the popular Little Kids First Big Book series, these board books take similar subjects and distill them down to the simplest nonfiction concepts for the youngest audience. Not only will readers learn how animals move, they can also find recurring shapes and patterns in the art, while adults can keep their eyes open for occasional funny commentary from the animals. Sidebar text offers additional learning for older siblings or those ready for more complex information. With their square shape, bright and playful design, awesome photography, clear text, and cues to encourage interactive learning, the Little Kids First Board Books mirror the beloved First Big Books while taking a fresh new approach to excite a baby's sense of wonder and make learning about nature and science fun.
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  • Passover Is Coming!

    Tracy Newman, Viviana Garofoli

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2016)
    Readers join a cute family and their dog as they prepare for and celebrate the spring holiday of Passover, cleaning the house, making matzah ball soup, assembling the seder plate, saying the Four Questions, and looking for the afikomen at the end of the seder. This 12-page board book features '3D-feeling' art by Viviana Garofoli, who illustrates all the books in this Jewish holiday series including Shabbat is Coming!, Hanukkah is Coming! and Rosh Hashanah is Coming! (available Fall 2016).
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  • Happy Birthday, World: A Rosh Hashanah Celebration

    Latifa Berry Kropf, Lisa Carlson

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ™, Aug. 1, 2005)
    This book is a child’s first introduction to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, in a context a young child can understand and enjoy – a birthday party for the world!
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  • Shai's Shabbat Walk

    Ellie B. Gellman, Holli Conger

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2014)
    A sweet board book in which a little boy celebrates Shabbat by going for a walk, appreciating the blessings of those he meets on the way―family, friends and animals.
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  • The Opposites of My Jewish Year

    L. N. Dion, Julie Olson

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2005)
    This new addition to our popular board book series including “Sounds of My Jewish Year,” “Shapes of My Jewish Year,” and “Colors of My Jewish Year” uses the Jewish holidays to teach the concept of opposites. Words such as big/little, near/far and long/short are explained using scenes from different holidays to demonstrate each opposite.
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  • Sammy Spider's Hanukkah Colors

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2017)
    Sammy Spider and his buddy Josh are back in their third holiday board book! This time Sammy is enjoying the Hanukkah celebration with his human while also learning about colors. A companion to Sammy Spider's Passover Shapes and Sammy Spider's First Book of Jewish Holidays.
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  • Before We Eat: A Thank You Prayer

    Jacqueline Jules, Melissa Iwai

    Board book (Kar-Ben Pub, Jan. 1, 2010)
    In a board book complemented by cheerful, colorful illustrations, a young child says the "Motzi," a traditional Jewish prayer of thanksgiving.
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  • You're the Cheese in My Blintz

    Leslie Kimmelman, Ramona Kaulitzki

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2020)
    In my blintz, you're the cheese. You're the sun in my sky. To my heart, you're the keys. You're the twinkle in my eye. This rhyming board book celebrates the importance of a young child as a member of a family.
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