Simms Taback's City Animals


Book Description

The reader is invited to guess which animal is hiding beneath fold-outs that reveal a succession of clues.




Simms Taback's Farm Animals


Book Description

The reader is invited to guess which farm animal is hiding beneath fold-outs that reveal a succession of clues.




Joseph Had a Little Overcoat


Book Description

Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes—just like this book! When Joseph's coat got too old and shabby, he made it into a jacket. But what did he make it into after that? And after that? As children turn the pages of this book, they can use the die-cut holes to guess what Joseph will be making next from his amazing overcoat, while they laugh at the bold, cheerful artwork and learn that you can always make something, even out of nothing.







Wiggle!


Book Description

Colorful illustrations and rhyming text on board pages encourage young readers to waddle, wiggle, and sway like the creatures of the ocean.




Artsy Toddler Storytimes


Book Description

For toddlers, every storytime can be a new adventure, while art activities are important for developing impulse control, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor dexterity in the hands. Hopkins’ new book fuses them together. Designed for children ages 1 to 3 years old, the book’s 52 storytimes promote pre-reading skills such as print motivation, vocabulary, and narrative skills. Based on themes familiar to children, including bears, bugs, springtime,clothing and hats, flowers and gardens, weather, music, pets, transportation, pirates, and many more, each storytime includes a list of books, action songs or rhymes along with their words, a flannelboard experience, plus instruction for two to three art activities. This complete toddler storytime resource also includes An introduction which discusses the differences between art activities and craft activities, a toddler’s ability in creating art, and why children this age should be exposed to art activities Advice for using different art mediums, such as food, plus important safety considerations Pointers on conducting playful yet educational storytimes Tips for finding inexpensive art materials, with a list of recommended supplies to keep on hand More than 100 drawings, all easy to reproduce and modify Weblinks to “Artsy Helper Sheets,” downloadable supplements complete with phrases, tips, and tricks that inform parents and caregivers about the benefits of doing art activities with toddlers Pick up Hopkins' book and you'll be ready to conduct a storytime within moments!




Dinosaurs


Book Description

What's hiding under each flap? Read the clues, open the folds, and guess whih dinosaur you'll find!




Where Is My Baby?


Book Description

Baby animals have names that are different than their parents as kids will learn in this colorful and lively board book story. 8 spreads.




There was an old lady who swallowed a fly


Book Description

An illustrated version of the cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly. Some pages are die-cut, permitting a portion of the next illustration to be seen.




Too Much Noise


Book Description

Old Peter is irritated by the noise in his house so he seeks the advice of the village wiseman.