Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Family - Parents

Up and down, to and fro, coo and crow baby, there you go. Up to the ceiling, down to the ground, backward and forward, round and round ... All babies love to be lifted, twirled and held in loving arms. Now a rhythmic poem by nineteenth century poet Anne Taylor makes a delightful board book perfect for baby and parent to share. Marjorie van Heerden has captured the energy and joy of this playful text in vivd pastel illustrations full of the soft, gentle motion of dance.

For babies who are responding to music and movement, here's a playful poem that has father and child dancing...

MAMA MAMA
For babies just entering the world,
this comforting poem affirms the
special bond between mothers
and babies everywhere.

Karen couldn't tell Mrs. Singer why she had to take her Viking diorama out of the sixth-grade showcase. She felt like yelling, "To keep my parents from getting divorced " But she couldn't say it, and the whole class was looking at her anyway.

Karen's world was ending. Her father had moved out of the house weeks before; now he was going to Las Vegas to get divorced, and her mother was pleased She had only a few days to get the two of them together in the same room. Maybe, if she...

A day in the life of parent and child--full of smiles and giggles, messes and meals, boundless energy and well-earned rest. Not to mention lots of love. Here, in simple rhyming verse accompanied by colorful, playful illustrations by...

Poor baby, no one calls her by her real name "I am not a buttercup or a giggly goose. I am not a cupcake. Please don't call me Little Lamb, and never ever Sweet Gumdrop," she insists. With a curtsy and a twirl, again and again our protagonist makes it abundantly clear who she is. So by the end of this charming and delightful book, little ones will be cheering, "Princess Baby "

Want more Princess Baby? Don't miss Princess Baby, Night-Night and Princess Baby on...

If animals kissed
like we kiss good night,
Giraffe and his calf
would stretch their necks high
and kiss just beneath
the top of the sky.

In a cozy bedtime chat with her mom, a young girl wonders how animal families might say good night. Would Wolf and his pup "kiss and then HOWL"? Would Bear and her cub "kiss and then GROWL"? But what about Sloth and her baby? They move soooo slooowwwww . . . they're sure to be kissing from early evening until long after everyone else is fast asleep...

Rock out with Pete the Cat in New York Times bestselling artist James Dean's Pete the Cat: Rock on, Mom and Dad , complete with stickers, cards, and a poster

Mom and Dad do so much for Pete that he wants to thank them with a special surprise. But what can Pete do that will show Mom and Dad how much he loves them? In this groovy story, Pete learns that the best way to say thank you is to mean it. Young readers will love watching Pete surprise Mom and Dad with something totally awesome.

Babies and toddlers are invited to lift the flaps and transform the pictures in this bright board book as they follow a puppy who is looking for his mother. Mary Murphy's colorful illustrations of adorable animals will entice the youngest of children as they discover a variety of mommies and babies along the way.

Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger--a real-life, very large tiger--pacing back and forth in a cage. What's more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things--like memories, and heartache, and tigers--can't be locked up forever. Featuring a new cover...

Welcome Your Little One to the World

On the day you were born,
it was love at first sight.
We welcomed you, little one,
and held you so tight.

For parents, the arrival of a newborn child is an event that offers the promise of never-ending love. Filled with lively illustrations and heartfelt rhyming text, Welcome Little One allows parents and children to celebrate and cherish their bond.

Start here. If only raising a child was that easy. It can be difficult in the first year to figure out what's just right for your baby. But with this new line of books--New Books for Newborns-- story time is really that simple. Designed as the first books to start reading with your baby, these just-right stories hit all the right notes with soothing texts, lovely art, and, most importantly, stories meant...