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Mockingbird

Allan Ahlberg
Illustrated by Paul Howard

This is a variation of the popular rhyme "Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird." This is a great book to sing or read aloud to a child. The pictures are big, clear, and easy for children and parents to relate to. They are done with watercolors and large type. Mockingbird is a large picture book that is great for all ages, especially babies, and can be enjoyed by a group or a single child.

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Peek-a-Moo

Marie Torres Cimarusti
Illustrated by Stephanie Peterson

Peek-a-Moo is a lively presentation of a favorite baby game. Using animals and the sounds they make, the large and brightly colored pictures not only entice baby to play peek-a-boo by lifting the flaps, but also encourage repetition of the familiar animal noises. Recommended by Parenting magazine, this charming book is a delight.

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The Big Book of Beautiful Babies

David Ellwand

A Big Book of Beautiful Babies is a heart-warming collection of photographs of babies doing what babies do best...being themselves. Through simple rhyming text the book captures baby's emotions and actions in large black and white photographs ending with the best baby face of all...your child's in the Mylar mirror provided at the end of the book. Be sure to have a baby close by to cuddle when sharing this wonderful book.

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Where's Nicky?

Written & Illustrated by Cathryn Falwell

Nicky wants to play hide and seek with you and your child! Nicky is a baby that hides on one page and is found on the next. The phrases, "Where's Nicky? and "Here he is!" are repeated throughout the book. The pictures are simple and bright and consist of shaped cut-outs against a white background. Babies and toddlers can relate to the book because Nicky is found in everyday routine scenes such as: playing with toys, in the bath, near his high chair and in his parents' arms.

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Wow! Babies!

Penny Gentieu

Multiple photographs on each double-page spread represent babies from various races in a variety of moods. The adorable photographs are set against pastel washed watercolors. The pages are sturdier than an average picture book although this is not a board book. Babies will look intently at the familiar objects they see on these sixteen pages: babies, bottles, diapers, and blankets. Text consists of two words on the bottom of each page describing the mood of the page: "happy babies", "hungry babies", and so on. A precious title to share while cuddling with your dear one.

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