Holiday Ideas for Ages 3 and Under

Since there isn't much chance of them reading this blog, I'm going to
tell you about the books that caught my eye for the 3 and under set on my holiday list.

For the babies:

Workman Publishing has come out with these great books called
"Indestructibles" since babies "read" with their hands and mouths.
They are made of a kind of paper that won't tear or rip and is 100%
washable. The illustrations are bright and lots of fun to look at.
There are three books in the series now, all by Kaaren Pixton:
Wiggle! March! (http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780761156987)



Flutter! Fly! (http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780761156970)


Creep! Crawl! (http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780761156963)

I also picked up Sleep,Baby,Sleep, illustrated by Teri Weidner. It's
a board book with lovely watercolors and cute farm animal
illustrations to go along with the lullaby and just the right thing
for a wee one's bedtime ritual.
(http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9781589258433)


Picture books:

I just discovered Stephen Parlato books and I am COMPLETELY blown away
by them. Dragons Love (http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9781897476185)
is enchanting. The illustrations are all collages cut into different
shapes to fit the simple but profound stories. You better believe
I'll be looking for more from Parlato in the future. Forget the kids,
I want this for myself! lol

Another truly beautiful book is The Lion and The Mouse by Jerry
Pinkney (http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780316013567). There are
no words, but the pictures are so amazing it's easy to get completely
lost in this book. I wouldn't mind having framed copies of any of
them, frankly. Pinkney puts a depth into each picture that is
impossible to describe and simply must be experienced.
And then there is my all time favorite, Graeme Base's Animalia
(http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780140559965). This is
another book of such fantastic illustrations that I can loose myself
for hours at a time just looking at all the marvelous details.
Fun Books for Young Learners
I found THE cutest counting books for the 3 year olds in my life. Ten
Little Racing Cars (http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780769660646)

and Ten Little Ladybugs
(http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9781581170917).

Both have colorful, tactile, 3D characters that appear and disapper through
cutouts in the pages of these board books. They are going to in
irresistible to kids! The rhyming text will go over well too.

I'll be posting ideas for older kids soon!

Jackie