BostonPL_Play: 13 Board Books to Promote Early Literacy

by Katz, Karen

Board Book - 2017

A lift-the-flap book with textured pages that follows baby's day from waking up to bedtime. Presents such common words as lamp, clock, cereal, kite, and shoes. A lift-the-flap book with textured pages that follows baby's day from waking up to bedtime. Presents such common words as lamp, clock, cereal, kite, and shoes. Show less

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Wiggles

by Zucchelli-Romer, Claire

Board Book - 2018

Using grooves and other tactile inserts, the book guides a child's fingers through different colors and shapes. Using grooves and other tactile inserts, the book guides a child's fingers through different colors and shapes. Show less

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Play Colors

Colores Juego

Book - 2016

With board pieces for kids to place into die-cut spaces, this book is both a wonderful puzzle and a bilingual introduction to colors.This book encourages ...Show more With board pieces for kids to place into die-cut spaces, this book is both a wonderful puzzle and a bilingual introduction to colors.This book encourages language development, concept of before and after, parent-child interaction, capacity to predict, memory development, and object permanence. Show less

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The Good Morning Game

by Tullet, Hervé

Book - 2015

To play with this book, all you need is your finger. Take a pen, draw two eyes and a mouth, and there you are-- your very own finger worm! Follow finger worm through the day from waking up and having breakfast, to getting dressed and going to school. To play with this book, all you need is your finger. Take a pen, draw two eyes and a mouth, and there you are-- your very own finger worm! Follow finger worm through the day from waking up and having breakfast, to getting dressed and going to school. Show less

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Who Can Jump?

by Braun, Sebastien

Board Book - 2014

A lift-the-flap book featuring partially hidden illustrations of animals that can jump. A guessing game providing hours of fun for babies. A lift-the-flap book featuring partially hidden illustrations of animals that can jump. A guessing game providing hours of fun for babies. Show less

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Play! Play! Play!

by Florian, Douglas

Board Book - 2018

Rhyming text and illustrations invite young readers to join a group of friends for a fun-filled day of play, including riding bicycles, running a race, and playing hide-and-seek. Rhyming text and illustrations invite young readers to join a group of friends for a fun-filled day of play, including riding bicycles, running a race, and playing hide-and-seek. Show less

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Play Time

Board Book - 2006

This signing guide introduces signs for a variety of everyday activities, from getting up in the morning to going to the park. Make signing a natural part of your everyday communication. This signing guide introduces signs for a variety of everyday activities, from getting up in the morning to going to the park. Make signing a natural part of your everyday communication. Show less

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Can You Turn the Page?

by Behrens, Janice

Board Book - 2018

Rookie Toddler celebrates a toddler's world of firsts. In this playful book, toddlers get hands-on as they help the silly animals turn the pages. Rookie Toddler celebrates a toddler's world of firsts. In this playful book, toddlers get hands-on as they help the silly animals turn the pages. Show less

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Faster! Faster!

¡Más rápido! ¡Más rápido!

by Patricelli, Leslie

Board Book - 2013

Una niña pegueña se monta a caballo sobre la espalda de su papá. ¡Arre, papi! ¡Más rápido! ¡Más rápido! A father and daughter spend a day at the park wher...Show more Una niña pegueña se monta a caballo sobre la espalda de su papá. ¡Arre, papi! ¡Más rápido! ¡Más rápido! A father and daughter spend a day at the park where daddy becomes an array of fast moving animals on which his daughter rides, from a dog and a rabbit to a horse and a cheetah. Show less

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Baby Says Peekaboo!

by Sirett, Dawn

Book - 2006

Babies can lift the big flaps and play peekaboo in this board book title with a mirror at the end. Babies can lift the big flaps and play peekaboo in this board book title with a mirror at the end. Show less

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Play

Jugar

by Verdick, Elizabeth

Book - 2019

Gives all the different ways in which infants can play and how their parents play with them. Gives all the different ways in which infants can play and how their parents play with them. Show less

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Dance

¡Bailo!

by Thompson, Carol

Board Book - 2018

¡Somos sorprendentes! Cantamos, bailamos, nos disfrazamos y tocamos música. ¡Somos únicos y especiales! We're amazing! We can dance, dress up, sing and make music. There's nobody quite like us! ¡Somos sorprendentes! Cantamos, bailamos, nos disfrazamos y tocamos música. ¡Somos únicos y especiales! We're amazing! We can dance, dress up, sing and make music. There's nobody quite like us! Show less

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Hooray for Little Fingers!

by Mory, Tristan

Board Book - 2020

Young readers learn to count and explore just what their little fingers can do--by putting them through the die-cut holes on the cover and each spread. One little finger can be an elephant's trunk, two little fingers can be a crab's claw. Young readers learn to count and explore just what their little fingers can do--by putting them through the die-cut holes on the cover and each spread. One little finger can be an elephant's trunk, two little fingers can be a crab's claw. Show less

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Harvard University Center on the Developing Child: activities for 6-18 month olds

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Play is an important part of developing your child's executive function--the ability to learn and self-regulate. This guide provides age appropriate games and activities you can play with your baby. Play is an important part of developing your child's executive function--the ability to learn and self-regulate. This guide provides age appropriate games and activities you can play with your baby. Show less

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