Tuesday Toys & Books
Just in time for Chanukah, here are 8 book suggestions for your toddler, or a great gift for another! These books were recommended by our very own little friends at Skylar Mai Hebrew Montessori, as their favorites.
The Napping House
This beloved and bestselling book from Audrey and Don Wood has been delighting children--and sending them off to bed with laughter and sweet dreams-for years. The infectious cumulative rhyme of The Napping House has made this book a classic. Now here is the new sturdy edition just right for tiny hands, making them a must for every family's board book collection.
Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/Napping-House-Audrey-Wood/dp/0152026320
A Porcupine Named Fluffy
A porcupine named Fluffy is happier with his name after he meets a similarly misnamed rhinoceros.
A is for Atom
Teach brilliant babies about history and their ABCs with Greg Paprocki’s A Is for Atom: A Midcentury Alphabet. Twenty-six midcentury concepts paired with Greg Paprocki’s adorable illustrations include “D is for drive-in,” “R is for rock-n-roll,” and “S is for satellite.” Babies will love this board book’s engaging art, and parents will enjoy its slice of history with this primer’s midcentury theme. Collect all six of Greg Paprocki’s alphabet history primers!
Pantone: Box of Color
With a volume for each color of the rainbow—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple—this boxed set of six chunky board books are brimming with gorgeous PANTONE colors and surprises. Parents and children will marvel at the peek-through cut-outs that transform as they turn the pages. Simple text prompts readers to label objects and observe lighter and darker shades of the same color family, promoting a new way of noticing the colorful—and surprising—world around us.
The Day I Lost My Superpowers
Childhood is a magical time when even the stuff of the day-to-day is exciting and the ordinary often seems extraordinary. A part of this magic is that with just a little imagination, we all might be found to possess true superpowers!
This Is Not My Hat
When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it’s a good thing that enormous fish won’t wake up. And even if he does, it’s not like he’ll ever know what happened. . . . Visual humor swims to the fore as the best-selling Jon Klassen follows his breakout debut with another deadpan-funny tale.
Hug Machine
Whether you are big, or small, or square, or long, or spikey, or soft, no one can resist his unbelievable hugs! HUG ACCOMPLISHED! This endearing story encourages a warm, caring, and buoyantly affectionate approach to life. Everyone deserves a hug—and this book!