Farrar Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I keep getting board books for my nephew... and I've now done it three times (shower, xmas, and when I came to visit) and now it's his first birthday and I can't remember which ones I bought him! Oops. So, um, suggestions... because I've bought my favorites, I'm sure, so I need someone else's favorites. Anything new and cool in the board book world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 This driving me crazy... did I get him Moo, Baa, La La La or Not the Hippopotamus? Did I buy We're Going on a Bear Hunt or Freight Train or Brown Bear, Brown Bear? Or Dear Zoo? Or The Going to Bed Book? Gah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaraby Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) I like "Giraffes Can't Dance" Edited June 26, 2017 by mamaraby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 We loved Jamberry. Never tired of reading it, though it was easily read a hundred times (or maybe hundreds of times). We also remained fond of Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb after many readings. Eric Carle's Brown Bear, Brown Bear... and variations were always fun. I love Chicka Chicka ABC (though I prefer the full original picture book. Goodnight, Gorilla. We're Going on a Bear Hunt is fun. Bear Snores On and the other Bear books were favorites. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett_ashley Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Head to toe is our favorite but more for older toddlers who can act it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 "Jesse Bear, Jesse Bear, What Can you Wear?" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Mama mama/papa papa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebbyribs Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Everywhere Babies 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 You mentioned our favorites--Sandra Boynton! The Going to Bed Book was dd's favorite so of course it was mine too. Doggies was fun too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmyboys Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Our favorite Sandra Boynton were Blue Hat Green Hat and The Barnyard Dance. My youngest just turned five and is not yet ready to part with the Carl board books. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Moo Baa La La La, Doggies, Sheep in a Jeep, Good Night Moon, Good Dog Carl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I love Sandra Boynton ... and the "That's not my..." Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I find More, More, More Said the Baby is okay in board book format, better than most non-board books that end up reprinted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Oooh, or you know what I liked? Each Peach, Pear, Plum and also the books by Alison Jay. ABC and Picture This got a lot of re-reads around here, and you know, I'm not usually a big fan of abecedarians. There's only so much you can do with that format. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Pajama Time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Jamma jamma jamma jamma P! J! But I think we can all agree Boynton is awesome. Since Farrar erred by not simply getting Boynton's entire oeuvre the first time around, she can't remember what books she has left to get. If she doesn't want to call and ask, that means she's got to get non-Boynton books. Farrar, how about: Round Like a Mooncake Green is a Chile Pepper Ten Tiny Babies Whose Knees are These? I'm really stretching my memory here! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underthebridge Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 My favorite board books all have great rhyme schemes and encourage children to participate in the reading. Board books were often read repeatedly, end on end, so the ones that were easy to read aloud with beautiful language really shone through! Chugga Chugga Choo Choo My First Book of Sushi (newer versions might leave off the last line, avoid those defective copies) Bear Snores On Sheep in a Jeep Is Your Mama a Llama? Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson Freight train - no rhyming here, but the artwork is so simple and captivating! Agree with Sandra Boynton, Jamberry, Allan Ahlberg, and Everywhere Babies I love Julia Donaldson's rhymes but most of her books are too long for a board book and are better as soft or hardcover for older toddlers. Favorites that I didn't like (in case you were curious) We're going on a bear hunt - too long and too repetitive! Little Blue Truck - rhyme scheme seemed amateurish Guess how much I love you - too twee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Jamberry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 It's not cool, but we love The Big Red Barn. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Some bugs, one is one (Tasha Tudor), a is fir activist, is your mama a llama? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Miss Spider's Tea Party. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Goonight Moon, Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Mama Mama The Very Hungry Caterpillar Little Blue Truck That's Not My (Truck, Snowman, etc.) Bear Snores On Go Dog Go Are You My Mother? The Mitten Gingerbread Baby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnS Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 We loved Haiku Baby when my son was tiny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuesdayschild Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy ~ Dodd The Little Red Hen (lift the flap) we can still purchase these new, as an individual title, here Diary of a Wombat ~ French (one he can grow into) Let's Play, Alfie Bear ~ Waters frog, where are you? ~ Mercer Tom & Pippo Make a Mess ~ Oxenbury Bertie & Small Books ~ Cabban Ten in the Bed ~ Penny Dale (& others ;) ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama Red Pajama was our favorite. Who doesn't love a little llama drama? Edited June 26, 2017 by Sneezyone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Hippos Go Beserk because it's a great little arithmetic series Brown Bear, The Very Lonely Firefly, Polar Bear, Panda Bear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLife Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Richard Scarry Cars and Trucks A to Z, Turn the Key What Do You See?, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymama7 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Bear snores on (and the rest) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLife Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Berenstein Bears Old Hat New Hat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Oh, this thread is making me miss my babies :crying: A bunch of the ones already mentioned, plus The Napping House. Loved that book! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 My girls loved The Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown. So much so that they had me buy it again recently because they missed it. They are teens now! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Our favorites: The Very Hungry Caterpillar--the dc loved sticking their fingers in the holes; couldn't do this with the regular paper version of the book Opposites and The Going to Bed Book by Boynton Of Colors and Things by Tana Hoban--this one has no words, just pictures of things. I found it great for identifying colors, shapes, similarities/differences 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinevere Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I like the board book version of Mr. Brown Can Moo much better than the full length. What about Hand, Hand, Fingers Thumb? I don't know if there is a full length version of that book or not, but we have worn out at least 4 copies of the board book version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesmom Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Jamberry has been an absolute favorite that we keep wearing out. I recently bought our 4th copy. Also a really fun one for toddlers is Peek A Who? - there is a series of them but we like the first one the most. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) Anything by Eric Carle is a hit here... Brown Bear, Panda Bear, Polar Bear, the very hungry caterpillar. Flip the flap books are also a hit :) Dd2 also likes the Little Owl series by Divya Srinivasan Edited June 26, 2017 by MomtoCandJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatechip Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Goodnight Moon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 This driving me crazy... did I get him Moo, Baa, La La La or Not the Hippopotamus? Did I buy We're Going on a Bear Hunt or Freight Train or Brown Bear, Brown Bear? Or Dear Zoo? Or The Going to Bed Book? Gah. Amazon at least shows you which books you bought already.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 The first one that comes to mind, mainly because it delighted both of my girls when they were little, was Sandra Boynton's Blue Hat, Green Hat. Every time we got to an "oops" page, they giggled and giggled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoraBora Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Wrapping Paper Romp by Patricia Hubbell (A wonderful book for birthday/Christmas about a baby/toddler who receives a gift and is far more interested in the wrapping paper and bows than what's inside the box. After fifteen years, I can still recite this rhyming book, though much of the time I can't remember what I ate for lunch!) My children also loved Silly Sally by Audrey Wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Our favorites: The Very Hungry Caterpillar--the dc loved sticking their fingers in the holes; couldn't do this with the regular paper version of the book Opposites and The Going to Bed Book by Boynton Of Colors and Things by Tana Hoban--this one has no words, just pictures of things. I found it great for identifying colors, shapes, similarities/differences Oh, I adore Tana Hoban! But apparently Amazon doesn't have that one or any of her good ones (only the black and white ones) in board book. Drat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 (edited) There's a Mouse in the House by Richard Fowler. Eta: same author has A Squirrel's Tale which is a close second. Rose (8months) adores them both but so does the 5 yr old. And Dh and the teen boys enjoy a snicker or two over the search for nuts. 🙄😠Edited June 26, 2017 by Murphy101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I like the board book version of Mr. Brown Can Moo much better than the full length. What about Hand, Hand, Fingers Thumb? I don't know if there is a full length version of that book or not, but we have worn out at least 4 copies of the board book version. I have my full length Hand Hand Fingers Thumb from when I was little. I love that book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Woohoo. Thanks, everyone! I think I managed to hit like on them all. Board books are so cheap. I filled a cart (um, and got him new little rompers). My Amazon history was no help. I bought board books for another new baby and I know I bought two for when I went out there at our little toy store/bookstore. So it was like online archaeology trying to figure it out. Jamberry is probably my favorite of all time. I'm pretty sure I got him that one. I can still recite it though. And sometimes, like now, when berries are in season, I start saying, "One berry, two berry, pick me a blueberry, three berry, four berry..." and my children look appalled. As they should. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 What about Hand, Hand, Fingers Thumb? I don't know if there is a full length version of that book or not, but we have worn out at least 4 copies of the board book version. Yes, and I wouldn't get another board book version. In my experience, the board book versions of the Seuss and Seuss-esque early readers are poorly constructed. Just wait a couple of years and get the real version. That one will at least last. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 10, 9, 8 by Molly Bang hasn't been mentioned. Have you seen the board book renditions of Moby Dick or Pride and Prejudice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Blue Hat, Green Hat is our ultimate favorite because everyone loves to yell Oops! with the crazy turkey Doggies The Big Dog and Little Dog series (Dav Pilkey) Buenes Noches, Gorila (for some reason my kids thought Good Night, Gorilla was hilarious in Spanish) No No Yes Yes (Leslie Patricelli) Ollie the Stomper (Olivier Dunrea) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 It's not cool, but we love The Big Red Barn. That's our favorite too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Anything by David Shannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Ollie the Stomper (Olivier Dunrea) Oh, gosh, yes, any of the Gossie and Gertie books. It's a pity my kids outgrew them right when they first started being published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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