children’s book

Ocean A Photicular Book

by admin November 11, 2014

Books are meant to help kids discover about the world around them. It helps transport them to other places that they otherwise cannot visit personally. In a way, books help bring the world to them. Kids can then learn about the world through books in words or in pictures. For kids, pictures will initially stand out more since they are more visually stimulating. That is why books like the Ocean A Photicular Book will have such a fascinating impression among young kids.

The Ocean A Photicular Book features facts, images and animals that kids can find in the ocean. What makes this a fascinating read for kids is that it comes with moving pictures as kids turn each page. Kids can discover the different kinds of colorful fishes they can see when they go under the ocean. Each page comes with mesmerizing and colorful moving pictures along with the facts, figures and statistics about them and the ocean the fishes live in.

The Ocean A Photicular Book is an engaging way to teach kids about the ocean and the life that fills it. It can help spark that interest in kids into learning more about marine creatures and the environment they live in. The book comes with high quality hardcover binding and with strong, thick pages ideal for reading along with kids. The book was created by Dan Kainen with the essays written Carol Kaufmann. The book is published by Workman Publishing and is available at Fat Brain Toys for $25.

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Mix It Up! Interactive Book

by admin November 6, 2014

Reading for kids is always a special time for parents and kids to bond. It can also be a learning activity as kids learn more about the habit of listening as well as develop their imagination. It also helps if the book comes with an interactive component to it. It does not have to be a complicated book. It can even be as simple as Herve Tullet’s new Mix It Up! Book about colors.

The Mix It Up! children’s book is an interesting book that will teach kids about color mixtures. Kids go through some interactive reading as they not only try to read, they also get to do things with instructions of what they need to do- touch here, a rub there, a quick shake, turn the page, and discover. The interactive tasks may be easy, but it actually helps kids learn and remember what they read through the book.

The Mix It Up! book is all about learning colors and what happens if kids mix them up. Kids will discover color mixtures and how they can adjust light and dark colors as well. Kids get to discover about colors and the interactive reading helps make what they learn stick into their minds. The Mix It Up! book helps encourage a child’s reading skills as well as get them engaged in learning about colors. They also learn valuable lessons about cause and effect. The Mix It Up! book is an ideal reading companion for both kids and parents alike. It is available at Fat Brain Toys for $16.

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Little Blue Truck

by admin July 19, 2014

Kids love to hear about beautiful stories. Books that cater to kids usually contain simple easy to read words that introduce them to early reading. Stories like the Little Blue Truck also helps develop a child’s imagination as he or she begins to picture out the story.

The Little Blue Truck is a board book story with unique characters that kids will find interesting. The story is about a blue truck and his friends as they face an everyday adventure that requires helping Little Blue out of a sticky situation. Little Blue is stuck in the mud while trying to help a fellow truck friend who as also stuck. It takes the help of friends to help Little Blue out of a bad spot.

The Little Blue Truck is a book that comes with beautiful illustrations, zany characters, and rhythmic rhymes that make reading the story more interesting for the kids. The story encourages early reading skills, visual learning and teaches kids lessons about friendship. The Little Blue Truck is available for kids 7 years old and up at Fat Brain Toys for $7.

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Story Lines Children’s Book

by admin August 20, 2013

I really try to help my kids develop many of their skill early. It is important for me that they have the tools available for this. Harnessing their creative energy is one thing that I always like to focus on. That is why I always look for way to help them develop their creativity in a fun and unique way. I just happen to look into this Story Lines series of children’s books that might just help.

The Story Lines series is not just an ordinary children’s book. Each title is a well-designed hardbound book. What makes them different is that they are not illustrated. The books only come with lighthearted stories that kids will like reading. It is up to the kids to provide the illustration for them. Story Lines children’s books aim to develop a kid’s imagination, creativity as well as pre-reading skills. Kids can design and draw the cover image as well as the illustrations on the different pages, limited only by their imagination. There is a blank page for each of the book’s 23 pages. The story text provide the kids with the seed for an idea what to draw.

Story Lines children’s books come with five titles- “Grandma is a Superhero”, “I Can Fly?”, “Our Crazy Dinner”, “Rainbow Kitty Saves the Day” and “No Birthday Cake for Me.” Each book contains stories that will help stimulate the kid’s imagination and let them translate their creativity into art and drawn images. The Story Lines series of children’s books is available at Fat Brain Toys for US$10 each.