Board Books Reviews


Blanket Babies – Designed by Sue Baker, illustrated by Jess Stockham

This collection of four tactile board books allows mum and baby to share everyday experiences. Beautiful, simple stories that make cuddling up together all the more enjoyable.
www.babyworld.co.uk – March 2006

Peep-O! – Designed by Sue Baker, illustrated by Jess Stockham

This is a unique board book that comes with a cloth attached. You can share in babies everyday experiences and help them to enact and understand them. Baby and guardian can have great fun playing Peep-O with a nice surprise at the end.
Betty Bookmark – March 2006 

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See-Saw! Nursery Songs; Pat-a-Cake! Nursery Rhymes; Peek-a-Boo! Nursery Games – illustrated by Annie Kubler

A beautifully illustrated compilation of songs, rhymes and games for Mother and child to enjoy together, guaranteeing lasting memories of sharing.
www.babyworld.co.uk – March 2006 

This lovely book of songs is great for children and guardians to sing along to. All the favourites are included. Some songs explain what actions go along with the song.
Betty Bookmark – March 2006

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat – Annie Kubler

This charming board book is beautifully illustrated with colourful and captivating pictures which simply ooze fun and laughter. The familiar rhyme means children will love acting this song out with parents or siblings, ensuring that your house will be full of the sound of laughter.

www.babyworld.co.uk – March 2005

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Cuddle Up - Mandy Ross,
illustrated by Krisztina Kallai Nagy

This sturdy book is a great bedtime read and provides an ideal opportunity to cuddle.
Betty Bookmark Ltd, October 2005


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Proud Parents – Pam Adams

This series of books has four proud parents to choose from, including penguins, tigers, elephants and pandas. Each board book comes with it's own smaller version, ideal for little fingers. Classed as the perfect sharing experience, these books allow parents or older siblings to read the larger book while the baby joins in with his own mini version.

The delightful characters will enchant your child while introducing him to wildlife.
www.babyworld.co.uk – March 2005
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Proud Tiger – Pam Adams

Two books in one. The big book is for parents to read and follows a mother tiger as she rears her cubs. Fitting snugly into a cut-out hole in the big book is a tiny book for little hands to hold, describing that same wild world from a tiger cub's perspective.
Cork Evening Echo – February 2005
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Proud Panda – Pam Adams

A lovely introduction to non-fiction. This is an original format, as there are two books joined together by Velcro.
The larger book looks at life as a panda in their natural bamboo forest habitat through the eyes of the mother, while the smaller, shaped book, which is perfect for little hands, looks at daily life through the cub's eyes.Although designed for younger children who will enjoy looking at the fun and colourful illustrations, older children will find the clear, bold text perfect for practising their developing reading skills.
Easy to handle and fun pictures make these books ideal for sharing with young children.
Nursery Education, January 2005
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Waiting for Baby - Annie Kubler

This charmingly illustrated board book has no words but a wealth of pictures that tell their own story. Using pictures, the book carefully introduces the idea of a new baby coming into the family by involving the existing child throughout the pregnancy until the birth. Parents will enjoy putting their own words to the pictures in a way that their own child will understand. Welcoming a new baby into the family should be a joyous occasion, and every parent will want to make sure their child enjoys the new baby too.
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My New Baby – Annie Kubler

[This book} focuses on sibling relationships, expertly using images to tell the story.
Infant Projects – January 2005

This lovely board book is filled with charming illustrations that tell their own story without words. Using pictures, the book shows a young boy getting used to his new brother or sister, with his parents making sure he is never left out. This is a considerate illustration of how to involve the existing child with their new sibling. As there are no words, parents will have the chance to add their own to tell a story that their own child will understand . The pictures perfectly capture the delight that a new addition to the family can make.
www.youthinmind.com December 2003
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