Three familiar songs appear in book form. The illustrations are vibrant, the song is repetitive and playful. Cabrera's book can later help toddlers identify animals, make animal sounds, and count. As different animals cruise around town, they change the familiar lyrics and add new sounds, filling parent-child sharing time with drama and humor. If the mood calls for a slow song, Sylvia Long's beautifully illustrated Hush Little Baby board book now comes in a boxed set with a baby-sized cuddly, stuffed bunny rattle.
Dramatic play is a fabulous way to change charged environment.
The popular illustrator has designed a book with soft pastel tones in which dear little babies and animals romp across pages. The wealth of play rhymes have clear diagrams to direct and facilitate play. Soft and Cuddly Books to Grow On Babies should have involving experiences with books from the start. Cloth books make for a cuddly introduction to the pleasure of books and allow for lots of manipulation without destruction. New in the marketplace is a series of Lamaze books produced in conjunction with experts from Yale.