A couple of Board Books for very young book enthusiasts from Lynley Dodd and Lucy Cousins

UK writer and illustrator Lucy Cousins Maisy Goes to Bed (25^th anniversary re-issue) Walker Books 2016 $12.00 Board Book 14pp ISBN 978 1 4063 7152 9 Themes: Bedtime stories/ Lift the flap/ pull the tab books

Maisy, the ever cheerful white mouse (with beige ears) who has now been ‘going’ for 25 years is getting ready for bed. In a lift the flap and pull the tabs board book we help her have a bedtime drink, go to the loo (tempting green toilet paper to pull), wash her hands and then, into bed with her bedtime book. Like all the other Maisy Books this one gives many opportunities for discussion about the ‘reader’s own experiences.

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NZ writer and illustrator Lynley Dodd Snooze with Hairy Maclary Puffin 2016 $19.99 Board Book 12pp ISBN 978 0 1435 0728 4 Themes: Relaxationt/ Sleeping in the daytime/ Touch and feel book

Familiar characters lie about on these pages on what looks like a hot summer day (until the last pages by the fire and in bed) in poses of extreme relaxation just waiting to have their very realistic fur patted and stroked. 

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An interactive board book for very young readers

TO BE PUBLISHED IN MAY

German writer and Swedish Illustrator

Jorg Muhle, illustrations by Eva Eriksson

Tickle My Ears

Gecko Press 2016  $15.00 board book 20pp

ISBN 978 1 7765 7076 8

Themes: Bedtime rituals

This is a truly interactive picture book. It is time for Little Rabbit to go to bed – to have his back stroked, his ears tickled, the covers pulled up, the light switched off. With the wonderful power of imagination that is in all of us (well at least in the 3-year-old with whom I shared the book) we really believe we have made the actions happen. A book that is more of an experience than a story!

Preschool/ Age 18 months up

Board Books

NZ Illustrator

Dave Gunson

1 NZ Plants

2 NZ Seashore
New Holland Publishers  (NZ) Ltd 2014  $12.99hb   20pp

1 ISBN 978 1 8696 6419 0

2 ISBN978 1 8696 6420 6

Themes: Board books  

 
Forget the old board books with their pictures of teddy bears and fluffy kittens for a while. Here is something for the modern New Zealand baby (and his/her older brothers and sisters) showing realistic and to scale drawings of New Zealand plants and sea life. The books can be chewed, wiped clean and dropped from a great height to accommodate the very young and be used as an amazing field guide by older children with their immaculate and appealing images and their text (just the naming words) in English and Maori. The other two books in the series are NZ Bugs and Critters and NZ Birds  - Google for details.

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