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As you can tell by now I love lists and I love board books. I love board books because they are basically indestructible with toddlers, babies, and with special needs children.

Infants and toddlers are notoriously hard on toys and books. They can also be quite picky about what you present them. I know my son (who is five) goes through phases wherein he only wants firetrucks or trains and he won’t have anything else but that.
Here are Five Tips to choosing books for your 0-2 year old.
1. Select sturdy board books or felt books that will

My kids have several First Look and Find Board Books.  These look and find books are meant for toddlers, and they are excellent.  They come in a variety of themes, including Disney characters, Sesame Street characters, Dora and Diego, My Little Pony and more. 
The pictures in First Look and Find Board Books are colorful and simple, and the objects children need to find on each page range from easy to locate to challenging.  My kids first started using these books when they were about 2 1/2 years old, and it was difficult for them to find a few of the …read more

When my triplets were born, a friend of my parents’ gave us a copy of Sweet Dreams by L.C. Falken and illustrated by Lisa McCue.  I was immediately captivated by the book which tells the story of three bunnies and their mother as the bunnies play outside, eat dinner and get ready for bed. 
The story is adorable, but the illustrations in the book are what separate it from all the other children’s books we have.  The pictures are colorful and really make you feel like you’re part of the story. 
If you ever saw our copy of Sweet Dreams, it would …read more

For my first review on One Book Two Book, I thought it would be appropriate to write about one of my very favorite children’s books, Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram.
First, I should mention that this book comes in several versions – a board book, hard cover, with a bunny toy, etc.  My favorite version is the board book, because it’s perfect for reading to kids of all ages, including infants and toddlers who are particularly rough with books.
Guess How Much I Love You is the story of a young bunny, Little Nutbrown …read more

It’s not very often that you hear about a book being recalled.  Well, today is one of those days.  The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced a recall of Little Builder children’s board book sets that were sold with toy trucks included.  Both the toy dump truck and concrete mixer included with the sets were made with parts that can fall off and pose a choking hazard.  The recall only affects 17,000 units of sets with ISBN 1-49373-215-9 sold between August 2007 and February 2008 through:

Wal-Mart
Levy Home Entertainment
Lion Sales of NW Brunswick
Farris Wholesale Outle
 Crane Book Sales
Ingram Book Co.
BPDI Corp.
Books A Million
Christmas Tree Shop
Amazon.com
Barnes&Noble.com

Consumers are …read more