Top 10 Tuesday: Board Book Hidden Gems
I've mentioned before that we're up to our ears in board books (and a 2-year-old daughter (who likes to be read to all the time), but there are always a handful of titles that stick out from the rest. Here's a stack of new board books that have that stand-out feel, but might not be getting as much mainstream attention. Some of these are concept books, though I use that word liberally. One incorporates a house-wide scavenger hunt for missing items. All feature diversity in some way. And one explains quantum physics to a pre-reader-aged audience.
Bring this list to your local library or independent bookstore and add your own favorites in the comments below!
BOARD BOOK HIDDEN GEMS:
Baby's First Words by Christiane Engel
Baby Loves Quantum Physics! by Ruth Spiro, Irene Chan (Illustrator)
Feminist Baby by Loryn Brantz
Have You Seen My Lunch Box? by Steve Light
I Carry Your Heart with Me by e.e. cummings, Mati Rose McDonough (Illustrator)
Music Is . . . by Brandon Stosuy, Amy Martin (Illustrator)
My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith, Julie Flett (Illustrator)
My Little Cities: San Francisco by Jennifer Adams, Greg Pizzoli (Illustrator)
We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp, Julie Flett (Illustrator)
When Your Lion Needs a Bath by Susanna Leonard Hill, Daniel Wiseman (Illustrator)
