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Shapes at Home
A Rookie Toddler board book

Booktalk: The BIG Picture

Familiar photos from around the house help toddlers learn to identify the shapes all around them.

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

There are only four words on the first two pages of this nonfiction board book:

circle
See the circle.

The first shape is named on the left (reverso) page:

circle

The facing page on the right (recto) page shows the shape in a home:

See the circle.

The use of labels and short simple sentences helps toddlers memorize the words and “read” the book by themselves, an important step in early literacy.

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

Counting Machines
A Rookie Toddler board book

Booktalk: The BIG Picture

A digger scoops up dirt. A dump truck rumbles down the road. Bold photos of big machines make learning to count to five fun.

#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details

The book is set up just like the title. The counting is first. The left (reverso) page is the counting page:

4
four cement mixers

There are four small cement mixers to count.

The facing page on the right (the recto page) has the machine facts:

A cement mixer is used to make and pour cement.

The photos on the recto pages show the machines at work.

With just one idea per page, these simple board books are just right for toddlers.

It’s Nonfiction Monday!