About the book
Preschoolers love baby animals, and they love to move. Celebrate both with this Toddler Tough board book perfect for an active read-aloud!
Fawns leap, / Hatchlings bounce, / Porcupettes nibble, / Kittens pounce. Story time is on the move with this multilayered concept book. Preschoolers will enjoy learning fun baby animal names from baboon “infants” to kangaroo “joeys,” and they’ll revel in using their bodies to mimic the movements each animal makes. Bright photographs give a close-up look at every kitten, nestling, and foal, as well as young children who are pouncing, flapping, and racing alongside them. The rhyming text teaches young minds pattern recognition for language learning and reading readiness, and a closing spread of enriching, age-appropriate activities keeps the learning going.
A lively addition to the Big, Little Concepts series by author and children’s librarian Jane Whittingham, Animals Move will have everybody wiggling and giggling through story time.
Awards & recognition
- 2023 CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards for Early Literacy Shortlist
- 2022 CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens Selection
- Fall 2023 CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens Selection
- 2022 Cybils Award Board Book Finalist
- 2022 Toronto Public Library First and Best Selection
- 2023 Vancouver Public Library “Perfect Presents for Babies, Kids, and Teens” Selection
- School Library Journal Fuse 8 “31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Great Board Books” Feature
- 2022 The Children’s Book Council “March: Hot Off the Press” feature
- July 2022 Growing Book by Book “Baby/Toddler Book Pick of the Week”