Alyssa Nassner – illustratör

Colors appear in water like magic with Mudpuppy’s Cat Donuts Color Magic Bath Book! Bath time friends come to life when their colors magically appear under water in this delightful bath book.•6 x 6”, 15 x 15 cm•6 color-changing pages•Safe for all ages•Colors appear in water•Keep babies and toddlers engaged and entertained at bath time

This sweet gift for ice cream lovers of all ages brings the signature sound of summertime to your home, office, or playroom. High-quality, die-cast metal mini truck plays 3 tunes!- Specifications: Mini ice cream truck features a vibrant, original design and is set in die-cast metal; measures approximately 3-1/4 x 2-3/4 x 1-1/2 inches- Plays 3 tunes: Hear 30-second clips of three distinct, nostalgic ice cream truck songs- Includes illustrated mini book: The accompanying 32-page full-colour mini book (2-1/2 x 3 inches) offers history, fun facts, and more about ice cream and ice cream trucks- Captures that summer feeling: With its bright design and fun tunes, the feel-good item will remind you of carefree, warm, and sunny summertime- Perfect gift: For kids, parents, or anyone who loves ice cream and ice cream trucksIncludes button cell batteries.

These unique board books bring the popular Montessori pedagogy to trade book form for the first time. Using materials and methods common to Montessori classrooms, these interactive board books immerse young children in an aesthetically rich learning experience, while providing parents and caregivers with carefully crafted language to encourage understanding.In Montessori classrooms, students learn to write before they learn to read, so the process is driven by their own words and thoughts before those of others. Letters are taught first as sounds (instead of names), and alphabet tiles encourage children to trace each letter with their fingers. This book honors that tradition by emulating the standard classroom material with touchable, traceable letters and beautiful colors that evoke the elegant simplicity of the Montessori aesthetic.Praise for Montessori: Letter Work"The combination of phonetics and simple retro illustration makes for an excellent entree into pre-literacy."—The Wall Street Journal

Montessori students learn to conceptualise relative quantity before learning the numerals. Numbers are taught first as quantities (instead of names), with number rods that can be manipulated and rearranged. Numeral tiles encourage children to trace each number with their finger. This book honours that tradition by emulating the standard classroom materials with a cumulative red and blue number rod, as well as touchable, traceable numbers and Montessori-directed language to encourage understanding. The numbers from 1-10 are introduced first as quantities to count and then as numerals, providing young children with an alternative way, a Montessori way, to learn their numbers.

The scientific pedagogy of Maria Montessori informed a revolution in education that continues today, 100 years later. Montessori schools focus on hands-on learning with specifically designed materials that allow students to understand the world through methodical and self-directed work. According to Montessori, play is work and the explorations of children are what ultimately lead to learning and understanding. As with all things Montessori, students begin with the concrete and move to the abstract. When learning shapes, students first develop an understanding of the spatial object, the comparison between shapes and a relevant application for each shape before learning the names. Inspired by this process and the associated classroom materials (trays of various shapes, grouped by family), Montessori: Shape Work will offer readers die-cut shapes to trace with their fingers, grouped by family for comparison, and illustrated into a familiar object for relevancy. Featured shapes: 3 triangles (equilateral, isosceles, right); 3 rounds (circle, oval, ellipse); 3 parallelograms (square, rectangle, rhombus); 3 polygons (pentagon, hexagon, octagon).

A silly, interactive, bedtime picture book about conquering fears (and tickling)

A uniquely young introduction to the solar system based on the proven Montessori teaching method As with all things Montessori, students begin with the concrete and move to the abstract. Montessori: Planet Work introduces readers to the sun at the center of our solar system before moving outward to the eight planets. Each planet is textured for greater interactivity, and a final gatefold spread gives added spatial context. Young children will absorb the age-appropriate information and gain a better sense of their place in the universe.

Learn the plant life cycle the Montessori way!Based on the proven Montessori teaching method, Montessori: Seed Work introduces young readers to the plant life cycle, starting with seeds before moving on to each phase as the plant grows. Elements on each page are textured for greater interactivity, and the book has two fun gatefolds—one that flips down to reveal a plant's roots, and another that folds out to show a sunflower following the sun.Written by Bobby George, cofounder of the Baan Dek Montessori, the Montessori series introduces young readers to key concepts by beginning with the concrete and moving to the abstract. With each book, young readers absorb age-appropriate information and gain a better understanding of the world around them.

Get animals moving and grooving with each lift—or swing—of a flap! Wiggle inventive flaps to make a butterfly flitter away. Tug an unexpected pop-up to make a wide-eyed hippo stick out its tongue! Bold, graphic, and hilarious, this novelty book is perfect for interactive reading and playtime fun!