Carol McDougall – lisa疯马秀 Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa疯马秀 Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:08:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Folk Art Animal Sounds /store/folk-art-animal-sounds.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=folk-art-animal-sounds Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:24:03 +0000 /store/folk-art-animal-sounds Celebrated Nova Scotia folk artist’s vibrant artwork helps teach babies animal sounds! The newest book by early childhood literacy advocates Shanda LaRamee-Jones and Carol McDougall continues the tradition of Maud […]

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]]> 94561 Read Talk Play /store/read-talk-play.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-talk-play Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:00:39 +0000 /store/read-talk-play Rub a dub dub
Splashing in the tub
You can say bubble
BUB, BUB, BUBBLE
Rub a dub dub

The road to reading begins at birth, and talking, playing, and reading with your baby lays a solid foundation to build a lifetime of loving books and learning.

Read Talk Play is three books in one: the perfect starter collection to introduce babies to the joy of books and reading. It features photo images that will capture a babys attention, and bouncy text that is fun to read aloud. Divided into three "mini books," each section is introduced with helpful tips for caregivers on how babies learn to talk and read, and how play is essential to learning鈥攁ll based on developmental research. Perfect for families, libraries, baby shower gifts, and early literacy promoters and educators.

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]]> 85273 Tummy Time Friends /store/tummy-time-friends.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tummy-time-friends Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:59:32 +0000 /store/tummy-time-friends Your baby will love to look at the smiling baby faces in this fun, accordion-style book. Unfold it on the floor during tummy time (an important developmental activity to strengthen baby's neck and back muscles) and your baby can say hello to their new friends, and gaze at their own face in the mirror at the centre of the book. Perfect for new parents or as a gift.

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]]> 82416 Maud Lewis Colours /store/maud-lewis-colours.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maud-lewis-colours Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:54:05 +0000 /store/maud-lewis-colours Maud Lewis Colours is a perfect first introduction to colours through the joy-filled art of Nova Scotia's most famous folk painter, Maud Lewis. Even the youngest babies will be drawn to the bright colours and bold forms in Lewis's whimsical paintings. Babies and toddlers will have fun learning their colours as they explore each vibrant image. A perfect companion to Maud Lewis 1 2 3, this set makes a great baby gift.

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]]> 90241 Let’s Point! /store/lets-point.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-point Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:52:00 +0000 /store/lets-point.html/lets-point When baby reaches about 12 months of age, pointing becomes a powerful way to communicate. Let's Point! features curious and wonder-filled babies pointing at the many interesting things around them. Foil-embellished images of everyday objects accompanied by simple text invite baby to engage in their own pointing, and encourage early communication and conversation between parent and child. A perfect first-birthday gift and ideal for early literacy programs, Let's Point! will excite baby's curiosity about the world around them.

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]]> 56190 Let’s Read! /store/lets-read.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-read Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:48:12 +0000 /store/lets-read.html/lets-read Let's Read! brings parents, babies and books together to celebrate the joys of reading. This latest book in the popular Baby Steps series shows the many ways babies engage with books at different ages and stages, from looking and listening to pointing at pictures and choosing their bedtime books. See the foundation of reading build, from a newborn listening to their parent's voice to a toddler excited about reading. Evocative photos of babies interacting with books and a bouncy read-aloud text will appeal to baby and parent alike. Every new parent will want Let's Read! on their baby's bookshelf.

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]]> 56119 Look at Me Now ! /store/look-at-me-now.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=look-at-me-now Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:44:44 +0000 /store/look-at-me-now.html/look-at-me-now Look At Me Now!聽is a celebration of the many developmental milestones of toddlerhood. The book follows an 18-month-old through his day as he proudly practices new skills, like getting dressed and walking up stairs. The bouncy text has a celebratory beat that reinforces a toddler鈥檚 confidence in his new accomplishments and the charming illustrations are filled with eye-catching details that will invite lively conversation between parent and child. Toddlers will want to hear this story over and over again!


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]]> 56015 Baby Talk /store/baby-talk.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baby-talk Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:43:03 +0000 /store/baby-talk.html/baby-talk Baby Talk is the third book in the Baby Steps series. Each book in the series focuses on a key developmental stage in baby鈥檚 first year. Babies love to communicate with the ones they love. With its modern twist on classic nursery rhymes, Baby Talk gives families the opportunity to have fun with sounds and words that are the building blocks of early language. Baby Talk will encourage baby鈥檚 first words in a fun and playful way.

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]]> 55958 Baby Play /store/baby-play.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baby-play Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:41:01 +0000 /store/baby-play.html/baby-play Playing with baby is a bit like a dance-a joyful, back-and-forth rhythm. Baby Play gets the fun rolling with this loving look at baby's day. Babies will love listening to the bouncy rhythm and rhyme of the text and looking at the bright, bold photos of a baby and family. This is the perfect board book for new parents, baby programs, and baby shower gifts. Extra information for parents is also available through the web link provided on the book's back cover. Baby Play is the first book in a new series, "Baby Steps". Each book in the series will focus on a key developmental stage in baby's first year.

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]]> 55910 When You Read to Me /store/when-you-read-to-me.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-you-read-to-me Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:43:04 +0000 /store/when-you-read-to-me A multilingual book written in English, French, Spanish, Hindi, Simplified Chinese, and Arabic, it shows the many ways babies engage with books at different ages and stages. Evocative photos of babies and bouncy read-aloud text will appeal to baby and parent alike.

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