Cat

Cat by Matthew Van Fleet, photos by Brian Stanton

This big board book has a lot of pictures of cats doing cat things. The pictures look nice. the book however, fell apart and is making it to the recycling bin.

Blackberry Surprise (Walt Disney's Winnie the Pooh and his Friends)

Blackberry Surprise (Walt Disney's Winnie the Pooh and his Friends) based on stories by A. A. Milne, illustrated by Atelfer Philippe Harchy

This is a short derivative Winnie the Pooh book. It is always a bit suspicious when a book is credited to an author that died decades before.

Hattie Hippo's Bongo Drums

Hattie Hippo's Bongo Drums by Nancy Parent, illustrated by Kevin Parks

This is a short board book on a hippo that plays drums.

Little Crab: Finger Puppet Book

Little Crab: Finger Puppet Book by illustrated by Klaartje van der Pul, translated by Rachel Liong

This does not have much of a book. It was originally in Dutch, but there is not much to translate. It is mostly a gimmick for using the finger puppet.

Bedtime lift-a-flap sign language

Bedtime lift-a-flap sign language by Clever Factory

This short board book has single words about bedtime. When you lift the flap you see how to make the word in sign language. It is too simple.

The Mitten

The Mitten by Jan Brett

In this Ukrainian folk tale, a kid wants white gloves. However, these are hard to find in the snow. He loses the glove and a small animal finds it a cozy place to go. Increasingly bigger animals go in until a bear joins them. Then a small mouse causes the bear to sneeze and the glove flies back to the kid. The glove sure can stretch!

Vegetables

Vegetables by Sara Anderson

This board book has pictures of various vegetables with the name of the vegetable. There are a couple of extra details like "corn so sweet". After reading this we bought some artichokes to show what those were.

Animal Crackers: Bedtime

Animal Crackers: Bedtime by Jane Dyer

This is a short book of bedtime poems. Some like "Wee Willie Winkie". Others are more obscure to English speakers. It is short enough to hold the attention of kids. 

Hop on Pop

Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss

The Hop on Pop board book appears a little bit shorter than the regular book. (Though it has been a while since I have read the original.) There is no "story", just a bunch of simple words that rhyme to make funny scenes.

Touch the Art: Make Van Gogh's Bed

Touch the Art: Make Van Gogh's Bed by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo

This gimmicky book has bits of artifacts on famous pictures for kids to touch. There are brief verses describing the paintings. It is quite weird, but it does introduce to some impressionist art pieces.

Here, George!

Here, George! by Sandra Boynton, illustrated by George Booth

George is a dog that doesn't do much of anything. When the family leaves and some music plays nearby, he dances. By the time the family returns, he is exhausted and doesn't do much of anything. I'm not a fan of the illustration style in the book. The story itself is meh, but has a bit of charm.

Huggy Kissy

Huggy Kissy by Leslie Patricelli

A toddler asks for hugs and kisses and gets them from normal and unexpected sources. This is a fun book to read with small little ones.

Jonah

Jonah by Bendon Publishing International, Inc.

This is a board book from the dollar star without a copyright date or even a listed author. It tells a short story of Jonah. The pictures are fun and story is not that bad. It exceeds the very low expectations.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr, illustrated by Eric Carle

This was first published in a "different form" in 1967, and then newly illustrated in 1992. I'm not a big fan of the illustration style. However, the text is great for kids. It's rhythmic and follows a pattern that young ones love to follow.

Good Night Seattle

Good Night Seattle by Jay Steere, illustrated by Joe Veno

Some kids view the sights of Seattle during the day and night before finally going to bed to say "good night" to the city. The book does a good job of getting some key tourist sites correct. Only the library scene has rain - and there the kids are having fun playing in the rain.

Dig Dig Digging

Dig Dig Digging by Margaret Mayo, illustrated by Alex Ayliffe

The book has different poems about construction machines that are told in a sing-song verse. The machines all work all day in construction efforts. At the end, they are "down for the night". The book is fun to read along. 

Bath-Time Boots

Bath-Time Boots by Satoshi Kitamura

An animal doesn't want to take a bath and looks for a place to hide until finally finding a good hiding place - the full bathtub.

Barnyard Dance!

Barnyard Dance! by Sandra Boynton

The animals do a barnyard dance. It is a type of called-out square dance with different animals in each role. It is not very memorable. 

Clifford's Peekaboo

Clifford's Peekaboo by Norman Bridwell

Clifford plays peekabo in this super short board book.

Animal Crackers: Animal Friends

Animal Crackers: Animal Friends by Jane Dyer

This book includes a variety of animal-related poems. Some are common nursery rhymes. There are some by well-known poets like William Carlos Williams, and others translated from other languages. Most are pretty good. The selection is short and easily readable.