Baby Chicks
The hen fluffs her nest With a scratch, scratch, scratch. Soon she'll lay some eggs That will hatch, hatch, hatch. The little chicks will cry out, “Peep! Peep! Peep!” Then they'll snuggle with their mother While they sleep, sleep, sleep.
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Babybug Stories, Rhymes, and Activities for Babies and Toddlers
Kathleen Andersen, Editor; Hayley Kim, Assistant Editor; Julie Peterson, Copyeditor; Suzanne Beck, Senior Art Director; Jennifer A. Lane, Designer; Erica Huntzinger, Permissions Specialist; Laura Woodside, SVP Education Products; Barb Clendenen, Dire
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In the Stroller
Up! Up! Up! It's time for a stroll. Wiggle, jiggle—settle, I'm ready. Let's roll! ■
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Kitchen Dance
Kick up your heels, giggle, and prance, Crow as you do your kitchen dance! ■
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Guide For Caregivers
Soaking Up Springtime: Take advantage of warm spring days to enjoy being outdoors with your child. Babies and toddlers seem to soak up learning through their senses. Doing something as simple as sitting together in the shade of a tree will gently rou
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Kim and Carrots
Kim, Carrots, Mommy, and Daddy are walking in the countryside. Lots of animals live here. A beautiful horse comes to say hello. There are cows in one field, and sheep with little lambs in another. Clever Kim sees a green caterpillar walking on a gree
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LET'S EXPLORE Giddyap!
Here come the ponies! We love to gallop with Daddy or a pony on a spring. Some ponies roll. Some ponies rock! There are ponies we hold, and ponies we spin. Neigh! Giddyap!
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Grab It, Rabbit!
This rabbit's ears Are soft as silk. This rabbit's tail Is white as milk. Milky, silky rabbit, Here's a carrot—grab it! ■
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Sharing Chairs
Thank you for the seats we share, Park bench, Porch swing, Rocking chair. You make me cozy anywhere. text © 2024 by Pamela Love, art © 2024 by Bridget Bick ■
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Ducks’ Ditty
All along the backwater, Through the rushes tall, Ducks are a-dabbling, Up tails all! Ducks’ tails, drakes’ tails, Yellow feet a-quiver, Yellow bills all out of sight Busy in the river! Everyone for what he likes! WE like to be Heads down, tails up,
Babybug Stories, Rhymes, and Activities for Babies and Toddlers1 min de lecture
Babybug Stories, Rhymes, and Activities for Babies and Toddlers
Kathleen Andersen, Editor; Hayley Kim, Assistant Editor; Julie Peterson, Copyeditor; Suzanne Beck, Senior Art Director; Jennifer A. Lane, Designer; Erica Huntzinger, Permissions Specialist; Laura Woodside, SVP Education Products; Barb Clendenen, Dire
Babybug Stories, Rhymes, and Activities for Babies and Toddlers1 min de lecture
Guide For Caregivers
1. Kim and Carrots: If it walks, flaps, and quacks like a duck, it's probably a toddler trying to figure out how ducks navigate the world. For very young children, imitation is a critical pathway to understanding. Ultimately, imitation builds languag
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LET'S EXPLORE Hungry Guests
It's spring, and the garden is full of treats for hungry guests! Bunnies and caterpillars love to nibble on tender leaves. Munch, crunch! Snails and ants find juicy berries. Bees sip sweet nectar from the flowers. The garden's guests won't be hungry
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Kim and Carrots
Kim and Carrots walk with Daddy along the river. A daddy duck swims past, then a mommy duck … … with one … two … three … four … FIVE baby ducklings! Now Kim pretends to be a baby duck. This little duck waddles and flaps, Follow me to the Guide for Ca
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Lady Spring
My Lady Spring, she's dressed in green, she wears a primrose gown. And little baby buds and twigs are clinging to her gown. The sun shines if she laughs at all, and if she weeps the raindrops fall. ■
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A FIRST CONCEPT Earthworms
The sun is bright. The sun is round. Little worms hide underground. Raindrops fall. The sky is gray. Little worms come out to play.
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Guide For Caregivers
Kim and Carrots: Kim has a beautiful toy kitchen, complete with pots and pans. Of course, that delicious pretend breakfast could also have been cooked on an overturned cardboard carton decorated with circles for burners and some real bowls and spoons
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Rainy Day Fun
Sun hides, raindrops pour. I splish-splash and hope for more. text © 2024 by Carol Coven Grannick, art © 2024 by Becky Radtke ■
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Puddles, Puddles
Goodbye, raindrops!Hello, rainbow! Let’s gooutside to see what therain has left behind. Puddles! Puddles whereducks can float andpaper boats can sail. Some puddles are so still, you can see the world in them. Some puddles are just right for happy fee
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Whoosh!
We’ve climbed the ladder, we’ve reached the top. Now we zip down the slide, and we plop to a stop! ■
Babybug Stories, Rhymes, and Activities for Babies and Toddlers1 min de lecture
Babybug Stories, Rhymes, and Activities for Babies and Toddlers
Kathleen Andersen, Editor; Hayley Kim, Assistant Editor; Julie Peterson, Copyeditor; Suzanne Beck, Senior Art Director; Jennifer A. Lane, Designer; Erica Huntzinger, Permissions Specialist; Laura Woodside, SVP Education Products; Barb Clendenen, Dire
Babybug Stories, Rhymes, and Activities for Babies and Toddlers1 min de lecture
Kim and Carrots
It is morning, and Carrots is hungry! Kim cooks breakfast in the play kitchen. Would you like a drink, Carrots? Now Kim is hungry, too. Where is Grandma? Grandma is cooking breakfast. Careful, Carrots—it’s hot. Yummy, pancakes . . . Kim’s favorite! ■
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Morning Breeze
Whish-whoosh, deep green leaves sing and sway in morning breeze, say hello from high in trees and ask, Will you sing with us, please? ■
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The Muffin Man
A Mother Goose Rhyme Oh, do you know the muffin man,The muffin man, the muffin man?Oh, do you know the muffin man,Who lives in Drury Lane? ■
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Peyton Loves Puzzles
Peyton has a puzzle. She finds a place to sit. She slips the puzzle pieces in the places where they fit. And when her puzzle’s finished she shows her mom, and then— Peyton tips the pieces out and does it once again. ■
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Up, Up, Up!
First Stella could look up, Then Stella could sit up, And now Stella can stand up, All because Stella is growing up. ■
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Ups-A-Daisy!
“Hang on tight,” grunts the mommy monkey. Off they go! “Wait for me! I need a ride, too,” calls the last baby swan. “Let’s get hopping,” says the kangaroo to the little joey in her pouch. “Sleep tight,” whispers the sea otter to her pup as the waves
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High Five
I have little hands. Daddy has big hands. Together, we say, “High five!”
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Guide For Caregivers
1. Kim and Carrots: Between the ages of one and three, the average toddler increases in height by a remarkable eight to nine inches. No wonder Kim needs a new coat and new socks! Toddlers grow rapidly in other ways as well, including socially and emo
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Kim and Carrots
Kim is getting bigger every day! This coat is too small for Kim now. Mommy takes Kim shopping. This beautiful yellow coat is just the right size for Kim! Kim’s feet are getting bigger, too. Mommy buys some new socks. But Kim is still small enough for
