Leslie Haines and Priscilla Cummings: children's book authors of Animal Abecedary one-of-a-kind Alphabet Book & Chadwick and Friends lift-the-flap board book

This is review 3, in a series of reviews Locomotion of Expressions is doing for Schiffer Publishing.

If you would like to view the other reviews, the links will be along the bottom of this post. Did I mention they are all children's books?

Like the others I have recently reviewed, these two make an excellent addition to the gifts you might place under your tree this year. I'm always looking for great gifts to share with my readers at the end of the year- because, if you are anything like me, you draw a blank at the end of the year and don't really know what to get for whom. So these will be great little light bulbs if you want to come back later in the year.

Get it? A lioness, with a lightbulb and a lemon?

 As for me, I usually buy my Christmas all year long so I'm not bombarded and broke by the end of the season. What can I say?
I'm a christmas present hoarder!

These two books featured in This post were sent for my youngest Colin Jordan.  " Little C.J. "

Even though he is only a little over 1, reading books is so important to encourage literacy. Yes, even at such a young age. These books also help hand eye coordination and motor skills. I loved "Animal Abecedary" to use with my 3 and a half year old Rowan Aames to help encourage his phonic skills.  For instance, my favorite image in the hook is the D. It's a downward facing dog in a donut w/ dynamite! Cute, right?

From Leslie Haines squarespace:

One of the best parts of this book was the beautiful artwork and how the child can use the pictures to help them understand each word starts with the same letter on the picture. But absolute ultimate best part is actually the poster which comes inside the back flap adorned with said illustrations.
I hung it up immediately in the boys toddler playroom.

I included the pictures of the gorgeous poster in this post.

My boys absolutely love both of these books, and I loved sharing them with them.
I think its neat that Chadwick and Friends has other books in it series, and even a stuffed crab plush toy you can buy on Schiffers website.

Chadwick and Friends is a sensory experience with the lift the flaps and the bright colors. Also a learning lesson as the other book Animal Abecedary also is, in animals, and animal types.

This book is by Priscilla Cummings. She is also the author of 14 (currently) other picture books.

I like that this book has thick durable pages because my toddlers do tear up book pages when left unattended with them. This book is a little more "kid friendly" in that aspect.  The book is also a great size for tiny baby hands and fingers.

Chadwick the Crab and his friends―Bernie the Seagull, Hector Spector Jellyfish, Baron von Heron, Toulouse the Canada Goose, and Matilda Egret, to name a few―live in the Chesapeake Bay and share many adventures. Snuggle up with your youngest "readers" and introduce them to the Bay's most endearing crab and his buddies with fun rhymes and flaps that lift to reveal who's who. This delightful board book will increase language and identification skills, along with developing small motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

These magnificently illustrated hardcover books are affordable & available in (and on)  many websites online and I have included links to purchase them here...

• Animal-abecedary-a-one-of-a-kind-alphabet-book - Schiffer  Publishing 
• Amazon's First Edition by Leslie Haines 

• Chadwick-and-friends-a-lift-the-flap-board-book Schiffer Publishing
• Chadwick and Friends @ Target

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