Reach: Happy Healthy Baby® Board Books

Elizabeth Verdick is the author of more than 40 highly acclaimed books for children and teenagers, including books in the Toddler Tools board book series, the Best Behavior series for young children, and the Laugh & Learn(TM) series for preteens, including "How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger" (with Marjorie Lisovskis). Her most recent titles include "Calm-Down Time," "The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders "(with Elizabeth Reeve, M.D.), and "Bystander Power" (with Phyllis Kaufman Goodstein). Elizabeth lives with her husband, daughter, son, and five pets near St. Paul, Minnesota.Marjorie Lisovskis is the editorial director at Free Spirit Publishing and the coauthor of "How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger "(with Elizabeth Verdick). She has been writing and editing books and activities for children for more than 30 years. Marjorie has two grown children and three grandchildren. She lives with her husband in Minneapolis.

In this addition to the Happy Healthy Baby series, Verdick and Lisovskis home in on an early developmental milestone--the use of hands to reach, grasp, and explore. B&w photos of babies smiling and reaching are paired with bright yellow pages with cartoon images of little ones smiling, crawling, and playing, as well as a simple verse: "Hungry baby wants some more./ Reaching is what hands are for!" Seven tips for adults offer useful suggestions for interacting with babies ("Your hands can be a 'baby toy.' Demonstrate waving, clapping, and reaching") and encouraging motor skills. Simultaneously available: "Eat". Up to age 2. -- "Publishers Weekly"