Add a new chapter to storytime with playful board books for babies and toddlers that'll put them well ahead of the curve.
MR. FIX IT Help Bizzy Bear measure, saw and drill his way through special DIY projects using interactive tabs and sliders. Bizzy Bear: Do-it-Yourself Day by Benji Davies, Nosy Crow, $6.99
MANY THANKS Celebrate the changing seasons and comforts of kinship with your baby with this series about gratitude. Tiny Blessings series by Amy Parker, Running Press Kids, $7.99
PUCKER UP! Dinah wants to do it all: stomp, chomp and kiss. But things don’t always go according to plan. Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein, Candlewick Press, $6.99
SWEET TREAT This plush book by a Ridgewood author sweetly captures the meanings of your fave foods. You Are My Cupcake by Joyce Wan, Cartwheel Books, $12.99
FREE RANGE Peep tries to convince her brother to come out of his shell, but Egg won’t budge. Little chickies will love reading this cute farm tale. PEEP and EGG: I’m Not Hatching by Laura Gehl, FSG Books for Young Readers, $7.99
FAIRY TALE TWIST This beautifully-illustrated series puts a diverse spin on classics, thanks to a Mexican Cinderella, Japanese Snow White and an Indian Rapunzel. Once Upon A World series by Chloe Perkins, Little Simon, $8.99
DELICIOUSLY FUNNY Tots will eat up these vibrant veggies sporting their favorite undies. Vegetables in Underwear by Jared Chapman, Abrams Kids, $7.95
BRAIN TEASER From learning to fly to transferring atomic energy, these smart reads will jump-start your mini-scientist’s sense of wonder. BABY LOVES SCIENCE series by Ruth Spiro, Charlesbridge, $8.95
