Baby Animals

Readers meet eight baby animals in this elegant entry in the Touch Think Learn series. As in previous books, glued-on shapes dovetail with die-cut holes; here, it often amplifies the sense of the young animals being nestled safely inside their homes, such as a pair of birds in a tree trunk hole or two polar bears in a snowy berm. Anywhere from eight to 13 words appear in a tidy font in the corner of each spread, a mix of nouns and verbs that give readers plenty to point out and discuss: “jaw,” “teeth,” “snapping,” “chomping,” and “basking” are among the words included for a riverside scene featuring green crocodiles. A stylish animal introduction with real vocabulary-boosting potential. Available simultaneously: Homes. Ages 2–4. (Mar.)