Bright and Early Board Books for Toddlers
Bright and Early Board Books are simplified editions of your favorite Dr. Seuss stories, ideal for babies and toddlers too young for the original stories.
These books are specifically designed for toddlers and babies, with bright colors, fun illustrations and simple, easy-to-understand stories.
Be sure to check out these other children’s board books for toddlers and infants.
You can find these bright and early board books by Dr. Seuss at your local library or through the affiliate links provided for your convenience.
The Bright and Early Board Book series is perfect for toddlers who are just learning to explore the world around them.
With classic tales like Dr. Seuss’s “The Cat in the Hat” and “Green Eggs and Ham,” these books will help your child develop their language and reading skills, while also encouraging their curiosity and imagination.
These study board books are also perfect for little hands ages 0-3. They’re about one quarter the size of the classic large-format Seuss books.
Why Board Books?
From simple stories with bright illustrations to interactive books with flaps and textures, board books are sure to capture your child’s attention and inspire their imagination.
- Our board book recommendations are perfect for children from infancy to 3-4 years old.
- They’re made of sturdy cardboard, so they can take a beating.
- They’re often shorter than typical children’s books – perfect for short attention spans.
- They’re filled with large words and vivid illustrations to keep your little one’s attention engaged.
Bright and Early Board Books
Ideal for read-aloud, this beloved classic will have babies of all ages laughing with—and at—their parents as they struggle, like Knox, to blab such blibber blubber as muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle!Â
Don't let the apples drop! Three animal friends practice balancing apples on their heads in this hilarious introduction to counting.
This hardcover picture book teaches all about numbers, with a dose of signature Seuss charm. Kids will learn to count to ten -- and want to start all over again!
Explore all different kinds of feet, from fast to slow, front to back, big and small, and learn about opposites! Dr. Seuss's rhymes will delight young readers and help them discover the world around them, starting with their own bodies!
Letters come alive on the page, as Dr. Seuss fills the alphabet with his classic colorful characters, from dreaming David Donald Doo to itchy Ichabod to the quick Queen of Quincy, and of course the Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz.Â
They say a leopard can’t change his spots–but Spot sure can! Babies and toddlers will love pointing out the colors of his changing spots in this delightful, rhyming adaptation of Robert Lopshire’s classic Bright and Early Book.
This abridged, board book adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s beloved Bright and Early Book about sounds is perfect for babies and toddlers! Ideal for encouraging imaginative play, the classic rhymes introduce children to all sorts of sound words!
This abridged version of the classic Beginner Book features red dogs, blue dogs, big dogs, little dogs — all kinds of wonderful dogs — riding bicycles, scooters, skis, and roller skates and driving all sorts of vehicles on their way to a big dog party held on top of a tree!Â
This simple rhymed riff about color is illustrated with art from some of the most beloved — and colorful — works by Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.Â
A baby bird goes in search of his mother in this hilarious Board Book adaptation of P.D. Eastman's classic story, perfect for babies and toddlers
This abridged version of the classic Beginner Book Hop on Pop introduces the youngest readers to the wonderful world of Seussian wordplay.
See RED and NED and TED and ED in BED. And giggle as PAT sits on a HAT and a CAT and a BAT... and almost on a cactus!Â
The dancing, prancing monkey musicians in this Bright & Early Board Book will have kids (and their lucky parents) drumming and humming along with the story as they learn to identify their hands, fingers, and thumbs.
A condensed, board-book version of the P. D. Eastman canine classic Big Dog . . . Little Dog, staring Fred and Ted—mutts who are opposite in every way, but best friends nevertheless.
Learn about this very important body part that lets us talk, eat and more in this useful guide from Dr. Seuss.
From a lion's mouth to a clam's, explore all the things teeth can do, how they grow, and how to keep them in tip top shape. Dr. Seuss's rhymes will delight young readers and help them discover the world around them, starting with their own bodies.
Brother Bear gets into a box. Papa Bear turns the box upside down, takes it outside, and puts it on a truck. The simple art and rhyming text make this a perfect choice for teaching spatial concepts. Â
"The shape of you, the shape of me, the shape of everything I see.." In this board book featuring bright new colors and the original whimsical text, Dr. Seuss introduces the concept of shapes to babies and toddlers. Â
Brother Bear explores the concepts of size and shape as he shops for a new hat. He tries on frilly hats and silly hats, bumpy hats and lumpy hats, until he finds the most perfect hat of all--his own! Â
Featuring a mix of real animals and Seussian creatures, this super-simple rhymed riff about animals is both a concept book AND a funny introduction to the world of Dr. Seuss.
This rhymed Bright & Early Board Book adaptation of The Many Mice of Mr. Brice features twenty-six lively mice who sing, dance, play musical instruments, and make funny faces while introducing the letters of the alphabet, opposites, and colors to babies and toddlers.
Fred and Ted--beloved stars of P.D. Eastman's Big Dog . . . Little Dog and son Peter Eastman's Fred and Ted Go Camping—fly off on an island vacation in this simplified version of the Beginner Book Fred and Ted Like to Fly.Â
Take a look around -- what do your eyes see? A bird? A bed? Flies and ants? Maybe even some pink underpants!