Finding your suitable block books for preschool is not easy. You may need consider between hundred or thousand products from many store. In this article, we make a short list of the best block books for preschool including detail information and customer reviews. Let’s find out which is your favorite one.
Best block books for preschool
1. Cityblock (An Abrams Block Book)
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Abrams AppleseedDescription
Cityblock explores city life in an exciting and unique way, from up in a high-rise building to down in the subway. Divided into three sectionsthings that go, things to see, and things to eatit features 24 different aspects of city living. As with the other acclaimed books in the series, die-cut icons hint at the larger context on the next spread. Each section opens with a full city scene but gradually focuses in on the small, unique neighborhoods that make the city large and grand. This clever book will attract young readers living in a metropolis as well as those in the countryside with urban life that pops off each page.
2. Alphablock (An Abrams Block Book)
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Harry N AbramsDescription
With thick pages cut into the shape of each letter, children and parents will enjoy this peek-through guessing game around the letterform itself. Sprinkles, hot fudge, and cherries hint at Is ice cream sundae, while aquarium accessories hint at Fs fish. As readers interact with the pages, they will familiarize themselves not only with the 26 letters and associated words, but also with each letters physicalityangles, holes, and curves, both front and back. With Peskimos animated, stylish visuals, this fresh ABC book encourages readers to manipulate the alphabet in a whole new way. Note: illustrations have a retro feel, with imperfect variations in color and texture.
Also available: A BOX OF BLOCKS, featuring Alphablock, Countablock, and Dinoblock.
Praise for Alphablock
STARRED REVIEW
"All the parts together make an appealing and fun way for youngsters to interact with the alphabet, and for slightly older children to enjoy the clever artwork."
School Library Journal, starred review
"The straightforward vocabulary, cheery vintage-style graphics, and neat incorporation of cut-out letters make for a sharply designed package."
Publishers Weekly
"With a pleasing, retro feel, Peskimos art uses bold colors in a slightly muted hue and the weathered look of woodblock prints A visually captivating delight for careful little ones."
Kirkus Reviews
"While its graphically sophisticated enough to please adults, little children can happily flip through this book on their own."
The New York Times
"The baby, toddler or nursery-schooler who tears the gift wrapping off Christopher Franceschelli's Alphablock may think that she has just opened a toy, for how lively and tactile the thing in her hands will be."
The Wall Street Journal
Awards
Parents 10 Best Childrens Books of 2013
Notable Children's Books from ALSC 2014
Also available: A BOX OF BLOCKS, featuring Alphablock, Countablock, and Dinoblock.
Praise for Alphablock
STARRED REVIEW
"All the parts together make an appealing and fun way for youngsters to interact with the alphabet, and for slightly older children to enjoy the clever artwork."
School Library Journal, starred review
"The straightforward vocabulary, cheery vintage-style graphics, and neat incorporation of cut-out letters make for a sharply designed package."
Publishers Weekly
"With a pleasing, retro feel, Peskimos art uses bold colors in a slightly muted hue and the weathered look of woodblock prints A visually captivating delight for careful little ones."
Kirkus Reviews
"While its graphically sophisticated enough to please adults, little children can happily flip through this book on their own."
The New York Times
"The baby, toddler or nursery-schooler who tears the gift wrapping off Christopher Franceschelli's Alphablock may think that she has just opened a toy, for how lively and tactile the thing in her hands will be."
The Wall Street Journal
Awards
Parents 10 Best Childrens Books of 2013
Notable Children's Books from ALSC 2014
3. Buildablock (An Abrams Block Book)
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In this companion to Alphablock, Countablock, Dinoblock, and Cityblock, readers are introduced to more than 24 construction machines. As in the previous books, Buildablock features die-cut shapes on every other spread and the charming art of British design team Peskimo. Alphablock was chosen one of Parents magazines 10 Best Childrens Books of 2013 and one of ALSCs Notable Childrens Books of 2014.
4. Block City
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What are you able to build with your blocks?Renowned illustrator Daniel Kirk has joined his "blocks" -- in this case, bright colors, bold shapes, and retro style -- with Robert Louis Stevenson's classic poem to construct a nostalgic yet exuberant celebration of fun and imagination. It is a joyous look at playtime that will encourage toddlers to build dreams all their own!
5. Countablock (An Abrams Block Book)
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Following on the heels of a successful abecedary, Countablock features thick pages cut into the shape of each numeral, creating a peek-through guessing game around the number form itself. One acorn becomes . . . one oak tree! From snowmen to puddles and eggs to chicks, quantities are illustrated twice: both before and after their transformations. As children interact with the pages, they will familiarize themselves not only with the numbers 1100 and associated quantities, but with each numerals physicalityangles, holes, and curves, both front and back. Die-cut numerals include 110, and 20100 by tens. Illustrated by hip British design team Peskimo, this fresh take on the 1-2-3s encourages readers to manipulate numbers in a whole new way.Note: illustrations are in the style of vintage screen prints, with imperfect variations in color and texture.
Also available: A BOX OF BLOCKS, featuring Alphablock, Countablock, and Dinoblock.
Award:
NAPPA Silver Award Winner
6. Dinoblock (An Abrams Block Book)
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Harry N AbramsDescription
Following in the footsteps of the groundbreaking Alphablock and Countablock, Dinoblock features thick pages cut into the shapes of dinosaurs! Readers will be introduced to more than 20 different kinds of dinos via die-cuts of their unique silhouettes and the illuminating comparisons to familiar things from a young childs world. I stretch high like the ladder on a fire truck. I am a Brachiosaurus. As children touch the pages, they have a chance to guess the dinosaur and appreciate the uniqueness of its silhouette. A final gatefold delivers a roundup of all the dinos included. This hands-on approach, delivered in colorful pages by hip British design team Peskimo, makes for an immersive, age-appropriate introduction to a favorite topic of childhood.
7. Blocks
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A stylishly illustrated, ingeniously simple picture-book debut perfect for teaching young children about colors and sharing.Ruby has red blocks and Benji has blue blocks. They both build with their blocks, until Benji takes one of Rubys red blocks and, in the tussle that follows, all the blocks CRASH to the floor. But now Benji has blue and red blocks, and Ruby has red and blue blocks, and together they build and build . . . until Guy comes with his green blocks!
8. Bigger! Bigger!
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The star of Faster! Faster! and Higher! Higher! dons a construction hat for another soaring (and slightly interrupted) exercise in imagination.A box of blocks. A budding builder. Should she build a doghouse? A bridge? A skyscraper? Yes, all of these and more! Bigger, bigger! BIGGEST! But then . . . Boom! Boom! Whats that? Uh-oh . . . After one little girls architectural masterpieces grow exponentially, the arrival of an assistant presents a bit of a challenge in this ode to creativity masterfully constructed by Leslie Patricelli.
9. Nickelodeon - Paw Patrol My First Library Book Block Board Book Set - PI Kids
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Your little one will love to learn with Marshal, Skye, Chase, and other favorite characters from hit TV show PAW Patrol! The library includes 12 sturdy board books, the perfect size for little hands, with early learning content including letters, colors, shapes, word-association, and more. All the books are housed in a durable, colorful case with convenient handle so you can take your book set with you on the go and share hours of entertainment. Learning is fun when you re with the PAW Patrol, pup, pup, hooray!This Book Block library is special because:
10. Building Blocks for Teaching Preschoolers with Special Needs
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Brookes Publishing CompanyDescription
Updated for today's educatorsespecially those new to inclusionthe second edition of this bestselling guide is the lifeline preschool teachers need to fully include children with disabilities in their classrooms.
Easy to use with any existing curriculum, including Creative Curriculum and HighScope, Building Blocks gives educators three types of practical, research-based inclusion strategies that promote progress in critical areas like behavior, emergent literacy, and peer relationships. A must for professional development, this revised edition helps teachers thrive in the era of accountability with NEW material that reflects the six years of changes in early education since the first edition. Teachers will
- discover how the Building Blocks approach aligns with OSEP outcomes to help teachers meet the federal requirements for special education
- learn everything they need to know about evidence-based practice and how to apply it in their classrooms
- print more than a dozen helpful formsincluding classroom assessments, planning worksheets, and child evaluation formswith the convenient NEW CD-ROM
Through clear and instructive vignettes woven throughout the book, teachers will also meet four young children from diverse backgrounds and learn from their teachers' examples of successful interventions. A perfect training tool for teachers and an ideal textbook for college and university courses, this revised bestseller will help today's preschool educators start all their students on the road to lasting school success.
Promote inclusion and improve child outcomes through
- curriculum modifications that allow all children to participate
- embedded learning opportunities used in typical classroom activities
- child-focused instructional strategies that help students with individual learning objectives
A featured book in our Successful Early Childhood Inclusion Kit!
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