Tana Hoban

Color photographs of animals are accompanied by several descriptive words, e.g. tall, spotted, silent giraffe.

Photographs of familiar outdoor scenes illustrate pairs of opposites.

Photographs of all kinds of familiar objects depict a variety of shapes, including cubes, cones, and spheres.

Illustrations and brief text introduce colors and the concepts of shape and size.

Photographs without text feature shadows and reflections of various objects, animals, and people.

White illustrations against a black background, alternating with black illustrations against a white background, depicting objects such as an elephant, butterfly, leaf, horse, baby bottle, and sailboat.

Before babies can see color clearly, they respond to the high contrast between black and white. This accordion-style foldout board book is sturdy enough to stand on its own, is ideal for little hands, and features Tana Hoban's bold and iconic black-and-white images of familiar objects along with full-color photographs of adorable babies interacting with those objects.

White silhouttes against a black background depict such objects as a pacifier, stroller, balloon, and chair. On board pages.

Color photographs of letters, numbers, coins, and common objects introduce the alphabet, coinage, and the counting system.