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Favorites for Early Learning 0-12mo

Black & White High Contrast Baby Book Set: 4 books
Montessori Wooden Toy - 3 Balls, Object Permanence Box
Push Button Pop Up Animal Toy - Interactive Cause and Effect Toy, 6 months +

Toys that Spark 1st Words (1-2 yrs)

Very Hungry Caterpillar Wooden Stacker with Colorful Rainbow Rings, Solid Wood
Spike The Fine Motor Hedgehog - First Words Toddler Activity Toy
In & Out Bin Shape & Sensory Learning Toy, 10 Months+
Wooden Jumbo Peg Puzzle 2-Pack – Fish Bowl, House Pets, 3-Pieces
Colorful Pop Up Crawl Play Tunnel - Collapsible, Indoor and Outdoor
Wooden Race Track Car Ramp Racer with Mini Cars
Peekaboo Learning Farm Counting and Sorting Toy, 18 months +
10 in 1 Cloth Fishing Game with Stacking Cups- Colors & Numbers
Matching Eggs Color & Shape Recognition Puzzle Toy
Shape Sorting Cube - Classic Wooden Toy With 12 Shapes
Wooden Chunky Puzzle - Safari, Farm, Pets, Vehicles, or Dinosaurs
Animals Sound Puzzle - Wooden Peg Puzzle, 8 pcs

Storytime Favorites from an SLP

Good Night, Little One, by Susan Larkin - A rhyming bedtime story
Touch & Feel Baby Animals: A first sensory tactile book
Never Touch a Porcupine!, by Rosie Greening
Little Blue Truck, by Alice Schertle
AmWhere's the Duck? - An Interactive, Sensory Lift-the-Flap and Mirror book, Babies & Toddlers
Wheels on the Bus - Finger Puppet Board Book
Wheels on the Bus, Raffi Songs to Read
Amazon.com: Hop on Pop: The Simplest Seuss for Younger Use (Larger Trim Size) (Big Bright & Early: Dr. Seuss: Books
Boynton's Greatest Hits The Big Blue Box (Boxed Set): Moo, Baa, La La La!; A to Z; Doggies; Blue Hat, Green Hat
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, by Eric Litwin
Sandra Boynton's Greatest Hits The Big Green Box (Boxed Set): Happy Hippo, Angry Duck; But Not the Armadillo; Dinosaur Dance!; Are You A Cow?
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Llama Llama Red Pajama, by Anna Dewdney
Good Night, Gorilla, by Peggy Rathmann
The Going To Bed Book, by Sandra Boynton
What a Wonderful World - Based on the song by Louis Armstrong
Dear Zoo: Lift the Flap, by Rod Campbell
Where's Spot?: A Lift-the-Flap Book, by Eric Hill
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, by Bill Martin Jr.
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The Napping House, By Audrey & Don Wood
Silly Sally, by Audrey Wood
Goodnight Moon: A Beloved, Lulling Bedtime Story, by Margaret Wise Brown

Fun Family Games to Grow Together

Pop Up Pirate Game - for Family and Preschool Kids
Mickey Mouse Matching Game - A Disney Memory Card Game for Preschoolers
Hanna Honeybee - HABA My Very First Games, A Cooperative Color Die Games Ages 2+
Zingo - a ThinkFun Bingo game
Here Fishy Fishy! - HABA My Very First Games, Magnetic Fishing Game Ages 2+
Hasbro® Don’t Break The Ice Game, for Ages 3+ Years
My First Orchard Game - HABA My Very First Games - First Orchard Toddler Game, A Cooperative Toddler Board Games for 2 Year Olds
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