Sep 19, 2010
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Blue Apple Books was founded in 2003 and is an independent publisher dedicated to producing top-notch, age-appropriate books for young children. From the beginning, Blue Apple has been focused on combining art and text to make the most readable, educational, and entertaining books for readers--especially for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.Blue Apple is untraditional in a number of ways. Their books are created collaboratively, with authors, illustrators, editors, and designers working together. As an independent company, they have the flexibility to publish books they like, books they believe in, and books that are sure to be important for a child's development. They maintain relationships with all of their artists: each list features illustrators who have been with Blue Apple since the beginning and others who are just getting their start, many of whom work on their books right in their New Jersey offices.
Each one of their books addresses an important theme in early childhood: separation, loss, and reunion; the emotional bond between parents and children; the development of empathy. They also take a child's intellectual development into account to cover concepts such as colors, counting, shapes, and letter sounds.
Blue Apple Books sent me three really neat items to review: a book, a set of placemats and a set of bibs.
My Take
Eat
I love this book for a number of reasons. First of all, it's simple. There's a realistic picture of a food identified with one word. (For example, the first page is a picture of an ear of corn and it just says "corn".) The pictures themselves are raised, so a child can feel the word and the shape. The colors and drawings are accurate, so a child should easily be able to recognize the same food in the refrigerator. Also awesome is that every food presented is either a fruit or a vegetable with only one exception (and the exception is NOT cookies or some other incredibly unhealthy food choice). I wouldn't blink an eye at serving my twins any of the foods presented, and actually they've eaten every single fruit and vegetable in there. You can buy Eat for $6.99 ($$$$). We give this book a 9.5/10!
Are You Eating Something Green?
These placemats are just adorable. The book is a set of 36 full-color placemats featuring Greenie, who helps little eaters choose from a rainbow of different fruits and vegetables. On the back of each placemat, the food is drawn in black line for coloring. Each placemat concentrates on one color and shows several different foods of that color, and on every page Greenie asks, "I'm green, bananas are YELLOW...are you eating something yellow?" (Obviously not the same food/color on every page, but it's the same idea.) I just love how the picture on the back can be colored in, so kids will have something to keep them busy while waiting for food at a restaurant. And the front sides are educational with healthy food options in all colors of the rainbow. I am so excited to start using these with the twins...once they decide that paper is not for eating. *sigh* You can buy Are You Eating Something Green? for $9.99 ($$$$). We give this book a 9.5/10!
Bibs To Go
This book is a pad of 20 tear-off bibs that are brightly colored and fun for kids. Each bib is made of a waterproof, disposable material and can be placed securely around a child's neck with a tab closure. There are bibs of all different colors and designs, but I'd say that this set is more geared toward boys--although there's nothing wrong with a girl wearing a green bib with peas on it! I love the material that they're made of. It feels strong yet light, but the closure is not very secure. The twins love pulling off their bibs at this point, so anything without a snap or a tie just won't stay on. We're going to have to wait until they're a bit older to use these. They will really be great for going to restaurants, though. Easy to take along and we don't have to worry about taking regular bibs that we then have to bring home and wash. You can buy Bibs To Go for $12.99 ($$$$). We give this "book" a 9/10!
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