✔️ Mathical Book Prize Honor Book, Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute, 2025
(First Friends: Numbers)
"This is a great addition to the concept shelves"
– School Library Journal (First Friends: Shapes)
Bright illustrations and simple text make this board book perfect for readers-in-progress"
– Foreword Reviews (First Friends: Shapes)
“This colorful, rhyming adventure encourages little ones to recognize shapes and find hidden ones scattered throughout vivid scenes of children playing... Both educational and entertaining, this offers a lesson on shapes we see every day with a focus on joy and play”
– Booklist (First Friends: Shapes)
"For children who go to nursery, it’s enjoyable to recognise their own routines in these brightly illustrated books"
– JUNO Magazine (First Friends: Numbers)
"Books to introduce young ones to the world around us that they will enjoy discovering, with interactive seek-and-find challenges"
– Creative Steps Magazine (First Friends: Colo(u)rs & First Friends: Opposites)
New Editions
First Friends Opposites
Written by Mk Smith Despres
Illustrated by Libby Burns
Join a childcare class as they get ready for naptime and learn about opposites!
“It’s time to rest,” our teachers say. So let’s stretch our arms high, then hang them low. Our mouths open to yawn, and eyes close to sleep. When we wake up, some of us are smiling and others frown. What other opposites will we learn as we go from one part of the day to the next?
First Friends Colors
Written by Mk Smith Despres
Illustrated by Libby Burns
Join a childcare class during outside playtime as they discover the colors in the world around them!
It’s time to head outside to play and look at the colors around us! There’s a red slide, black ants marching across the sand, and even brown mud pies. What other colors can you spot?
First Friends Colours
Written by Mk Smith Despres
Illustrated by Libby Burns
Join a childcare class during outside playtime as they discover the colours in the world around them!
It’s time to head outside to play and look at the colors around us! There’s a red slide, black ants marching across the sand, and even brown mud pies. What other colors can you spot?
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