Anything Silly Educational Books, Toys

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, and Lois Ehlert

For ages 1+ years

This book is a widely-loved modern classic, frequently--and properly, we think--cited as the very best, very first place to start for leading your child through the alphabet. It is bright and (read more)

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He Came with the Couch

by David Slonim

For ages 2+ years

This is a wacky, offbeat book in the most engaging possible way. No sweet baby farm animals here, this is a slightly wild-eyed, not-so-slightly eccentric family who finds themselves in the company (read more)

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Flat Stanley

by Jeff Brown and Scott Nash

For ages 4+ years

Children and adults alike will enjoy this special picture book edition of the Flat Stanley classic. The humor is dry enough to amuse parents and yet the story is silly enough to engage the younger (read more)

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One Fish, Two Fish

by Dr. Seuss

For ages 1+ years

It's a silly book. It's a strange book. It's the perfect introduction to Dr. Seuss. In this most nonsensical of nonsense poems, Dr. Seuss teaches rhythm, rhyme and the delights of manipulating (read more)

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Beast Feast

by Douglas Florian

For ages 2-6 years

Not only are these fantastic short poems amusing, but they are almost instantly memorizable. And, trust us, the sound of that little voice you love so much trilling off a little verse will really (read more)

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Where the Sidewalk Ends

by Shel Silverstein

For ages 2-6 years

You surely remember this simply spectacular collection of poetry from when you were (ahem) younger. Here's a hint - if you don't want to count exactly how many decades ago that was, don't buy the (read more)

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The Everyman Book of Nonsense Verse

by Louise Guinness

For ages 3-6 years

Okay, we admit it: we think this elegant volume makes a wonderful gift, but we mean that is really a gift for parents. But preschoolers themselves will love it too, and sharing it with their (read more)

Great Day for Up

by Dr. Seuss

For ages 2-6 years

This 1974 gem is really one-of-a-kind - Dr. Seuss wrote the text but the illustrations come from Quentin Blake, an English artist whom Geisel specially chose for the task. The words are vintage (read more)

Who Hops?

by Katie Davis

For ages 18 months - 4 years

Who hops? Does a cow hop? A giraffe? And if not, what do they do instead? These simple questions are answered in Katie Davis's fanciful Who Hops? Exploding with color, this engaging (read more)

Blue Hat, Green Hat

by Little Simon

For ages 18 months - 4 years

Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical and hilarious books, (read more)

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Measuring Penny

by Loreen Leedy

For ages 3-6 years

Lisa has an important homework assignment--to measure something in several different ways. She has to use standard units like inches and nonstandard units like paper clips to find out height, width, (read more)

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Kitten's First Full Moon

by Greenwillow

For ages 2-6 years

In this beautiful picture book, winner of the 2005 Caldecott Medal, Kevin Henkes, captures the sweet, sometimes slapstick struggle of Kitten, who sees her first full moon and thinks it's a bowl of (read more)

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