a honk, toot,
and beep
An issue all about
VEHICLES
CITY DAY
BY TARA KNUDSON
ART BY NATALÍ SEJURO ALIAGA
STORY
Soaring buildings
all around,
downtown streets
alive with sound.
squeeeeeeeak
shriek
A gentle surprise is one of the
earliest things babies consider funny.
Read the first three pages of this story
with dramatic excitement. Pause.
Ask the final question with wide-eyed
surprise, then laughter.
whoosh
swish
swish
ek Sweepers swish
and buses squeak,
fast trains whoosh
and car brakes shriek.
Crossing guards
blow whistles—breet!
Sirens nee-naw on the street.
bre
Trucks are coming through—
beep, beep!
beep, beep
nee-naw nee-naw
nee-naw
eet nee-naw
How can baby
brother sleep?
ART BY HELENA BOGOSIAN
WORDPLAY From
here choo choo
to
there
putt putt
Read the sounds in order, pointing to
each vehicle. Use fun, silly voices. Then
skip about the grid at random. Invite
your baby to make the noises with you.
Let your toddler take turns pointing or
making the sounds. beep beep
PIN ART BY ISTOCK/LONELYSNAILDESIGN
vroom
beep beep vroom
whirr whirr choo choo
vroom putt putt
vroom
ART BY MATTIA CERATO
PUZZLE
rowboat
find it
tugboat
sailboat
Help your child find the boats in the picture. Admire other details together. Later, at
bath time, float a toy boat. No boats? What other floating toys does your baby have?
MAGNIFYING GLASS ART BY ISTOCK/FRANKRAMSPOTT
BY LINDSAY BAYER
ART BY LIZ WILLIAMS
STORY My Favorite
My JET flies
through the sky,
zoom-zoom.
After reading this story aloud, give your child a clean
cardboard box. (Remove any staples or sticky tape
first.) Help him or her play make-believe!
PHOTO BY ISTOCK/TOMPET80; NEXT PAGE (LEFT) BY ISTOCK/JUDWICK, (RIGHT) BY ISTOCK/RUSLANDASHINSKY
Box
Art Note: First three pages, child is imagining the fun
rides. Four page, perspective pulls back to show that
child is playing in a big cardboard box.
My ROCKET SHIP
blasts to the moon.
My TRUCK goes
over hills and rocks.
How does
this happen?
In my favorite box!
Big-Boy
BY DIANNE MORITZ
ART BY MARIE-NOËLLE HORVATH
POEM
Read the poem to your child and examine the picture
together. Is the bed really a car? No, it’s pretend!
Create your own bed theme with a new pillowcase
chosen by your child plus a dollop of imagination.
y Bed
I like my big-boy bed.
It’s painted racecar red,
With a pillow for my head,
And a comfy, cozy spread.
That WAS a very
honk, toot, and beep Esme
24 months
Colorado
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