My 2-year old son has one ultimate favorite book and that is the Car and Truck book of Richard Scarry. He can look at the different cars, fire trucks, tractors for hours and wants to know every little detail. The Best Word book is his second favorite. Richard Scarry is an American author and illustrator who published his first book (Best Word) in 1963 and published over 300 books since then. His books remain very popular around the workld although he passed away over 10 years ago. Amazon offers a wide selection of Richard Scarry's books which all get 4-5 stars by customer reviews!
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- modern designs, cool stuff, beautiful items and handy gadgets for babies and young kids by a Dutch mom who was living in Toronto, Canada and is now living in Germany.
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Jip & Janneke
Just before the weekend starts, I suggest to take a look at Bloesem who posted a great weekend read about illustrators of children's books. You will see many (Dutch) illustrated books that I read as a child and which I now read to my almost 2-year old son. These pictures show “Jip & Janneke” books written by Annie M. Schmidt and illustrated by Fiep Westendorp. I have recently read the biography of Annie M. Schmidt by Annejet van der Zijl. It is a fascinating story about this former librarian who became so famous and unbelievable productive at a rather late stage in her life.
