Classic Board Books Series

The Very Best Daddy of All

by Marion Dane Bauer

Published 15 July 2004

Pictures and rhyming text show how some fathers, animal, bird, and human, take care of their children by bringing them food, playing with them, and keeping them safe.

The Christmas Baby

by Marion Dane Bauer

Published 6 October 2009

This beautiful retelling of the Nativity story that celebrates the timeless joy of Christmas and of welcoming a new baby into the world is now available as a Classic Board Book!

Have you heard? A baby is coming! Our baby is here?

When Mary and Joseph's child was born, the good tidings spread from the animals in the manger, to the shepherds in the fields, to the kings in distant lands, and even to the angels in the heavens! Now every time a baby is born, we celebrate and people travel from far and wide to greet the new baby--because every new baby is a small miracle.

Filled with lyrical text and lush illustrations, this Classic Board Book is the perfect gift for baby's first Christmas!

My Mother Is Mine

by Marion Dane Bauer

Published 1 April 2001

As a child makes a Mother's Day card, various animal mothers are shown taking care of their young.

Love Song for a Baby

by Marion Dane Bauer

Published 20 December 2011

Come hear a song about a baby,

a very special baby.

Come hear a song about you.

This affectionate tribute to the all-encompassing love of a child will touch parents' and grandparents' hearts at the same time that it satisfies children's requests to tell them about when they were little. Best-selling author Marion Dane Bauer's lyrical text and award-winning illustrator Dan Andreasen's timeless paintings combine to create a gift of love -- for parent and child alike.

And oh,

how we love you!