The Reading Corner
Gentle Bear
A Soft Book of Colors
Duopress Labs • Author
Carole Aufranc • lllustrator
($9.99 • Ages 3 and up • Release date Nov. 3)
Meet Gentle Bear―a sweet and friendly bear ready to explore the world of colors with your little one. From red tomatoes to yellow bumblebees, green leaves to pink flamingos, each page introduces a new color through simple language and comforting visuals.
Featuring soft felt accents and playful die cuts, this board book offers a rich sensory experience that invites babies and toddlers to touch, feel, and discover. Designed to support early color recognition and sensory development, Gentle Bear is perfect for ages 3–4 and makes a calming, cuddly addition to any board book collection.
Baby Truck Bedtime
J. D. Davis • Author
Erica Sirotich • Illustrator
($8.99 • Baby to 4 years • Release date Oct. 6)
The first title in a pitch-perfect, character-led new board book series about Baby Truck, a little yellow pickup truck whose days are filled with exhilarating activities that are familiar to babies and toddlers―and who, like them, is learning, growing, and having so much fun! The Baby Truck series brings humor and energetic rhyme to an audience of little ones who love things that go.
Baby Massage: Sweet Dreams
A Gentle Bedtime Routine
Duopress Labs • Author
Christine Haeseler • Author
Julia Seal • Illustrator
($9.99 • Baby to 3 years • Release date Oct. 6)
Baby Massage: Sweet Dreams is a gentle, practical board book that helps families create a peaceful bedtime routine using the growing trend of baby massage. More and more parents are searching for natural ways to help their babies relax and sleep better, and this book offers an easy way to get started.
Created with Christine M. Haeseler, a certified educator of infant massage, this book stands out for its expert guidance made simple. Each page shows parents exactly how to comfort and calm their baby with clear step-by-step motions, soothing words to say, and sweet, inviting illustrations.
Duopress Labs • Author
Carole Aufranc • lllustrator
($9.99 • Ages 3 and up • Release date Nov. 3)
Meet Gentle Bear―a sweet and friendly bear ready to explore the world of colors with your little one. From red tomatoes to yellow bumblebees, green leaves to pink flamingos, each page introduces a new color through simple language and comforting visuals.
Featuring soft felt accents and playful die cuts, this board book offers a rich sensory experience that invites babies and toddlers to touch, feel, and discover. Designed to support early color recognition and sensory development, Gentle Bear is perfect for ages 3–4 and makes a calming, cuddly addition to any board book collection.
J. D. Davis • Author
Erica Sirotich • Illustrator
($8.99 • Baby to 4 years • Release date Oct. 6)
The first title in a pitch-perfect, character-led new board book series about Baby Truck, a little yellow pickup truck whose days are filled with exhilarating activities that are familiar to babies and toddlers―and who, like them, is learning, growing, and having so much fun! The Baby Truck series brings humor and energetic rhyme to an audience of little ones who love things that go.
A Gentle Bedtime Routine
Duopress Labs • Author
Christine Haeseler • Author
Julia Seal • Illustrator
($9.99 • Baby to 3 years • Release date Oct. 6)
Baby Massage: Sweet Dreams is a gentle, practical board book that helps families create a peaceful bedtime routine using the growing trend of baby massage. More and more parents are searching for natural ways to help their babies relax and sleep better, and this book offers an easy way to get started.
Created with Christine M. Haeseler, a certified educator of infant massage, this book stands out for its expert guidance made simple. Each page shows parents exactly how to comfort and calm their baby with clear step-by-step motions, soothing words to say, and sweet, inviting illustrations.