Boynton's Greatest Hits The Big Yellow Box: The Going-to-Bed Book; Horns to Toes; Opposites; But Not the Hippopotamus

The thinking's not fuzzy in these board books, but the animals certainly are. Sandra Boynton's familiar furry creatures introduce simple concepts in this bright collection of four books, replete with clever line drawings. In Horns and Toes and In Between, three horned monsters teach the parts of the body in rhyme: "...and we have a fuzzy TUMMY that we all like to pat / and a little BELLY BUTTON in the middle of that." The Going to Bed Book gets a Noah's Ark of animals organized for bed: "They hang their towels on the wall / and find pajamas, big and small." Opposites is just that: cute animals "high and low / fast and slow / heavy and light / day and night." In the rhyming reader But Not the Hippopotamus, a hippo finds himself on the outs as "a cat and two rats are trying on hats. / But not the hippopotamus. / A moose and a goose together have juice. / But not the hippopotamus." Rest assured the hippo finds love at the end. (Baby to preschool) --Claire Dederer

• Boynton's Greatest Hits Volume 1: Blue Hat, Green Hat; A to Z; Moo, Baa, La La La!; Doggies (Boynton Board Books)
• Boynton's Greatest Hits The Big Green Box: Happy Hippo, Angry Duck; But Not the Armadillo; Dinosaur Dance!; Are You A Cow?
• Big Box of Boynton Set 1!: Barnyard Dance! Pajama Time! Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!
• Big Box of Boynton Set 2!: Snuggle Puppy! Belly Button Book! Tickle Time!
• Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board)
• Doggies (Boynton on Board)
• Belly Button Book (Boynton on Board)
• Pajama Time! (Boynton on Board)
• Snuggle Puppy! (Boynton on Board)
• Big Box of Little Pookie: Little Pookie; What's Wrong, Little Pookie?; Night-Night, Little Pookie; Happy Birthday, Little Pookie; Let's Dance, Little Pookie; Spooky Pookie