Hello, Ocean Friends High-Contrast Book

Hello, Ocean Friends High Contrast book helps your baby begin making connections between images on a page and the real world. This is an important building block for your baby’s communication skills, and this charming introduction to ocean creatures, paired with friendly text and bold, basic patterns, provides an important high-contrast experience for young developing eyes. Using simple greetings like “Hi there, starfish" and “Hola, jellyfish” alongside black-and-white art by Julissa Mora, Hello, Ocean Friends is the perfect building block for babies just beginning to look around and learn about their world. Selected by the NYPL Summer Reading Challenge 2017. Through simple illustrations of favorite ocean animals – from dolphins to seahorses – against black backgrounds, babies can learn to make visual connections. Color vision is not fully developed in newborns and many babies have trouble distinguishing colors. Since most babies are attracted to borders and high-contrast patterns and shapes, these books are the perfect way to introduce little ones to shapes. With their small format (6x6 inches), sturdy pages, and round corners for extra safety, these books are perfect for little hands and curious minds. Designed for babies as young as 6 months, they are a great introduction to the world around them. Babies love the bold, basic patterns and shapes in this high-contrast book that are sure to capture their interest for countless moments of fun.