Jane Eyre: A BabyLit Counting Primer [Board book]

Jennifer Adams (Author), Alison Oliver (Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2012 | Age Range: 1 and up | Series: Baby Lit

With the perennial popularity of classic writers like Charlotte Brontë and Lewis Carroll, Baby Lit is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature. With clever, simple text by Jennifer Adams, paired with stylish design and illustrations by Sugar's Alison Oliver, Little Miss Brontë and Little Master Carroll are a must for every savvy parent's nursery library.

Jennifer Adams is the author of a dozen books including Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen and the popular Y Is for Yorick: A Slightly Irreverent ABC Book for Grown-Ups. Jennifer works as a writer and editor in Salt Lake City.

Alison Oliver runs Sugar design studio. Alison's design portfolio includes everything from logos to packaging and product design for clients such as Chronicle Books, Citibabes, Aerie, as well as Gibbs Smith. She lives in Manhattan.

A series of board books for brilliant babies

BabyLit artwork Alison Oliver

Editorial Reviews

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The illustrations in this baby book are incredible!...If you're a literature buff like me, you'll love introducing your child to Mr. Rochester and Jane at an early age. Jennifer Adams has more books in this series, and I would recommend them all. (vivian4kids 20120326)

If you like the classics and you have a young child that you want to introduce them to, these are the perfect books for the job! (Julie Graves myfavoritepastime.blogspot.com 20120313)

BabyLit books make classic literature fun for a younger audience. Did I mention I love this idea? Simply brilliant! (The Mama Report 20120402)

The artwork in this book is stunning...The details in every page are well executed and you can tell a lot of thought went into every page. I love these books for kids and can't wait to share them with my kids one day. (Laura Moore The Reading Nook 20120402)

With the perennial popularity of classic writers like Charlotte Brontë and Lewis Carroll, Baby Lit is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature. With clever, simple text by Jennifer Adams, paired with stylish design and illustrations by Sugar's Alison Oliver, Little Miss Brontë and Little Master Carroll are a must for every savvy parent's nursery library.

Jennifer Adams is the author of a dozen books including Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen and the popular Y Is for Yorick: A Slightly Irreverent ABC Book for Grown-Ups. Jennifer works as a writer and editor in Salt Lake City.

Alison Oliver runs Sugar design studio. Alison's design portfolio includes everything from logos to packaging and product design for clients such as Chronicle Books, Citibabes, Aerie, as well as Gibbs Smith. She lives in Manhattan.

(Bronte Blog 20120305)

I am so pleased to have been introduced to this series of books! (Confessions of a Psychotic Housewife 20120331)

The Baby Lit Books are classical looking and will have any shelf they are on stand out from their beauty. They are simply gorgeous. But mostly, the Baby Kit Books will help young children learn how to count and understand colors, while awakening a subconscious curiosity for the classics. (Kid Lit Reviews 20120402)

Author Jennifer Adams' text is paired beautifully with art by Alison Oliver. With colors that capture the time period, and delicate lines around printed forms, Jane Eyre is a visual delight in board book format. (Lorie Ann Grover readertotz 20120319)

From the Back Cover

Text 2012 Jennifer Adams

Illustrations 2012 Alison Oliver

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except brief portions quoted for purpose of review.

Designed by Alison Oliver

Manufactured in Hong Kong inJanuary 2012 by Leo Paper Products, Ltd.

Gibbs Smith books are printed on either recycled,

100% post-consumer waste, FSC-certified papers or on paper produced from sustainable PEFC-certified forest/controlled wood source. Learn more at www.pefc.org.

Published by

Gibbs Smith

P.O. Box 667

Layton, Utah 84041

1.800.835.4993 orders

www.gibbs-smith.com

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011938725

ISBN: 978-1-4236-2474-5

First Edition

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BabyLit is a fashionable way to introduce your child to the world of classic literature. Visit BabyLit.com for more information.

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Product Details

• Age Range: 1 and up
  
• Board book: 22 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith; Brdbk edition (March 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423624742
• ISBN-13: 978-1423624745
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.6 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jennifer Adams is a writer and editor living in Salt Lake City. She graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle and currently works as senior editor for Gibbs Smith, Publisher. She works weekends at her local independent bookstore, The King's English, to feed her book habit.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars One... March 22, 2012

By Bextera

Format:Board book

A little disappointed it wasn't "One Mad Wife..."

Great idea in theory, but a little repetitive if you want to have a collection of these books (which I thought I would). Perhaps an alphabet or word primer for some of them would be a better idea?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Stunning March 11, 2012

By MomWithBooks

Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase

Gorgeous board book! This book has a beautiful matte finish and is very high quality. I would love to have the whole set. It doesn't really have a story line, but it has great pictures and includes moments from the book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars good CHILDRENS book March 26, 2012

By megan welsh

Format:Board book

I really don't have a problem with these books. They are super simple children's books (hence the 1+ age reference) that introduce ideas like counting or color recognition while drawing loosely on classic book themes like Jane Eyre or Romeo and Juliet. My daughter is almost three and loves this series because of the bright pictures and simple words. While we read I usually add in a little more about the original book like who a certain charter is etc..I don't really feel these book are some evil marketing ploy to get adult book nerds to buy them and try to turn they children into mini book nerds. Really how could a two or three year old begin to grasp Jane Eyre or Romeo and Juliet? These are perfect little primers for parents who can't stand to read the same old 1,2,3 books anymore.