Most Popular Books by Tana Hoban

Share these familiar shapes with your baby. It is never too early to look and talk together!

Share this book with the baby in your life. It’s never too early to read together! From the eminent photographer and acclaimed book creator Tana Hoban, this bestselling large format board book features thirty-four bold black-and-white high-contrast images to engage babies and very young children. Tana Hoban’s board books have sold more than a million copies and are beloved by teachers, librarians, parents, and readers. A perfect gift for new parents and babies. Before they are able to clearly see colors, babies respond to the strong contrast between black and white, which makes this the perfect first book for young, developing brains. Experiencing bold black-and-white contrast helps stimulate development in the retina and the optic nerve. This large-format, sturdy board book features high-contrast art from four bestselling Tana Hoban board books: Black on White, White on Black, Who Are They?, and What Is That? These classic and popular books have sold more than one million copies. About Black on White and White on Black, Publishers Weekly said, “Hoban’s compositions are so supple and her layouts so well balanced that she casts kind of a spell . . . magical.”

Tana Hoban introduces the youngest viewer to the idea of size relativity. "Hoban demonstrates once again her mastery of elements of composition, such as color, texture, and balance."--Horn Book.

By viewing nine subjects both in full-page photos and through die-cut pages, the reader learns that things may be perceived in different ways.

While walking through the park, a child sees a wondrous variety of animals.

Over twenty-five years ago Tana Hoban stunned the children''s book world with her innovative black-and-white photographs in Count and See. Now she returns to the subject, and her glorious full-color pictures add a new dimension to the excitement and fun of counting when numbers are still fresh and something to be mastered. From one to one hundred -- Let''s Count!

Tana Hoban never ceases to mesmerize and stimulate her young admirers. Using her unmistakable full-color photographs and an intriguing die-cut format, she has created a striking concept book that will have young viewers scrutinizing and thinking about what they see -- and don''t see. In the tradition of Just Look and Take Another Look, here is yet another window of discovery to our everyday world.

Color photographs introduce signs seen on streets.

Brilliant photographs present a world of possible opposites. "Beautiful, elegantly composed, nourishing to eye and mind."--Kirkus Reviews. "Another winner from an artist with a seemingly unlimited imagination."--Horn Book.

Come to the zoo with Tana Hoban! Look at the animals. What are they? What are they like? The youngest visitor to this zoo can identify the creatures and describe them -- starting with Tana Hoban''s words and adding to them. And, for those who want it, there is a glossary that includes where each animal lives and what it eats. Tana Hoban''s stunning photographs will captivate young naturalists everywhere.

What are the colors of your world? Where do you see these colors? Have you seen them anywhere else? Join Tana Hoban for hours of fun and colorful investigations.

Black and white photos illustrate fifteen pairs of opposites such as front-back, first-last, push-pull.

Whenever you are -- inside or outside -- there are shapes to discover. And with Tana Hoban''s help you will begin to see them. Look around. How many circles, squares, stars, triangles, hearts, and rectangles can you see? They are everywhere!

"This imaginative, wordless book of color photographs is a visual treat, offering witty and subtle sets of images for enriching the eyes of children and adults....[A] satisfying, intriguing book."--School Library Journal. Shadows and reflections are all around us -- under our feet, over our heads, directly in front of us. But only Tana Hoban can make us look at -- and see -- what is right before our eyes. She makes us look with our minds and hearts and imaginations -- and our surroundings are forever changed.

If you know the 26 letters of the alphabet and can count to 99 -- or are just learning -- you''ll love Tana Hoban''s brilliant creation. This innovative concept book is two books in one!

An innovative concept book that is two books in one. Learn the alphabet A to Z and count 1 to 99 using a combination of coins.

Photographs of familiar objects are first viewed through a cut-out hole, then in their entirety.

A concept book in which photographs of objects appear in part, as a whole, & then as a part within a composition.

Thirty familiar signs fill the pages of this handsome book, and invite the viewer to COME IN! "Right on target."--Booklist.

Brief rhyming text and photographs follow a kitten as it explores its surroundings.