board book

Sturdy infant literature

A board book is a book for babies and toddlers made with thick, rigid cardboard pages rather than paper.

The sturdy construction withstands chewing, bending, and rough handling from small hands: We packed a few board books for the flight.

Most picture books for the youngest readers are published in board book format.

format

cardboard

Rigid paper for containers

hardcover · laminated · rigid · sturdy · reinforced · spine · binding · rounded corners · wipeable · tear-resistant

content

pictures

Visual depictions of scenes

shapes · numbers · alphabet · first words · vehicles · bedtime · peek-a-boo · lift-the-flap · touch-and-feel · rhymes

audience

baby

Very young child

newborn · child · nursery · beginner · caregiver · parent · storytime

learning

vocabulary

One's word collection

naming · cognitive · development · concepts · matching · identification · visual · attention · memory · motor skills

tactile

texture

Surface tactile quality

fuzzy · smooth · bumpy · soft · interactive · crinkly · feely · mirror · squeaker

Categories
Opposites
book format/binding

board bookpaperback

Book with flexible cover

softcover · trade paperback · pamphlet · chapbook · magazine

target audience/complexity

board booknovel

New and unusual

literary fiction · dissertation · technical manual · encyclopedia · tome

medium/physicality

board booke-book

Downloadable text file

ebook · website · audiobook · online publication · online article

Family

book, board, cupboard, keyboard, boards, aboard, boarding, dashboard, boarded

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G