BABYLIT BOOKS!
Babylit is a wonderful series developed by Jennifer Adams and illustrated by Alyson Oliver. The idea is adult literature for children simplified into board book fashion. I stumbled across these in a catalog when I still worked at the bookstore, and made sure that we got them in, because if nothing else I was going to purchase them for myself.
Initially there were only Romeo & Juliet and Pride & Prejudice, and being the Jane Austen fan that I am, I of course needed to buy these to put away for future use. R&J and P&P are both counting books, number 1-10, of course these are for children so there is no mention of the tragic end of R&J.
They are adorable and brightly illustrated with the number and the words on one page and the pictures on the other.
Of course the a big appeal of these books for the adults who love the originals is that they can get the few subtle jokes in the illustrations.
After the success of the first two, another pair followed: Alice in Wonderland, a colors book, and Jane Eyre, another counting book. So far there are 9 books in total in the Babylit series, and I will be examining the other ones at a later time (when I can get my hands on them).
I strongly urge you to purchase these adorable books, be they for your own children or for others. Start them reading the classics early...or if not reading at least the board book form is safe for tiny mouths.
