Baby’s First Bookshelf. Victoria, BC: Orca, [2013]. 3 vols., board, $24.95. ISBN 978-1-45980-447-0. Contents: Alligator, Bear, Crab: A Baby's ABC. Lesley Wynne Pechter. Victoria, BC: Orca, 2011. 24 pp., board, $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55469-360-3. See review Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns. Richard Van Camp. Victoria, BC: Orca, 2007. 24 pp., board, $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55143-661-6. See review Kiss, Tickle, Cuddle, Hug. Susan Musgrave. Victoria, BC: Orca Books, 2012. 24 pp., board, $9.95. ISBN 978-1-4598-0163-9. See review Preschool / Ages 0-3. Review by Dave Jenkinson. **** /4

Orca Book Publishers has packaged three of its board books as a gift bundle for newborns and their parents and other caregivers. Grandparents, aunts and uncles and friends looking for something to mark a baby’s birth should definitely consider this trio of board books as the starter kit for the newborn’s home library. Since all three books each received a “Highly Recommended” response when originally reviewed, the same conclusion must be made about them as a package. Cost conscious purchasers will note that it is cheaper to buy the trio as a group than it is to acquire them as separate volumes.

Highly Recommended.

Dave Jenkinson, CM’s editor, lives in Winnipeg, MB, a city whose citizens are noted for looking for bargains.

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