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Tag: board book adaptations

December 1, 2025 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: The Great Board Books of 2025

You're not going to believe me when I tell you that this is just a small smattering of board books published in 2025, but it's the truth.

December 2, 2021 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Books: 2021 Board Book Reprints and Adaptations

Introducing Board Book Reprints and Adaptations! I've always enjoyed seeing which picture books find new life in a board book format and successfully make the transition.

December 2, 2019 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Board Book Reprints & Adaptations

Remember, only some picture books truly work well when adapted to a board book format. I also like to include on this list those books that have been out-of-print for a while and have come back. Enjoy!

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31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Two – 2017 Board Book Reprints and Adaptations

December 2, 2017 by Betsy Bird

All right, class. Let’s define our terms. This year board books fell into three distinct categories. First, there are the original publications, such as you might find on yesterday’s 2017 Board Books list. Then there are reprints. These are books that were published originally as board books but went out of print at some point. […]

2017: Marking the Rise of the Almighty Board Book

July 6, 2017 by Betsy Bird

It’s not as though board books have ever really gotten their due. Doomed to withstand the incessant chompers of teeny tiny gums, half the time they are mistaken for chew toys and the other half as portable germ factories. Here’s a test. Walk into your local library. Look long and hard at the board book […]

31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Two – 2016 Great Board Book Adaptations

December 2, 2016 by Betsy Bird

So what do we mean when we say “Board Book Adaptations” exactly?  Well, you’re probably familiar with the phenomenon of taking a picture book and chopping it down into a board book  When this is done poorly the end product is strange and squished.  The most egregious example of this might be the Cloudy With […]

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