Hello! Please! Thank You!

Look, match, listen, and learn! Join well-mannered animal friends as they teach first manners in this lively, interactive Slide & Sound sturdy board book. Little ones will love following along the interactive story by sliding the doors, matching the icons, and pushing the corresponding audio buttons featuring a penguin, sloth, puppy, giraffe, elephant, panda, and more! Learn polite phrases and words such as please, thank you, I'm sorry, excuse me, and nice to meet you by pressing the 14 unique sound buttons. The listen-and-learn matching game allows toddlers and preschoolers to practice polite words and phrases used in real life situations by sliding the doors and finding the correct character and response. Learn all the ways one shows consideration and respect for others by pushing the buttons and following along the story for a fun sensory experience designed to entertain, strengthen fine motor skills, reinforce language and literacy growth, and teach empathy. 

Collect the entire Early Bird Sound Book series!

• listen-and-learn matching memory game! Slide the doors to reveal cute animal friends.
• Introduces toddlers and preschoolers to social-emotional learning concepts
• 14 polite phrases and words including hello, goodbye, please, thank you, excuse me, you’re welcome, I’m sorry, nice to meet you, good night, and more!
• Sturdy board pages for little exploring hands to read over and over again
• Icons on each page correspond with the buttons providing an opportunity to practice matching and fine motor skills 

Cottage Door Press is an independent publisher of high-quality children’s books. We believe that every child deserves an excellent first book experience—beginning on the day they’re born.

Reading is learning is our driving philosophy, and we strive to help parents understand why reading aloud from birth is so important. We offer a simple development-based guide to help them on their journey.

Ruby Byrd is a pen name for the creative team at Cottage Door Press. We use a name like this when we work together on a story. We choose a name that stands for "red bird," which is our cheerful little mascot.