Books by Greg Paprocki

R Is for Railway: An Industrial Revolution Alphabet (BabyLit)

by Greg Paprocki

From the creators of BabyLit®, open a window on history while teaching toddlers the ABCs.
Teach brilliant babies about history and their ABCs with Greg Paprocki’s R Is for Railway: An Industrial Revolution Alphabet. Twenty-six Industrial Revolution concepts paired with Greg Paprocki’s adorable illustrations: From “F is for factory” to “P is for printing,” teach your little one about the inventions and changes brought about in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Babies will love this board book’s engaging art, and parents will enjoy its slice of history with this primer’s Industrial Revolution theme. Greg Paprocki proves it’s never too early to start looking back; collect all six of his alphabet history primers!

B Is for Boo: A Halloween Alphabet (BabyLit)

by Greg Paprocki

Introduce your brilliant baby to the ABCs with this illustrated primer about Halloween.
Greg Paprocki’s popular retro-style series of sturdy board book alphabet primers expands to introduce brilliant babies and toddlers to one of the most popular holidays on the calendar: Halloween. Just as other books in this series make learning history fun and engaging for children, this volume will fuel the anticipation of your child’s first Halloween and help to expand their vocabulary in the process.
B Is for Boo: A Halloween Alphabet features a collection of twenty-six illustrations featuring Halloween-themed concepts, including imaginative costumes, oodles of treats, pumpkins galore, masks and monsters, and haunted houses.

G Is for Go-Go: A Sixties Alphabet (BabyLit)

by Greg Paprocki

A perfect way to introduce your brilliant babies to the ABCs while teaching them about the 1960s, a decade that saw America experience a fascinating explosion of radical new music, art, and cultural change.
This book includes a fun collection of twenty-six illustrations featuring educational concepts for your toddler from the explosive 1960s, the decade the Baby Boomers came of age. Rock and roll, the space race, pop art, divisive wars both hot and cold, psychedelia, and important gains in civil rights framed this exciting era of cultural and social change.
Greg Paprocki works full-time as an illustrator and book designer. He has illustrated several Curious George books, as well as The Big Book of Superheroes and six previous BabyLit alphabet books for Gibbs Smith. He began his career as an advertising art director after studying fine art and graphic design at the University of Nebraska.

Countdown to Christmas

by Patti Reeder Eubank, Greg Paprocki

As the days leading up to Christmas grow ever fewer, Little Reindeer keeps asking his friends and family how many are left as he participates in holiday events.

Countdown to Christmas

by Patti Reeder Eubank, Greg Paprocki

Bursting with holiday cheer, each spread of this charming primer invites toddlers to find and count objects hidden in festive scenes of Christmas fun.
Christmas is coming! Toddlers learn to count down from 10 by finding objects hidden throughout these charming scenes of holiday fun rendered in illustrator Greg Paprocki’s classically retro midcentury art style. From decorating cookies and caroling to hanging ornaments and reading favorite stories, there’s Christmas fun on every page. The final spread is packed with surprises! Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading.

M Is for Music

by Kathleen Krull, Greg Paprocki

Music and the alphabet have always gone together. Don't kids learn their letters by singing the ABCs? But you've never seen--or heard--a musical alphabet like this one. Beloved tunes. Unusual instruments. Legendary virtuosos. From anthems to zydeco, the language of music and the music of language harmonize in one superb symphony. It's a funky fusion for songsters of all ages!
Playful text opens up the world of music to the youngest readers, and conversational endnotes offer older readers a springboard to further musical explorations.

M Is for Music

by Kathleen Krull, Greg Paprocki

Music and the alphabet have always gone together. Don't kids learn their letters by singing the ABCs? But you've never seen--or heard--a musical alphabet like this one. Beloved tunes. Unusual instruments. Legendary virtuosos. From anthems to zydeco, the language of music and the music of language harmonize in one superb symphony. It's a funky fusion for songsters of all ages! Includes endnotes.

M Is for Music

by Kathleen Krull, Greg Paprocki

A charming introduction to musical instruments from around the world!
F for flugelhorn, M for maraca, and T for tambourine: Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s engaging retro illustrations present the world of music, from the piccolo to the nose flute, from the veena to the ukulele. Each page contains rich cultural elements from the instrument's region of origin.

B Is for Bison: A National Parks Primer (BabyLit)

by Greg Paprocki

Introduce your toddler to 26 national parks found in the United States with this colorful alphabet primer, from the creators of BabyLit.
An engaging collection of illustrations showing amazing features of 26 national parks across the United States. Features of each park include popular animals, landmarks, and scenic views. Have fun reading with your child as you come across letters such as: G for Grand Canyon National Park, L for Lava, O for Old Faithful, and Y for Yosemite National Park. Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s popular BabyLit alphabet board books feature his classically retro midcentury art style that’s proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults.

Countdown to Halloween

by Greg Paprocki

Brimming with Halloween excitement, each spread of this charming primer invites toddlers to find and count objects hidden in just-spooky-enough scenes of fall fun.
Halloween is coming! Toddlers learn to count down from 10 by finding objects hidden throughout these charming scenes of fall fun rendered in illustrator Greg Paprocki’s classically retro midcentury art style. From walking through corn mazes and bobbing for apples to choosing costumes and telling spooky stories around a fire, there’s excitement on every page. The final spread is packed with surprises! Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading.

E is for Earth (A Babylit Book)

by Greg Paprocki

Learn with your toddler all about our amazing planet, Earth, and the things we can do to make it more healthy, sustainable, and even more beautiful.
An engaging collection of illustrations teaching children all about the amazing planet we live on and the things we can do to make Earth more healthy, sustainable, and even more beautiful. Have fun reading with your child as you come across letters such as these: A for activist, C for compost, E for energy, and O for oxygen.
Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s popular BabyLit alphabet board books feature his classically retro midcentury art style that’s proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults.

F Is for Fairy Tale (BabyLit)

by Greg Paprocki

Introduce your toddler to classic fairy tales with this colorful alphabet primer, from the creators of BabyLit.
An engaging collection of 26 illustrations featuring many different fairy tales and fairy tale objects―such as Castle, for Cinderella; Lamp, for Aladdin; Tower, for Rapunzel; and Red Roses, for Alice in Wonderland. Teach your little ones to be just like a fairy tale hero with words such as Brave, for the brave little goat in Three Billy Goats Gruff; Fearless, for small Thumbelina who floats down a river; and Mighty, for the mighty little boy who pulls a sword from a stone. Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s popular BabyLit alphabet board books feature his classically retro midcentury art style that’s proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults.

P Is for Pirate

by Greg Paprocki

Learn with your toddler from A to Z about the world of pirates―the jargon they use and the tools they need―through fun, silly, and engaging illustrations.
An engaging collection of illustrations teaching children all about the silly and fun world of pirates. Have fun reading with your child from A to Z as you come across letters such as these: A for Ahoy, matey!; D for Daring; O for Overboard; and S for “Shiver me timbers!” Each illustrated page contains a special hidden character that kids will find running throughout the whole book.
Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s popular BabyLit alphabet board books feature his classically retro mid-century art style that’s proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults.

T Is for Thankful (Babylit)

by Greg Paprocki

Introduce your toddler to the Thanksgiving holiday with this colorful alphabet primer, from the creators of BabyLit.
An engaging collection of 26 illustrations featuring things to be grateful for―such as kindness, blessings, and veterans―and Thanksgiving Day festivities and objects―like pumpkin pie, a cornucopia, and family recipes. Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s popular BabyLit alphabet board books feature his classically retro midcentury art style that’s proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults. Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading.

Z Is for Zoo (BabyLit)

by Greg Paprocki

Introduce your toddler to the ABCs with this illustrated primer about many of the animals they’ll find in the zoo.
An engaging collection of 26 illustrations featuring every child’s favorite zoo animals from around the world, from apes to zebras, all shown in their natural habitats. Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s popular BabyLit alphabet board books feature his classically retro midcentury art style that’s proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults alike. Have fun discovering new details in each illustration with every successive reading.

D is for Dogs

by Greg Paprocki

Learn with your toddler from A to Z all about different kinds of dogs and their funny doggy behaviors.
A fun collection of illustrations for young readers featuring a variety of dog breeds―ranging from large to tiny―that toddlers might see in their neighborhoods or on TV. These cute-as-can-be dogs―athletic dogs playing in the park, wet dogs shaking off water, sleepy dogs taking naps, hungry dogs having a snack, and more antics―will make toddlers laugh and smile. Another delightful BabyLit alphabet board book featuring Greg Paprocki’s classically retro mid-century art style that’s proven to be a hit with both young children and adults.

D Is for Dreidel: A Hanukkah Alphabet (Babylit)

by Greg Paprocki

Celebrate all things Hanukkah in this A to Z primer . . .
Introduce your little one to the Festival of Lights in this fun collection of twenty-six illustrations featuring Hanukkah-themed concepts, such as latkes, gelt, the menorah, and of course dreidels.

Countdown to School

by Greg Paprocki

Greg Paprocki’s Countdown to School is the perfect board book to read with your little one who is either getting ready to begin preschool or who has an older sibling or friend heading to school in the fall.

It's nine days until school starts, and what do we do? We go shopping for school clothes, of course! Three days before school starts, we talk about our feelings because it is okay to be a bit nervous. And two days before school starts, we organize our school supplies and pack them into our backpack. We are ready to go!

Toddlers learn to count down from 10 to 1 as they mark the days until school begins, and they can practice counting by finding objects hidden throughout these fun back-to-school scenes in Paprocki’s classically retro mid-century art style. From finding green library books and blue water bottles to exploring the playground and visiting the classroom, there’s fun to be had on every page. Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading of the book.

Day of the Dead: A Count and Find Primer

by Greg Paprocki

Introduce your toddler to Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) with this colorful counting primer, from the creators of BabyLit.

This engaging board book features popular Day of the Dead activities and objects, as it is celebrated in Mexico and throughout the world. Count and find, from 1 to 10:

• 1 Comparsa (a carnival-like celebration)
• 2 Catrinas (a female skeleton)
• 3 Photographs of the departed
• 4 Coronas de flores (a crown of flowers)
• 5 Musicians
• 6 Pan de muertos (“bread of the dead”)
• 7 Marigolds
• and more!

Discover even more hidden objects to seek within the illustrations, listed at the back of the book!

Illustrator Greg Paprocki’s classically retro midcentury art style is a hit with both toddlers and adults. Discover new details in each illustration with every successive reading.

P Is for Pride

by Greg Paprocki

Read with your toddler from A to Z about the LGBTQ+ community in the board book P is for Pride while supporting diverse families with kindness and love.

Greg Paprocki’s P is for Pride introduces toddlers to the alphabet by pairing each letter with a word associated with the LGBTQ+ community and supporters in an age-appropriate way. Learn how to be inclusive with words like Courage, Equality, Gay, Nonbinary, Rainbow flag, and Hug, Kindness, and Love in scenes showcased with Paprocki’s classically retro mid-century art style that’s proven to be a hit with both toddlers and adults.