title: My First Book SHAPES (GOLD Mom&rsquo;s Choice Awards Recipient)
author:  Sophie Helenek 
description: My First Book SHAPES is a clever board book designed to stimulate and captivate baby from birth to toddlerhood, while fueling inspiration and knowledge of your bundle of joy surroundings. 
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  <br />  Offer plenty of age appropriate details and concepts 
  <br />  Perfect medium for parents to interact, engage and bond with baby 
  <br />  Activity book that offers plenty of self-awareness and senses support 
  <br />  My First Book series promote positive reinforcement in baby learning abilities 
  <br />  Fresh and unique series which promote love of learning, and love of books 
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  <br /> My First Book SHAPES received top accolades honoring excellence in family-friendly products, and prestigious awards for its innovation, attention to quality, and educational properties which seals only the 
  <b>very best in reading excellence</b>. 
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  <b>AWARDS</b> 
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  <br />  Creative Child Magazine 
  <b>BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014</b> for Babies &amp; Toddlers category 
  <br />  Mom&apos;s Choice Award 
  <b>GOLD</b> recipient 
  <br />  2014 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) 
  <b>SILVER winner for Child Development category</b> 
  <br />  Purple Dragonfly Book Award 2014 
  <b>Second place</b> 
  <br />  Dad Network - Award of Recommendation - Winner 
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  <br /> My First Book series includes four delightful board books, specially dedicated to babies developmental growth milestones: vision, memory, speech, and social skills. 
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  <b> If interested please ask for a FREE Gift wrap and/or your book signed by Sophie Helenek </b>
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  Praise for Sarah Crossan
  
  
  MOONRISE
  
  
  SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARD  
  SHORTLISTED FOR THE YA BOOK PRIZE
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘Any reader with a heart will weep buckets’  
   _Sunday Times_ Book of the Week
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘Impossible to put down’  
   _The Times_
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘Outstanding and daring’  
   _Irish Examiner_
  
  
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  WINNER OF THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2016  
  WINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE  
  WINNER OF THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘ _One_ broke my heart and mended it’  
  Cecilia Ahern
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘An achingly sad and beautiful story’  
   _Telegraph_
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘It will shake up preconceptions and move  
  readers to tears’  
   _Sunday Times_ Book of the Week
  
  
  
  
  
  APPLE  
  AND  
  RAIN
  
  
  SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2015
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘An inspiring tale’  
  Irish Examiner
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘A poignant, realistic tale about learning to love’  
   _Sunday Times_
  
  
  
  
  
  The Weight  
  of Water
  
  
  WINNER OF THE EILÍS DILLON AWARD  
  SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2013
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘A compellingly beautiful, utte