High contrast board books utilize images both small and large that showcase simple but impactful contrasting shapes and colors. The majority of high contrast board books contain black and white images, but many also include spots of color or shine to add even more interest to them. Find below some of the best high contrast board books to share with your young readers or to purchase as a baby shower book gifts. Though many board books are unauthored, making it challenging to know the background of the creators, as you’ll see, there is excellent diversity in these books, thanks to a wave of them coming from Japan.
Energizing and Immersive High Contrast Books for Babies
If you’d like even more high contrast board books for your young reader or to give as a baby gift, you’ll want to check out the work of prolific children’s book author Tana Hoban (Black & White and Black On White), as well as Phyllis Limbacher Tildes (Baby Animals Black and White and Baby Animals Spots and Stripes). Each of the books in this series are a winner. There’s not a narrative to this book. Instead, each page features an insect in black and white with a shiny spot of color. The text reads “Hello, ______,” featuring the name of the bug, then the noise the bug makes. Explore shiny bees, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and more. Other high contrast titles by Linenthal include Look at the Animals!, Look Look Outside!, and Look at Baby’s House. This book was developed at the University of Tokyo and has infant neuroscience behind the methods used. As any parent could tell you, what words you read to baby don’t matter in the least, and in the case of these sounds, you’re likely to be mimicking what baby themself can say. Don’t forget to also dig into the best new baby books of 2021 so far, as well as these excellent interactive board books.
