So Busy: Baby's High-Contrast Board Book

Treasure every first busy moment together with your baby

Each day with a baby is busy! This book features the rhythms and routines that make up a baby’s day. With high-contrast illustrations designed especially for infants, So Busy celebrates the little moments of everyday life. From morning smiles to bedtime snuggles, each page helps nurture early brain development. The bold, engaging visuals are developmentally appropriate for newborns and young infants, and every image is paired with simple, affirming language.

So Busy:

• Explores an infant’s everyday routines in and around the house
• Supports baby’s visual and cognitive development with engaging high-contrast, black-and-white illustrations
• Includes a note for caregivers on how reading together builds trust and love
• Fosters bonding and development through emotional and sensory themes

Baby’s First Moments is a series of six board books featuring original high-contrast black-and-white illustrations that promote cognitive growth and emotional connection in babies while their eyes are developing. Each book features a unique theme relevant to an infant’s early experiences: nature, family, home, feelings, play, and bedtime. The perfect way to support your baby’s emotional development and connection to the world—and to you.

| In So Busy, babies explore everyday objects and routines in and around the home. This book’s high-contrast imagery supports infant visual development, and its themes nurture emotional and sensory awareness to foster early bonding. Includes a note to caregivers on the value of reading and connecting with babies. |

Emily Barton is a Minneapolis-based illustrator whose colorful, playful style brings whimsical imagination to every page. With a background in animation and design, Emily spent years creating vibrant visuals for a local animation studio before transitioning to freelance work where she continues to collaborate with clients big and small. She is a longtime contributor to Hellavision Television Network, a global animation project founded in Minneapolis, and her work is often featured in local pop-ups, art fairs, and other community-led marketplaces. Emily finds her best inspiration from sketching in bogs, going on walks with her dog, Roo, or checking out way too many children's books from her local library.