Tools / Herramientas

By Gail Gibbons

Book Overview

This beloved early introduction to tools and what they do is now available as a bilingual board book

This English-Spanish board book guide to tools and what they do is great for young builders--whether they're growing up in a Spanish speaking household or one that would like to start introducing Spanish vocabulary from an early age

What are tools? How do they help us make things? For busy toddlers keen on building, Gail Gibbons presents the answers to those questions in this cheerful board book introduction to tools and what they do. From rulers, hammers, and saws, to drills, nuts, and bolts, Gibbons covers basic hand tools and shows them in action

Acclaimed nonfiction author Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator" according to The Washington Post.  These accessible, kid-friendly introductions to the world around us are now available in bilingual board book form, simplified and formatted for the youngest readers and designed to spark their curiosity while establishing early multilingual ability.

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823464636
• ISBN13: 9780823464630
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 18 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Age Range: 3 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool

Customer Reviews

Tool Book

I purchased this for a 2 1/2 year old boy. He loves tools and was excited to go through this with his daddy. I like how it gives names for many types of tools even ones that are not used frequently.

Great for the little carpenter

My 3-year-old loves this book. It covers in clear illustrations and simple words most of the tools that a carpenter or a do-it-yourselfer owns. There aren't any power tools, so it's a little dated, but it's the best book of this type that I've found for the little guys.

A good overview of basic hand tools and their use.

My 22 month old son loves this book. He brings it to me or my wife several times a day for reading. Not much text, good illustrations. Tools are grouped by function (tools that make holes, tools that measure etc.). A few of the tools are obsolete (like the bit & brace) but can be found in the workshops of grandparents.