DC Super Heroes Little Library is new-parent geek mandatory

My wife and I are done having babies. One thing that I still read-and review on the site are some good board books. The DC Superheroes Little Library is a collection of 10 board books from the DC Universe all about things that pre-k kids through 2^nd grade need to learn. It fills a huge void in board books and is almost enough to make me want to have another baby.

I don’t regret the board books that our kids read. Brown Bear and Boynton Books are fabulous and we’re saving those for the grandkids. And to be clear, Downtown Bookworks has been producing these DC board books for a while. The DC Super Heroes Little Library simply collects all ten previously released books at a substantial discount. The individual board books cost anywhere between $7-$10. The DC Super Heroes Little Library costs $30 online, more in some other place, but why pay more?

It’s an added bonus that every board book in this series is awesome. Super Villains, Even Super Heroes Need Sleep, Opposites, On The Go, ABC 123, Superpowers, Busy Bodies, Girl Power, Colors and Shapes and Super Heroes Have Friends Too are the books included in this set. They feature almost every character in the DC Universe in art work that’s reminiscent of the 70’s style.

Younger readers won’t recognize it as the style that their parents grew up with. Parents, however will immediately remember that style of art and be sucked into reading all of the board books with their children aged 3 and up. The art is a mixture of classic and modern, with the newer heroes like Katana and Cyborg having the ‘classic’ appearance.

In this instance, ‘classic’ specifically means that every appearance of a super hero is going to be appropriate for children.  The clothing is superhero appropriate, the characters aren’t hyper sexualized and the lessons they teach are just as strong as their muscles. Some parents might have ventured into a comic book store and have seen some of the DC superhero titles that are targeted at the teen and older audience. DC does some of their superheroes in books that aren’t good for ages 4 and up, however, these board books are not them.

In looking over these 10 books I was trying to pick a favorite, but it kept changing. It is fun to look at the villains, but the one where superheroes need to sleep, as well as the one where they discuss their need to have help. Each one of these books is a slam dunk and teaches a valuable lesson or skill. Even our 7 year old who knows these skills and can read the books himself likes reading them just to look at the art.

Bottom line: If you’re expecting and have a geek parent in the mix get this library. Ditto if there’s a child 2 or older that needs some cool board books.