Checkers and Dot at the ZooBy: J. Torres Illustrator: J. LumWelcome to the wonderfully patterned world of Checkers and Dot! This sweet and striking series of board books has been designed especially for babies and tots. With high contrast, patterned art for developing eyes, simple but memorable rhyming text for reading aloud, and cute as a button characters, J. Torres and J. Lum have created engaging first books that little ones and their loved ones will want to cozy up with