Board Books
A board book is a type of
book printed on thick
paperboard. The paperboard is
printed and used for both the cover and the interior pages. Each page panel
is a minimum of two plies of paperboard thickness. Unlike a typical paper
book that is bound with
saddle stitching (staples) or
perfect binding, a board
book's pages are specially folded and bound together. Board
books are very durable and consequently intended for small children
as they often tend to be destructive and unpredictable. Many best-selling
titles that were originally published in hardcover or paperboard formats
have been converted to board books.