A handsome and sturdy resource for little ones beginning to build their vocabularies.
A bright and busy first picture dictionary.
As little ones flip through this large board book they’ll learn dozens of words relating to their daily lives. Each page is dedicated to a different, toddler-friendly subject: colors, toys, food, and more. Each subject is illustrated with five to 10 bright pictures, set into separate boxes with varying background colors. The images are a mixture of clear photographs and simple illustrations, and each object is legibly marked with lowercase text. The color scheme is suitably primary, emphasizing the building-block nature that these words have for a little one’s vocabulary. Readers just starting to talk will adore this colorful resource. The book is handsomely bound in a faux hardcover style that will make it seem big and important on a little one’s shelf.
A handsome and sturdy resource for little ones beginning to build their vocabularies. (Board book. 1-2)Pub Date: March 7, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4654-5700-4
Page Count: 16
Publisher: DK Publishing
Review Posted Online: May 23, 2017
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2017
A bright and friendly but no more than serviceable board book.
Little readers play peekaboo with animals.
Carle’s iconic illustrations form the centerpiece of this simple lift-the-flap board book. Each double-page spread features an animal obscured by a flap (a solid block of trademark, textured Carle color) on one side and a four-line abcb stanza describing the animal on the opposite page. Readers are given hints about the hidden creature before they play peekaboo and lift the flap to reveal a monkey, horse, turtle, and more. “I’m a big cat, / but I don’t purr. / I’ve got black stripes / and bright orange fur.” Although most of the facts offered are scientifically valid, the ambiguously worded modifier for the monkey’s clue—“With my long tail, / I swing in the trees”—risks imparting the misinformation that monkeys suspend themselves from their tails. Carle’s illustrations are as recognizable to little readers as the characters on Sesame Street or Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and the familiarity breeds appreciation. There’s nothing truly special or distinctive regarding the mechanics of this particular title, but the familiar look acts as a comfort food–esque motivation to get little ones’ attention.
A bright and friendly but no more than serviceable board book. (Board book. 1-2)Pub Date: June 6, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-5344-0105-1
Page Count: 18
Publisher: Little Simon/Simon & Schuster
Review Posted Online: June 18, 2017
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2017
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A solid vocabulary-extension tool.
Little readers expand their vocabularies.
Dozens of words are on hand, grouped into a variety of subjects. Little readers will learn many words for fruits and vegetables, vehicles, arts and crafts, and more. A smattering of objects under each heading is displayed on a double-page spread, each item sweetly illustrated and clearly labeled. The items are all fairly basic, though sometimes the author puts in a few cute asides (a “spill” on the Kitchen spread, a “mess” on the Party one, for instance). The labels are at times a bit too twee, but adults who don’t want their children referring to their toy trains as “choo-choos” or rubber ducks as “duckies” can edit on the fly. They will probably be actively grateful for the “HOT!” printed in red type next to the glowing-red burner labeled “stovetop”—an unusually thoughtful addition. The book nears its end with a double-page spread dedicated to Family. The family has a black “mommy” and a white “daddy” and thoughtfully diverse extended relations.
A solid vocabulary-extension tool. (Board book. 1-2)Pub Date: Sept. 1, 2016
ISBN: 978-1-936669-48-6
Page Count: 22
Publisher: blue manatee press
Review Posted Online: Aug. 1, 2016
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 2017
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