Sure to get a toddler’s gears turning, in more ways than one.
Mechanics made easy for pint-sized engineers.
This ingenious, interactive volume offers the toddler set an entertaining and engaging introduction to working gears. A colorful, friendly-looking robot teaches a basic principle of mechanics by introducing children to a simple system of interlocking gears. Die-cut holes in the cover, and in each succeeding page till the last, progressively reveal seven working, interconnected gears of different colors and sizes. The book is well-designed—easy for young fingers to operate safely and durable enough to withstand the inevitable tugs and grabbing of inquisitive toddler hands. The book is set up so that at the beginning the child spins only the first, purple “master gear,” touching the side opposite the teeth of the hidden second gear; this arrangement doesn’t appear to allow space for even tiny fingers to get caught up in the mechanism. As the first gear turns, children can see the final gear turn, but they can’t yet see the series of connections that makes that possible. Each turn of the page reveals another gear, until the entire system is exposed. Rhyming couplets explain the process; along the way the gears teach children seven different colors. Day-Glo colors stand out against the black backgrounds. Astute children may notice that the system of gearing corresponds exactly to that visible in the body of the robot.
Sure to get a toddler’s gears turning, in more ways than one. (Board book. 18 mos-5)Pub Date: Oct. 10, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-338-15164-0
Page Count: 12
Publisher: Cartwheel/Scholastic
Review Posted Online: Dec. 2, 2017
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 2018
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Momo longed to carry the blue umbrella and wear the bright red rubber boots she had been given on her third birthday. But day after day Indian summer continued. Momo tried to tell mother she needed to carry the umbrella to nursery school because the sunshine bothered her eyes. But Mother didn't let her use the umbrella then or when she said the wind bothered her. At last, though, rain fell on the city pavements and Momo carried her umbrella and wore her red boots to school. One feels the urgency of Momo's wish. The pictures are full of the city's moods and the child's joy in a rainy day.
Pub Date: March 1, 1958
ISBN: 978-0-14-050240-4
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Dec. 9, 2013
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1958
An effervescent celebration of play in the early years.
As with Spanyol’s stellar Clive books, Rosa’s favorite activities buck gender stereotypes.
The toddler races toy cars, jumps monster trucks, and builds a car out of a cardboard box with her buddies in what looks like a day care or preschool setting. Spanyol’s childlike lines, soft palette, and chunky figures are as cheerful as ever. The text is mostly straightforward, simple narration peppered with exclamations from Rosa and her chums: “Rosa and Marcel play in the sandpit. ‘Dig-a-dig, dig-a-dig, scoop!’ sings Rosa.” Rosa has brown skin and black, curly hair, and she wears bright yellow eyeglasses. Her friends include Samira, who uses a wheelchair and is likely of South Asian descent; Mustafa, who appears black; Biba, who has light-brown skin and straight, black hair; and Sarah and Marcel, who both present white. Three other equally charming titles accompany this offering. In Rosa and Her Dinosaurs, the heroine dons a purple dress and plays with a collection of toy dinosaurs. Rosa and her buds (all wearing helmets) roll through the pages of Rosa Rides Her Scooter. And in Rosa Plays Ball, Rosa pushes a cart with various kinds of balls to toss about with her friends outside.
An effervescent celebration of play in the early years. (Board book. 1-3)Pub Date: Oct. 1, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-78628-125-8
Page Count: 14
Publisher: Child's Play
Review Posted Online: Dec. 4, 2018
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 2019
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