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First 100 Words
First 100 Words
Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: January 12, 2017
Review
This is a boardbook with a handle by which little ones might carry it about. With lots of flaps and different textures to explore, babies and toddlers will practice both eye-hand coordination and the sense of the tactile. The illustrations are actually tiny photographs which makes this offering especially true to life, though some of the pictures seem dated. Colors and shapes, my body, and family are among the topics explored on separate page layouts. With the tiny flaps, however, this might be best for private collections as library collections will find that damage will occur much too quickly. Sadly, the top pictures and the pictures revealed as you pick up the flap don't always seem to make much sense or have any correlation. For example, when flipping up a house one finds grass and when flipping up hair one reveals elbow, and glasses reveals knees.
Overall Book Score: fair
About the Book
Author:
Scholastic, Scholastic
Illustrator: Scholastic, Scholastic
Illustration Quality: fair
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre:
Audience: preschool
Binding Type: trade edition
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780545903301
Price: 6.99