Description:
Just as Roger Priddy did with Toddler's Play and Learn: 123 and Toddler's Play and Learn: ABC, this photo- and fun-filled book helps little ones learn with simple, colorful design, compelling photography, and plenty of opportunities to interact. Five heavy tabs separate the durable cardstock book into five sections: touch- and-feel (kids get to rub bright red bird feathers, blue denim jeans, and shiny orange fish scales); lift-the-flap (shapes and patterns like oval eggs and a circular orange are revealed behind flip-open and fold-out flaps); slide-and- turn (a spinning wheel and slide-open doors encourage kids to identify colors and patterns); stencils (which help kids draw and name common shapes); and shiny foil (eye-catching squares in reflective metallic foil). Priddy's cleverest accomplishment is the depth of the activities in Play and Learn: Colors and Shapes. Bright colors, moving parts, and unique textures should keep babies entertained, while counting games ("How many ladybugs can you find?") and more complicated bonus questions ("Can you point to something pink and sleepy?" on a page with snoozing piglets) can maintain the interest of older kids. (Baby to preschool) --Paul Hughes
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