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