Archive for November, 2006

Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Great book.  This book goes through a series of animals asking the same question and gives a happy reassuring answer each time.  The animals chosen are a good mix and help to demonstrate the artists abilities.  I’m not a big fan of the artwork, but I think I’m in the minority there. 

A bonus for older children at the end is a listing of all the animals in the book with the official names of the parents and children.  I found it quite interesting myself too.  Definitely one to add to your child’s collection.

Doggies

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

This is actually a pretty good book.  One of my favorites really.  It’s a 1-10 counting and color book and does a good job of throwing in some twists.  It’s a hard back and seems to be decently bound.  The artwork is good and I love the layout. 

My only issue with this book is that the colors get mixed up between the dogs.  Each dog / number gets a color when it is introduced which is great, but on the pages where it shows multiple dogs in boxes the colors are wrong.  No biggie, but worth pointing out I thought.

My son seems to like this book too.  He’s a little young to say for sure, but it does keep his attention.  All in all a good book and I would definitely recommend it.