July 2024, Boxer Books, 10 pages, Board Book, Review copy
Summary from Union Square and Co
Touch and feel the farm animals in this stylish, design-led board book. Introducing textures and providing the child with a tactile reading experience, this book explores a cow, a sheep, a rooster, a dog, and a duckling. Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, can you spot these animals in the world around you?
Nayu's thoughts
Simple board books are essential for early reading skills, as they provide great opportunities to intearct with young children. The images are simple and clear without fussy backgrounds so young eyes can easily focus on them. The pages are thick, perfect to withstand any sticky hands! Each animal has a part to feel with different textures.
The only downside is some of the parts feel quite small compared to other touch and feel books. I know little hands are small, and less coverage makes it easier to keep the book not too thick in width, but I had expected the duckling wing to be bigger. This is a very minor niggle in what is otherwise a solid read. The text says each animal's sounds and asks to feel the relevant part on it's body.
Suggested read
If farm animals are enjoyed, older readers may like to read a pig's diary The Seriously Extraordinary Diary of Pig by Emer Stamp (Children's, 7 years +, 10E/10E)
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