The Great Book of Picture Puzzles

This beautifully produced puzzle book which targets the infant range is an ideal way of introducing children to this genre. The illustrations are appealing, the puzzles themselves range well in type and it's all very well paced. The book works brilliantly in a family situation and delivers so much that teachers will be scrabbling around to find ways in which it could he adapted to a classroom! One or two children could be supported by a volunteer helper or alternatively two copies could be cannibalised, put on card and used with acetate sheets and water-based pens. It's good to see this genre given the respect it deserves by the authors and the publisher - too little attention is paid to quality material which challenges versatility of thinking style in young children.