My Toys; My Clothes; Colours; Going Out

First published as part of another series in 1990, these board books use strong, interesting colours to introduce babies to a variety of objects and concepts. Images are boldly presented on colourful backgrounds with one-word labels, and the items chosen are not always commonplace.

Going Out is the least coherent of the four, encompassing images ranging from flowers to transport and the weather - it feels as though it should have a story line: a challenge for inventive sharers, perhaps? Colours adopts a conventional format - left-hand pages in one colour labelled, for example, 'This is yellow', the corresponding right-hand page shows 'a yellow ballon'. Complementary colours are often used to show up the objects and some pages are very striking as a result.

Worth including in your baby's collection for their simple forms and bright colours.