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January 1, 2003/in Board Book Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant /by Angie Hill
BfK Rating:
BfK 138 January 2003
Reviewer: Gwynneth Bailey
ISBN: 978-1897951590
Price: Price not available
Publisher: Uplands Books
Genre: Board Book
Age Range: Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
Length: 12pp
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One Counting Birthday Bear

Author: Prue Theobalds

 

Review also includes:

First Words, ‎978-0920277249

 

‘Babies need books!’ These two teddy books, of simple charm and enduring quality, are just right for the youngest babe, and will last through toddlerhood. Every page has carefully chosen words, with the story told very clearly through the appealing graphics. In One Counting Birthday Bear (counting one to ten), it is the teddy’s birthday, so it would make an ideal gift. Events compare happily with those of any small birthday child, and the numerals and number words, with carefully matched objects, are clear upon each page.

First Words is an interactive book full of endearing moments in the teddy family life, comparable to that of a toddler. Each page has a delightful centre picture following events in the teddy family’s day, with six items from this picture bordering the page, each clearly named. Can you find the umbrella? The butterfly? The basket?

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