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Summary: One of the best and most fun learning books around
Review: From our first read-through, this book has captured my son's attention more than any other in our collection. Each time we go through the book (every day), I find a different way to talk about each of the illustrations. The animals are depicted in such an expressive and humorous manner. We can discuss so many different things: shapes, colors, textures, numbers, species, moods (witness the grumpy, bumpy toads), actions, and more. I speak as if my son is older than his four months, but this is the sort of book that will be a definite favorite for years. I can't wait until he's explaining it to me. For now, he looks and looks while pawing at the pictures; each page occupies a full five minutes.
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Summary: An instant favorite and classic
Review: From our first read-through, this book has captured my son's attention more than any other in our collection. Each time we go through the book (every day), I find a different way to talk about each of the illustrations. The animals are depicted in such an expressive and humorous manner. We can discuss so many different things: shapes, colors, textures, numbers, species, moods (witness the grumpy, bumpy toads), actions, and more. I speak as if my son is older than his four months, but this is the sort of book that will be a definite favorite for years. I can't wait until he's explaining it to me. For now, he looks and looks while pawing at the pictures; each page occupies a full five minutes.
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Summary: Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings:Fold-out Fun
Review: I am an English Teacher in Japan. I originally bought this book for one of my special education class, however, the adults in my ofice love this book so much that I have to order another one. Children and adults alike get a kick out of the peek-a-boo features but most of all by the TEXTURES!! A great book to add to any collection.
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Summary: fuzzy yellow ducklings
Review: I bought it for my 7 month daughter. She loves to touch the different textures and shapes. She surprises when for example a square becomes a sheep, or a crescent becomes a shark. She is delighted with her book.
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Summary: MY DAUGHTER JUST LOVES IT
Review: I bought this book for my 8 month?s old daughter. She loves to touch the different textures that appear in every page. Each one is full of colors, and shapes, which become an animal with a texture for each one. Your baby will love this book
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Summary: An interactive smorgasbord for babies and young toddlers!
Review: Matthew Van Fleet's, "Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings" is a twenty-page, touch-and-feel foldout book about shapes, colors, and animals. It measures approximately 7 ½" x 6 ¼" x 1", and is constructed of heavy cardboard with medium-weight cardstock for the pages and flaps. Fortunately, the pages are sealed on ALL three sides, prohibiting toddler renovations. Accentuated by glossy, white backgrounds the watercolor illustrations are expressive, colorful, and entertaining. The text is large, black, and very basic. It begins on the left side of the book, and consists of two-word phrases such as, "Fuzzy Yellow." On the right, is a "fuzzy" yellow CIRCLE, and the word "circle" is printed next to it. The reader lifts the flap, and sees six yellow ducklings incorporated into the texture. Printed to the side, is the word "ducklings."
The book continues in the same manner with a "Bumpy" Brown TRAINGLE turning into twelve grumpy toads, a "Furry" Gray SQUARE becomes four koala bears, a "Scaly" Green OVAL turns into five playful iguanas, a "Woolly" White RECTANGLE becomes seven bashful sheep, a "Scratchy" Blue CRESCENT turns into six mischievous Sharks, and a "Sticky" Pink LINE becomes eight tongue-tied frogs. In addition, the finale is wonderful. It is a four-page, foldout uniting all of the shapes, colors, and animals together in an amusing parade of color and pattern. "Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings" is a tactile treasure for infants and young toddlers! From the outset, this book captivates children with peek-a-boo flaps, differing textures, and beginner's text. Children adore this book, and learn by means of word recognition and sensation. One could include COUNTING as an extra feature, as we usually count the animals, and it may be the reason why the author/illustrator purposely depicted them in groups of 4,5,6,7,8, and 12. P.S. the grumpy toads are my personal favorite! I recommend this book for children one-year and up as the interactive feature, (lifting of the flaps) is too advanced for younger babies, however an infant would probably find the images, and textures captivating all the same.
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Summary: Bound to be a classic!
Review: My son received this as a gift for his first birthday. He is a diehard Maisy fan and does not take to new books right away, but this one was an instant hit! This book teaches a number of different concepts such as shapes, colors and textures. What I especially like about this book is that it is interactive: It is a touch/feel book AND a flap book too! (There are flaps which partially obscure the animals, so all you see are shapes. Your child lifts the flaps to see what the animal is.) If your child likes touch and feel or flap books, you should definitely add this one to your book collection.
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Summary: Cute book, not recommended
Review: Recently I was with my family in a bookstore and, while browsing, selected this book for my 18 month old daughter to look at. Within two minutes (this is not an exaggeration) she had so wrinkled pages and had torn one page that I was forced to purchase the book--this I did because of personal ethics, but I was most unhappy to spend a whopping $13.00 (not including tax) on a book that could not hold up to even three minutes of toddler handling. My daughter is young, but reads all kinds of books (board and paper pages) and treats them well. This book is easily damaged simply because it is not constructed well, or at least not designed for little hands. The flaps must be turned very carefully, even by me. And that is how the book was ripped there in the bookstore--my daughter was simply trying to turn the page, holding the flap where it is logical and most natural to do so, and the flap could not withstand it. Since bringing the book home we have read it together once (trying to get my money's worth) and already I see that there is another flap that will tear similarly--as soon as someone uses just the wrong angle to the flap when attempting to turn it.
I contacted the author of the book with my complaint and he was very understanding, explaining that the publisher has been cheapening the book by using thinner paper and he knew exactly which two pages were too easily ripped. I know that he is not at fault, and it is a cute book (the sticky frog tongues is a clever addition to the usual textures), but it is not manufactured appropriately for the age group to which it is geared.
So, sadly, I cannot recommend the book at all. There are a lot of cute tactile books out there, and this one does not stand out enough to justify having a book that little ones cannot handle themselves.
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Summary: Very Versatile Book
Review: This book teaches so many different things. It has great textures, colors, shapes, and animals. My twin girls love it. They are 22 months now, but we bought this book when they were about 15 months. The best part for them is unfolding the pages! It seems like it wouldn't last, but ours hasn't ripped yet, and we have been pretty hard on it. It is bent up, but that's all. This is the only book that teaches so many different concepts at once. It can be confusing, but once they learn their shapes and colors, you can combine them for even more challenging fun!! I highly recommend this book for toddlers and preschoolers!!
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Summary: Very Versatile Book
Review: This book teaches so many different things. It has great textures, colors, shapes, and animals. My twin girls love it. They are 22 months now, but we bought this book when they were about 15 months. The best part for them is unfolding the pages! It seems like it wouldn't last, but ours hasn't ripped yet, and we have been pretty hard on it. It is bent up, but that's all. This is the only book that teaches so many different concepts at once. It can be confusing, but once they learn their shapes and colors, you can combine them for even more challenging fun!! I highly recommend this book for toddlers and preschoolers!!
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