Big Bird's Big Book: Counting, Colors, Country, City, Opposites, Playing (Sesame Street)

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Summary: My favorite baby gift for baby #2+, older sibs can enjoy!
Review: Big Bird's Big book has never failed to make a great impression--and my gift is always fondly remembers months later. Further, this is my favorite baby gift for child #2+. Usually, families with children have clothes and toys, and the older sib can feel jealous of all the gifts for the new baby. I always send a card that says, "ask your older brother/sister to read this to you" and it's a hit EVERY time!

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Summary: Where are the "clearly labeled details"?
Review: I ordered this book sight unseen for my 22 month-old son as he loves picture word books. I am disappointed by the lack of labels in the illustrations! My son loves all kinds of trucks but to be honest I can't tell the difference between a back hoe and a dump truck. This book won't tell me either, so it is hard for me to use the book as a teaching tool. I was also disappointed by the section on teaching colors as I find it difficult to find good examples of "true" color on these pages. The illustration is a southwestern desert scene with what almost looks like psychedelic colors(turquoises, fuschias and teal greens). I was trying to decide between buying this book or the Richard Scarry's Biggest Word Book Ever, and I obviously made the wrong decision!

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Summary: Where are the "clearly labeled details"?
Review: I ordered this book sight unseen for my 22 month-old son as he loves picture word books. I am disappointed by the lack of labels in the illustrations! My son loves all kinds of trucks but to be honest I can't tell the difference between a back hoe and a dump truck. This book won't tell me either, so it is hard for me to use the book as a teaching tool. I was also disappointed by the section on teaching colors as I find it difficult to find good examples of "true" color on these pages. The illustration is a southwestern desert scene with what almost looks like psychedelic colors(turquoises, fuschias and teal greens). I was trying to decide between buying this book or the Richard Scarry's Biggest Word Book Ever, and I obviously made the wrong decision!

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Summary: A well loved book
Review: I purchased this book in 1987 when it first came out for my now 14 & 13 year olds. They loved this book "to death". For some reason I couldn't part with it even though the pages were taped together after hours of page turning by my older kids. We now have an 18 month old. When we ran accross this book in storage, we brought it out for the baby. He thinks this book is the best. He sits and looks at the bright pictures, pointing to all the loved characters. Unfortunately the book was damaged in storage, so now I'm shopping for it again!!!

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Summary: Perfect for toddler fun!
Review: This is a sturdy book for toddlers to play with all on their own. My son will sit and turn the heavy cardboard pages, pointing out his favorite Sesame Street characters as well as everyday things that he recognizes in each scene. Sometimes, he will put the book flat on the floor and lay on top of it, nose pressed to the pages with delight. This big book is BIG FUN!