Baby Einstein: Poems for Little Ones (Baby Einstein Books)

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Summary: Great book, a bit over a 14 mo.'s head, but still engaging
Review: As usual, great baby-friendly graphics, and vibrant colors. If I try to sit and read the whole thing to my child, she gets a little rammy as it's a bit above her head. Still, it's a book that I know she'll grow into and love as much as the other Baby Einsteins.

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Summary: Poems for Little Ones
Review: I began looking at this book with my daughter when she was about 12 months old. She loved it, and asked for it again and again. The text was definitely too advanced for her at that age, but she loved looking at the bright, colorful pictures, and talking about them. I think she will appreciate the text more as she grows older--and I think it's remarkable that she has some baby books that will actually grow with her through preschool!

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Summary: I liked it and so did my son!
Review: I bought this book without having first purchased the video so maybe thats whyI like it.My son is 1 and yes the poems are to "Adult" for him to read,but he likes the colorfull pictures,and likes to hear me name the things in the pictures( apples, flowers, the moon)and today when he saw the snow outside he later opened the book to the snow page, pointed to the page and then pointed to the deck door (which is glass)and the snowy backyard! He made the connection!Give this book a chance, you and your little one might just like it.

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Summary: Beyond Mother Goose for You + Aspiring Poet Appreciators
Review: Not only is this a great book for my youngest child, it is great for the adults who read it.

There are sensory questions to engage each reader - questions like "How does it feel? What does it smell like?" and as a parent-reader you can go more deeply as the child grows older.

The photos are amazing - nice and large -

Some of the poets included are Yeats, Tennessee Williams, Shakespeare and Steve Crow - who wrote one of my favorite pieces which goes like this: "Snow is a mind falling, a continuous breath of climbs, loops, spirals dips into the eart like white fireflies".....

Not quite Mother Goose ...... and equally as beloved for your children once they are introduced to it.

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Summary: Not the same!!!
Review: Our daughter loves the puppet in the Baby Shakespeare video -- Bard, the Poetic Dragon. It was quite disappointing for us to discover that the character in this book is not Bard, the "star" of the Shakespeare video, but some unknown lizard character. Needless to say, the book doesn't grab our daughter's attention because she doesn't recognize that character. No wonder there's no photo of the book cover in it's listing here, on Amazon.

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Summary: Introduction to Great Poems
Review: This book is a wonderful introduction to great poems. Each page has a vivid photograph of an object depicted in the poem on the facing page. Below the photo are two questions to provoke discussion. Very young children like my daughter will like to turn the pages and look at the pictures, and you may only be able to say what the object is. However, as the attention span gets longer you'll be able to read the poems to your child more often, and eventually you can even discuss the questions. We are really enjoying this book!

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Summary: Introduction to Great Poems
Review: This book is a wonderful introduction to great poems. Each page has a vivid photograph of an object depicted in the poem on the facing page. Below the photo are two questions to provoke discussion. Very young children like my daughter will like to turn the pages and look at the pictures, and you may only be able to say what the object is. However, as the attention span gets longer you'll be able to read the poems to your child more often, and eventually you can even discuss the questions. We are really enjoying this book!

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Summary: Skip this one
Review: This is a companion for the baby shakespear video. Basically it features the poems from that video. If you bought the video with the book then don't buy this because you are waisting your money. There aren't enought bright intresting pictures in this. Also the poems are too difficult for young children to read. My son just doesn't find this intresting. This was a wasted purchase because I had this on video and a book. I didn't need it a third time. It lacked orginality. Save your money and buy a different book