* This touch-and-feel companion to Van Fleet's bestselling Tails (2003) is interactive even before page one, with a pull-tab cover in which animals move letters into place to spell out the title. The book is stuffed with myriad textures, detailed watercolor illustrations, and playful rhymes ("Bite mouth, / Shout mouth, / Slobber mouth, / Slurp!/ Nibble mouth, / Chew mouth, / Rude mouths... BURP!"); a hippo's mouth opens wide during said burp--just one of a couple of kid-pleasing gross-out moments. All the animals, from axolotl to tamandua, are labeled on the final spread, after a fold-out surprise ending. It's a buoyant celebration of the animal kingdom's diversity. - Publishers Weekly", "June 28, 2010, *STAR
Matthew Van Fleet's innovative books have been introducing children to basic concepts for more than twenty years. His uniquely designed board books invite toddlers to touch, press, pull, lift, and even sniff as they explore colors, shapes, numbers, letters, opposites, and more. His New York Times bestselling titles include Cat, Heads, Alphabet, and Moo, as well as the #1 New York Times bestsellers Tails and Dog. His books have sold more than 9.6 million copies and have been translated around the world. He lives with his family in New York. Visit him online at VanFleetBooks.com.
* This touch-and-feel companion to Van Fleet's bestselling Tails
(2003) is interactive even before page one, with a pull-tab cover
in which animals move letters into place to spell out the title.
The book is stuffed with myriad textures, detailed watercolor
illustrations, and playful rhymes ("Bite mouth, / Shout mouth, /
Slobber mouth, / Slurp!/ Nibble mouth, / Chew mouth, / Rude
mouths... BURP!"); a hippo's mouth opens wide during said
burp--just one of a couple of kid-pleasing gross-out moments. All
the animals, from axolotl to tamandua, are labeled on the final
spread, after a fold-out surprise ending. It's a buoyant
celebration of the animal kingdom's diversity. - Publishers Weekly,
June 28, 2010, *STAR
Discover the hidden talents of more than 30 (supercute) animals
with the pull of a tab.--Parenting Early Years, August 2010
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