Friday November 21, 2008
Children's Books: Ages 0-3
Displayed below are the top selling items for today, Friday November 21, 2008 along with the review customers have voted "most useful".
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- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book) by Richard Scarry
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar board book by Eric Carle
- Thanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks by Margaret Sutherland
- The Going-To-Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
- Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from A to Z (A Chunky Book(R)) by Richard Scarry
- Open the Barn Door, Find a Cow (A Chunky Book(R))
- Goodnight Moon (Board Book) by Margaret Wise Brown
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
- Peek-A-Who? : Board book by Nina Laden
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Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
(based on 365 customer reviews)
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(Hardcover)
Edition: 25th Anniversary
Author: Maurice Sendak
Publisher: Harper Collins
Price: $12.21
You save: $5.74 (32%) off the list price!
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
147 out of 162 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 7/14/00
Another Classic to Pass Along...get the HARDCOVER!
This book, written in 1963, has been in our family for near to 30 years in its original hardcover edition!It's been passed down, from my oldest at 32 to my youngest, now 8. Each child had their own reasons for loving it, and my tattered (but still good enough for grandkids) copy carries scribbles and memories from each of my sons.
Max is so mad at his mother one evening, when she puts him in his room, he sails off for a year, venturing out where the wild things are - huge, strange looking creatures with terrible eyes and terrible claws, who dance by the light of the moon.
Max handles them all, shouting "BE STILL" until they are so frightened, they agree he's the most wild thing of all.
He goes home in time to eat the supper (the cause of his anger), which is still warm.
The illustrations, colored sketches by Maurice Sendak, invite the imagination of children who might just like a good tale.
For kids who are beginning to express their anger (from 2 to 5), this book is a safe expression of just how *mad* a child can get, and how they can control those wild feelings!
The words are few, and some pages are filled with nothing but Max and the Wild Things, after "the wild rumpus begins."
If you like this book, get it in hardcover. It will be read so many times, you'll be glad you did!
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Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book)
by Richard Scarry (based on 139 customer reviews)
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(Hardcover)
Edition: 1st Book Club ed
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Golden Books
Price: $10.19
You save: $4.80 (32%) off the list price!
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
31 out of 31 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 2/17/05
Have an extra for back-up
I grew up with this book as my favorite and it got a lot of use in my readings. After lots of scotch tape repairs, the books binding finally fell apart and my mom had to buy another one for me.
Now I have my own child and even though he is a 16 month old and doesn't fully appreciate everything it has to offer, he loves the variety of pictures and the large pages that he can turn. And as he learns the names of more things, he has more to point to in the book.
The main upside of the book is that there is a lot to look at on every page. Not just vehicles, but scenery and action make each turn of the page a new adventure. While there is a story that goes on through the entire book, you can get lots of enjoyment just by flipping through it and this makes it worthwhile for younger children who don't have the longest of attention spans. The pictures are clear and bright and help with building vocabulary and recognition.
Before "Where's Waldo," there was Goldbug. After a while, children will know exactly where he is on each page but having to hunt for him the first several times through adds something else to the charm of Richard Scarry.
The downsides are small and not worth worrying about. The pages are big but that means they are easily ripped. Just keep the tape handy. Also, pagewise, it is a long book for that age and parents can grow tired of reading it. But the actual amount of words is small. Most of the time is taken by looking at everything and searching for Goldbug. And most kids seem to enjoy looking through the book by themselves.
And I can't complain at all if a book keeps kids interested in reading. And I expect to buy another copy someday.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar board book
by Eric Carle
(based on 326 customer reviews)
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(Board book)
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Philomel
Price: $8.61
You save: $2.38 (22%) off the list price!
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
224 out of 224 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 11/28/07
Lovely
Eric Carle is the favorite author for me and my sister. His illustrations are lovely and just perfect for the stories. We enjoy reading his books again and again. It is a real joy for us.
This is very simple reading about a caterpillar who eats throughout the whole week. We love the brightly colored pictures on each page and repetitive phrases in this book. This book belongs to each household. We also like Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Why Some Cats are Rascals ( Book 3)
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Thanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks
by Margaret Sutherland (based on 5 customer reviews)
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(Paperback)
Author: Margaret Sutherland
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Price: $3.99
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
37 out of 39 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 11/8/04
What is your child thankful for? Read & find out!
This is one of those special books that involve your children and actually makes them think about what are they thankful. For me Thanksgiving is a holiday where family and friends gather around a table full of wonderful food and this is where this book starts. I like that book includes different families and that it doesn't focus on the 1st Thanksgiving, but about things that each child is thankful for. Parents who love them no matter their actions, for books, cats, dogs, bright sunny days, friends and lollipops!
What a wonderful book that should also get everyone talking about what they are thankful for!
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The Going-To-Bed Book
by Sandra Boynton (based on 171 customer reviews)
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(Board book)
Edition: Revised
Author: Sandra Boynton
Publisher: Little Simon
Price: $5.99
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
83 out of 87 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 11/17/00
Calming Book for Bedtime, But Also Funny and Engaging!
Sandra Boynton's colorful board book is a bedtime treat! An assortment of expressive animals gets ready for bed aboard a giant boat. Boynton amusingly shows then bathing, dressing, brushing teeth ("With some on top and some beneath, they brush and brush and brush their teeth."), and exercising together.It closes with the animals settling down for the night: "They rock and rock and rock to sleep." Graced by Boynton's well-known illustrations and rhythmic, lullabye-like poetry, this is a great book for infants and toddlers alike. It's one of those books you'll keep long after the kid(s) grow up.
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Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from A to Z (A Chunky Book(R))
by Richard Scarry (based on 39 customer reviews)
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(Board book)
Edition: Brdbk
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Price: $3.99
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
29 out of 29 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 8/19/03
This will be my second copy!
My son (17.5 months) loves this book so much he's completely worn it out. We've taped it with clear packing tape several times, but by now even the tape that's taping the tape needs to be retaped, so it's time for a new copy. This is his stroller book--he *must* read this book while riding in the stroller, pointing at all the pictures and exclaiming "truck!" over and over again. Or turning to the fire truck and making a siren noise, or saying "pickle!" at the pickle car.*I* love this book because it's just silly. It puts real-life vehicles (like fire engines) and puts them on the page next to vehicles that don't exist (like a peanut car).
This is such a must-have book, especially for toddlers obsessed with vehicles. If your child is one of them, then definitely get this book (and Byron Barton's _Trucks_, too).
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Open the Barn Door, Find a Cow (A Chunky Book(R))
(based on 75 customer reviews)
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(Board book)
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Price: $3.99
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
55 out of 56 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 12/6/05
Not what I expected
I ordered this book based on all its' glowing reviews. I was a little disappointed when it arrived though. It's very small... yes... good for throwing in your purse etc.. but the flaps inside are also very small. Too small for my 11 month old to use, and a little difficult to find. I'm still going to give it four stars. The illustrations are very colorful and fun. The location of the flaps with-in the pictures is very well done... it's just a shame they are so small. I'm sure my son will really enjoy this book in 5 months or so.
*** For a better young age appropriate lift the flap book, try "Hide and Seek Farm", by Grandreams books. This book is a little bigger, but the card board flaps are huge, and the illustrations simple and colorful. My sons loves this series! (Hide and seek Ocean, Forest, Farm, Pets, Jungle, and Polar)
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Goodnight Moon (Board Book)
by Margaret Wise Brown (based on 592 customer reviews)
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(Board book)
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Publisher: HarperFestival
Price: $8.99
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
300 out of 301 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 5/23/07
Perfect Gift
Goodnight Moon" fulfills two very powerful needs to small children - to keep their mothers close to their sides as long as possible and to make closure on their day by telling each object goodnight. It is a poetic and soothing book helping babies and parents to calm down and go to bed. This charming story of a young rabbit's bedtime ritual invokes the kind of cozy quiet that invites the peaceful security of pleasant dreams. This book is a "must have" for any parent of a young child. Add to it "Why Some Cats are Rascals, Book 1" and you have a perfect birthday package. You might also want to cosider Corduroy , The Giving Tree, and Love You Forever
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr. (based on 318 customer reviews)
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(Board book)
Author: Bill Martin Jr.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Price: $7.95
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
77 out of 87 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 9/11/00
Another Classic From Carle
I've had three children who fell in love with this book around age two. It does a wonderful job of teaching colors, animals and rhyme to toddlers.Aided by Carle's unique illustrations, this book begs to be chanted by the parent who will be reading it for the umpteenth time. ("Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? I see a red bird looking at me. Red bird, red bird, what do you see? I see a ....." etc., etc.) The cadence and rhythm of the words have fascinated my youngsters as they learn to identify different colored animals populating the pages of the book. Strictly a teaching tool, the book does not have a story per se, but it seems to be just right for the child who is just beginning to discover the larger world.
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Peek-A-Who?
Board book
by Nina Laden (based on 108 customer reviews)
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(Board book)
Author: Nina Laden
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Price: $6.95
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Most useful review as voted by customers:
28 out of 28 people found the following review helpful.
Review Date: 12/27/06
An instant favorite!
I got this book as a gift for my daughter who was 8 months old at the time. From the first time we read it she was hooked! For the last month, we have read this book daily at least 15 times! She loves turning the pages and the rhyming really keeps her attention! The awesome thing is the she knows to turn the page after the rhyming word! So we dont have random page flipping! She loves the mirror at the end and looks into the peek a boo window so she can see her eyes then when we reveal the full mirror she gives herself a kiss! I love this book because my daughter can't get enough of it! I feel sorry for the rest of my book collection but I figure they will get their due attention in time.
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