Pete's Potty and Lily's Potty

Pete's Potty. Begin Smart Books. May 2010. 14 pages.
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Lily's Potty. Begin Smart Books. May 2010. 14 pages

Pete and Lily star in two nearly identical board books about toddlers learning to use the potty.

Where is Pete's potty?
It's for poo and pee.
Is it under the bed?
Let's look and see.

Where is Lily's potty?
It's for poo and pee.
Is it under the bed?
Let's look and see.

Each child goes in search of his/her potty. Looking just about everywhere--the bedroom, the kitchen, the garden, etc. Both do find what they're looking for. Can you guess where? The bathroom! Yes, Lily and Pete find their potties, have success, and remember to wash up afterwards.


© Becky Laney of Young Readers

Begin Smart: Animal Faces

Animal Faces. Begin Smart Books. 2009. October 2009. 8 pages.

Chicken
Lamb
Frog

This Begin Smart book is recommended for babies age newborn to six months. It is made of cloth.

This one is simple. Very simple. It shows little ones animal faces. One by one new animal faces are introduced. The backgrounds are very bold colors. I think the fact that it is made of cloth-- plus it's animal-like handle--will make this one easy for little hands to grab, to hold, to chew.

© Becky Laney of Young Readers

Begin Smart: Look Around and Listen

Look Around and Listen. Begin Smart Books. 2009. October 2009. 8 pages.

This Begin Smart book is recommended for babies age newborn to six months. And it features a squeaky toy. A very small squeaky toy. The book itself is a bath book. One that definitely wouldn't suffer from getting a little wet--which could be a good thing! Each page introduces an object--keys, a bell, a duck, a cat, a sleeping baby, a bird, etc--in the illustration and also introduces its sound--meow, quack, jingle, ring, tweet, etc.


© Becky Laney of Young Readers

Begin Smart: Bouncy Baby

Bouncy Baby. Begin Smart Books. 2009. October 2009. 12 pages.

Bouncy baby
Bouncy lap
Little baby likes to
clap, clap, clap

Feet kick
Feet prance
Little baby likes to
dance, dance, dance

This Begin Smart board book is for babies six to twelve months. It is a fun little book! A lift-the-flap book. The rhythm of this one, the rhyme of it, just works perfectly! It's just a fun little book to read aloud.


© Becky Laney of Young Readers

Begin Smart: Baby Says

Baby Says. Begin Smart Books. 2009. October 2009. 16 pages.

This one isn't so much a book as it is a collection of vocabulary picture cards strung together on a plastic teether ring. There are words/pictures on the front and back of each card. This product is recommended for babies age six to twelve months. What kinds of words are included? dog, cat, fish, bird, ball, duck, baby, book, apple, truck, boat, train, sun, moon, flower, etc.


© Becky Laney of Young Readers

Begin Smart: My Little Baby

My Little Baby. Begin Smart Books. 2010. May 2010. 16 pages.

My pup says Woof!
woof
woof

My chick says bleat!
bleat
bleat

This Begin Smart book is recommended for babies age newborn to six months. It is also a touch-and-feel book. Once again I am impressed with the quality of the touch-and-feel elements in this board book!

In My Little Baby, little ones are introduced to various animals (penguins, elephants, chickens, dogs, cats, etc.) and their babies. (The book also introduces animal sounds.)

There is something so comforting, so soothing, so right about this one. It's just a very pleasing book. The touch-and-feel elements are so well done, the illustrations are so well done. It just works really well.

Definitely recommended.

© Becky Laney of Young Readers

Begin Smart: Where's Your Nose

Where's Your Nose? Begin Smart Books. 2010. May 2010. 16 pages.

This teddy bear touches his toes.
Can you touch bear's toes?
Where are your toes?

This teddy bear touches his nose.
Can you touch bear's nose?
Where is your nose?

This Begin Smart book is recommended for babies six to twelve months. It's a touch-and-feel book too. And one of the better quality touch-and-feel books I've come across in my reviewing. So many different textures represented. (I especially loved seeing the touch-and-feel sweater!)
The text's many questions make this one have the potential for being truly interactive.

Definitely recommended!

© Becky Laney of Young Readers