Synopsis: “Smooth teddies, fuzzy teddies, ready for a cuddle teddies”. These are just some of the wonderfully warm words that can be found in this marvellously irresistable book. Follow Piggly and Penguin as they share their Toy Catalogue.

Review: This book will make a wonderfully adorable addition to every baby’s bookshelf, full of evocative and descriptive words that are illustrated with fantastic drawings showing all the toys that might be found in a child’s nursery. Parents can read the book to their children who can have fun identifying all the toys in the pictures. There are pages of blocks, teddies, cars, puppets, dolls, trucks, puzzles, trains and animals - so there is something for every child. The language is simple and straightforward and the pictures are straightforward representations of the toys described. At the end of the book there is a paragraph addressed to parents, suggesting how the book could be used to encourage children’s development.

This is not just a story book, it is also a resource for developing memory and recognition skills and there are ten ideas for questions and activites involving the identification of items within the book and recognising changes that may have been made to the illustrations. This is a wonderful book that will amuse and challenge children and provide a great resource for parents. It is a must have for all very young children’s bookshelves.

2006-12-20