Like the parent Beginner Books, Bright & Early Books feature the same affordable hardcover format, imaginative stories, and colorful pictures. Geared for a younger audience, these books use simple words, repetition, and pictures that act as clues to the text. Contributors include Dr. Seuss ("Mr. Brown Can Moo!" "Can You?," "There's a Wocket in My Pocket!," "The Foot Book"), Stan and Jan Berenstain ("Inside, Outside, Upside Down; Bears on Wheels"), Al Perkins ("Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb") and Michael Frith ("I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words"). Preschool - Grade 1.
A madcap band of dancing, prancing monekys explain hands, fingers, and thumbs to beginning readers. Full color.
JahaRa
Posted February 20, 2010
This is a favorite of all babies. The rythm is perfect. Your baby will want you to read it so often you will have it memorized in a week. This is appropriate for infants through 18 months
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Posted February 8, 2010
My year old son loves to have this book read to him. He loves to high five and drum on things. Great book to show our hands, fingers and thumbs to each other.
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Posted January 16, 2010
A friend bought this for me and I've read it to my baby boy since he was days old. The rhythm of it hypnotizes him. Older babies can start to mimic the illustrations and my three year old nephew memorized the words easily and started chanting along with me. Highly recommended!
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Posted November 2, 2012
This is my grandson's favorite book. We borrowed it from the library so many times I knew we had to buy it for him so that he could have his own copy. He is 18 months old.
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Posted October 5, 2012
I bought this book for my grandson's first birthday. This book was a favorite of my daughter's when she was young (she still remembers the entire book by heart!). I great addition to establishing a children's library.
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Posted January 5, 2012
Both of my daughters have loved this book, so we had to buy it for my niece, too! The rhythm on this book is unbeatable...unless you're a monkey drumming on a drum...
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Posted May 5, 2010
This book was given as a gift to my children when they were small and they loved it. Now that I have a 2-year old grandson, I had to order it for him. The book is written in such a way that gives you a rhythm while reading. With the rhythm in your voice and playing with your child's hands while counting their hands and fingers, it is a fun book. They will ask for it to be read over and over again! My grown children laughed when they saw it again and even remembered some of the verses and they are in their late 20's now! I was happy that Barnes & Noble was able to order it for me.
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Posted March 1, 2010
My 8 month old loves this book. She loves to be involved in the story. So showing her hands and thumbs and banging them on a drum (the book), she enjoys the interaction.
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Posted September 5, 2009
This was a book I read to my two daughters when they were young. Now I bought it for my grandsons (2 and 1) and they LOVE it too. The rhythm and repetition is engaging and they both wanted to hear it over and over. Their 7 year-old sister even reads it to them when I'm not there.
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.We bought it for our friends baby...LOVE IT!
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Posted April 20, 2009
The cadence when read aloud matches the beat of a drum which is part of the story. The rhyming words increase the fun beat of this book. I read it to my children in the 70's and 80's and now read it to grandchildren. I highly recommend this book.
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Posted February 17, 2009
My granddaughters, ages 4 and 2, were not captivated by this book as they are with others from the Bright and Early Series. They didn't interact with the reading of the book and it was difficult to keep them interested in it.
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Posted February 1, 2008
I loved this book as a child and now my one year old son does too! He wants to read it over and over. He also likes to look through the book on his own and see all the monkeys. When reading, we tap out 'dum ditty' on our legs.
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Posted March 3, 2004
The first book that I can remember as a child is this very one. 25 years later I am about to become a father, and will surely share the enjoyment that this Seuss classic brought me- and still brings me today .
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Posted May 31, 2002
this book is excellent! I used to read it to my children in the early 70's and STILL have it memorized. My son used to get provoked because they had me read it so often I memorized it and often forgot to turn the pages! I'm ordering a new copy for my granddaughter.
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Overview
Like the parent Beginner Books, Bright & Early Books feature the same affordable hardcover format, imaginative stories, and colorful pictures. Geared for a younger audience, these books use simple words, repetition, and pictures that act as clues to the text. Contributors include Dr. Seuss ("Mr. Brown Can Moo!" "Can You?," "There's a Wocket in My Pocket!," "The Foot Book"), Stan and Jan Berenstain ("Inside, Outside, Upside Down; Bears on Wheels"), Al Perkins ("Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb") and Michael Frith ...