One Thousand Things: Learn your first words with Little Mouse

by Anna Kovecses

Overview

What do one thousand things really look like? Let Little Mouse show you in this stunning collection of first words to see and say. Search-and-find Little Mouse on every page and discover new words with every turn of the page. Stylishly laid out, this visual encyclopedia covers everything from space, to the human body, to the world around us, and is full of things to spot and learn along the way.

Perfect for parents or guardians to use at home with little ones, this book contains one thousand first concepts: enough to explore, entertain and educate for hours on end. Learning with Little Mouse is fun!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780711297722
Publisher:	Wide Eyed Editions
Publication date:	01/07/2025
Series:	Learn with Little Mouse Series
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	7.95(w) x 10.95(h) x (d)
Age Range:	1 - 5 Years

About the Author

Young, dynamic illustrator ANNA KÖVECSES's work marries contempory minimalism with an appealing retro-modern illustration style. Born in Hungary, she lives and works in Cyprus. 

Editorial Reviews

"A visual encyclopedia of things to spot and say with a difference, the pictures are strong, bold and dominate the page, the labels are clear and defined but it is not just about the learning, it comes with a game too, a little mouse to spot on every page!  Compulsive and instructional fun, minimal and modern."

"To bill this book as a ‘vocabulary builder’ is to woefully underplay its hand. Study hard and this book will see you safely through nursery and in to reception as an assured four year old who can hold their own in the cut and thrust of classroom debate…  the book is huggable, sniffable and strokable. The bright, digitally created images are easy on the eye, with kid and parent appeal and an air of comforting naivity. The clear font is helpful for early readers."

"A visual encyclopedia of things to spot and say with a difference, the pictures are strong, bold and dominate the page, the labels are clear and defined but it is not just about the learning, it comes with a game too, a little mouse to spot on every page!  Compulsive and instructional fun, minimal and modern."

"To bill this book as a ‘ vocabulary builder’ is to woefully underplay its hand. Study hard and this book will see you safely through nursery and in to reception as an assured four year old who can hold their own in the cut and thrust of classroom debate…   the book is huggable, sniffable and strokable. The bright, digitally created images are easy on the eye, with kid and parent appeal and an air of comforting naivity. The clear font is helpful for early readers."

“The retro-style illustrations in this book are what first caught my eye… I love books like this”—Scary Mommy

“For any young person first learning about the world around them, One Thousand Things is a gentle and entertaining start.”

—How It Works

From the Publisher

2015-06-29
Familiar figures and concepts depicted in a simple graphic style invite very young children to catalog and identify many of the items they might encounter in their everyday worlds. Kövecses concocts a visual banquet for toddlers and ex-toddlers who delight in pointing and naming. Opening each double-page spread with a leading question—"What are these different shapes?" "What are your five senses?" "What animals live in the sea?" "What can you see in the bedroom?"—she presents uncrowded arrays of easily recognizable objects or activities with attached labels. The arrangement is thematic, with sections ranging from "First Things To Learn" and "Things To Do With You" to "Things Inside Your House" and "Things Outside Your House." Along with being highly selective, the images are occasionally stylized to the point of oversimplification, such as a rainbow with but five colors and a figure of a woman labeled as a rear view that could as easily be frontal. Still, the artist slips in horizon-broadening entries like "dinosaur," "astronaut," "tongue," and "pickle," as well as departing from convention, at least a little, by varying the skin colors in a gallery of career possibilities and an extended family portrait. Not a radical departure from similar primary-level catalogs but still useful for building both verbal and visual working vocabularies. (Picture book. 1-4)

Kirkus Reviews