Review: Piggies

Piggies by Audrey Wood

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



This book has hilarious, beautiful illustrations. I remember checking it out from the library as a child, so I found it to read for my daughter when singing "Where is Thumbkin?" reminded me of it. I got the board-book version at our library, but it doesn't really attract the attention of an infant. Save it for a child who is ready to participate in finger-plays and can really look at the pictures with you.



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Review: Cash

Cash by Johnny Cash

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Fascinating book. More of a memoir than an autobiography, Cash records some of the singer's stories. I admired his candor, and he certainly has a vivid way with words.



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Review: Winnie-The-Pooh's ABC Book

Winnie-The-Pooh's ABC Book by A.A. Milne

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



This is just a basic ABC book with illustrations pulled from the original Pooh books. I would have liked it to be more Pooh-centric; there are better ABC books with classic children's characters, like Dr. Seuss or Little Critter.



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Review: White on Black

White on Black by Tana Hoban

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



This is a wordless book, designed to introduce babies to books, but not to stories. Each page is a simple white-on-black silhouette of an everyday object. This is a great first book, since it's easy for babies to focus on the high-contrast illustrations.



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Review: But Not the Hippopotamus

But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I could read this one all day long. Poor armadillo.



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Review: Baby's ABC

Baby's ABC by Neil Ricklen

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



A basic ABC book. I think the baby likes to look at pictures of other babies, but after a dozen repetitions, I'm pretty bored of this one.

The state of Arizona gives this book to new parents.



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