Touch! My Big Touch-and-Feel Word Book

by Xavier Deneux (Illustrator)

Overview

"Kids will enjoy reading and handling this book." – Kirkus Reviews

Discover interactive learning fun for little hands: Child development specialists have shown that children learn best when they acquire knowledge through multiple senses. Not only sight and sound, but touch as well, are critical elements in their development. Children love learning to name objects, and they are in for a multisensory treat with this big interactive book. It is the perfect baby shower gift!

• Contains 150 words and 30 touch-and-feel elements that will keep little minds and little fingers engaged through every page
• Features many things familiar in a young child's world, like a soft blanket, the smooth skin of a dolphin, and a rough-textured sack
• Xavier Deneux's chic, bold style and insightful grasp of what makes younger children think, connect, and smile has resulted in over 100 critically lauded books

This generously oversized volume of Touch! My Big Touch-and-Feel Word Book helps young readers build vocabulary and develop picture and word associations.
• Great family read-aloud book
• Books for kids ages 1–4
• Books for preschool and kindergarten children

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782745981783
Publisher:	Tourbillon
Publication date:	04/04/2017
Series:	Touch-and-Feel Books Series , #1
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	1 - 4 Years

About the Author

Xavier Deneux's chic, bold style and insightful grasp of what makes younger children think, connect, and smile has resulted in over 100 critically lauded books. He is the creator of the My First Slide-&-Play Book and the TouchThinkLearn series. He lives in Paris, France.

Editorial Reviews

03/13/2017
Deneux (the TouchThinkLearn series) introduces 150 words, objects, and animals using appealing tactile elements. The book opens with objects and locations closest to a child’s everyday experience—a boy rests under a fuzzy blanket in a “Bedtime” page, a rough-edged wooden “ride-on car” is one of several toys shown at “Playtime”—before moving outward to highlight the produce available at an outdoor market and more than a dozen vehicles that drive, sail, and fly. The second half of the book presents an array of animals, grouped by physical similarities (“Animals with Smooth Skin” includes a dolphin, whale, frog, and hippo) or type (“Birds”). There’s an impressive diversity of items for readers to explore and very possibly encounter for the first time—from mussels and clams to radishes and hazelnut spread. Ages 1–4. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

"Kids will enjoy reading and handling this book."-Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2017-05-24
One hundred and fifty words, most of them useful! This substantial, 24-page board book aims to expand the vocabularies of young readers by way of text, drawings, and 30 touch-and-feel elements. Each page depicts objects organized by theme: "Meal Time," "Bedtime," and "Bath Time," for example, or "Clothes," "At the Market," and "On the Road." The book concludes with 10 pages of animals: "Short Hair," "Furry," "Smooth Skin," "Rough Skin," "Scales and Shells," and "Birds." Textured items on each page keep little fingers and minds engaged—a baby bottle, a plush blanket, a burlap sack, a corduroy jacket, horse "hair," wolf "fur," and fish "scales," to name a few. The book depicts children of varied ethnicities—a white boy and girl on the front and back covers respectively, a brown-skinned boy and a girl who appears to be his younger sister, and a black-haired, brown-skinned boy buying strawberries. There are a few sour notes: one familiar toy is labeled a "shape sorter," which many children will simply see as a puzzle. "Ride-on car," too, sounds awkward, though descriptive. "Jam" is recognizable, but "hazelnut spread" seems a stretch for a child. Both resemble leading grocery-store brands. "Toast" is covered in a sticky spread that collects hair and dirt when laid on a rug. Quibbles aside, kids will enjoy reading and handling this book as long as its (not particularly sturdy) binding lasts. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews