Here is what DK Publishing has to say about these new titles, "With a sparkling new look, these bestselling DK classic preschool board books are sure to become favorites for a whole new generation of young readers. Babies and toddlers will be drawn to the captivating, tactile pages, and will want to touch, feel, and explore every spread."
Each book measures 159x159mm, is 12 pages long, and is suitable for children ages 0-5. If you have more than one child under the age of 5, the Touch and Feel books are a perfect choice for your library!
Review
I have seen books that allow you to touch and feel different textures in the past, and I have always been a fan of them. I sometimes wonder, do I or do the babies I'm reading with enjoy them more?! These books allow you and your children to interact, have fun with, and learn from the Touch and Feel books. As a child, I remember loving books that did something - and these books fill that desire for children to experience new and exciting elements within the pages.
Touch And Feel Dinosaurs
I loved the basic images that were contained within the pages of this book! The simplicity makes it easy for young minds to focus on the variety of sensations that this book offers. This book helps your child interact with it by inviting them to explore the fun textures of various dinosaur parts (e.g. skin, horns, tongue and more). In addition to various sensations, this book will introduce your children to different dinosaur species. This book is a perfect length for young children.
One thing that could be improved in this book - one of the pages in this book has a 'sticky tongue' sensation. If you a parent of a young child, you know that things get dirty...fast. To me, a sticky sensation in a Touch and Feel book is asking for trouble; this aspect will likely limit the lifespan of the book. After using this book for a couple of weeks, the sticky sensation has already started to get dirty.
Out of these two books, the Touch and Feel Jungle Animals book is my favourite. I love the variety of textures in this book. Lyla also seemed to enjoy the feelings in this book quite a bit.
This book like the other, has basic images and simple directions that make it easy for young children to interact with and learn from this book. This book included a variety of jungle animals and fun textures. This book is the same length as the Touch and Feel Dinosaurs book, making it short enough for young children to stay entertained.
There is nothing in this book that I would change. My daughter and I enjoyed it from front to back.
My daughter enjoyed reading these books with me. She had fun exploring the different dinosaurs and jungle animals and learning about new tactile sensations. I think these books are a great choice for both boys and girls! These are the first books that we have in her book collection that allow her to learn through touch. Since receiving these books for review, we have already purchased another Touch and Feel Book by DK Publishing for her.
Overall, I think these books are great for teaching your children through imagery and touch. Your children will learn about different sensations, animals, and more with Touch and Feel Dinosaurs and Touch and Feel Jungle Animals.
In the future I would love to see DK Publishing publish some Touch and Feel story books; the current Touch and Feel series is very action orientated and does not tell a story.
*GIVEAWAY*
How many winners are there? One (1).
What can you win? One winner will receive a copy of Touch and Feel Dinosaurs and Touch and Feel Jungle Animals from DK Publishing.
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This giveaway will end on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 12:01 a.m. EST.
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Disclaimer: I received a free copy of each of these books to
review. Receiving these items did not in anyway affect the information
that I shared in this article. All the opinions in this article are my
own.
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