These are some of the books that she particularly liked (before 2 years old) and therefore I highly recommend them!
We had all the books in this Ladybird Touch and Feel series, which comprised the above two books and Little Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man, The Enormous Turnip and Jack and the Beanstalk. I found Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs more fun to read aloud, and she seemed to enjoy them more compared to the other titles. Probably due to the cute bears and pigs. I did not like Jack and the Beanstalk as it was about Jack climbing up the beanstalk stealing the giant's stuff and I did not like that I had to explain to the child that it was not the right thing to do. The quality of these board books were fantastic, pictures are colorful and there were many different textures for the babies to touch and feel. My husband bought them at about S$16+ from a children's bookshop and that was before we found out about The Book Depository which is selling for less than S$10 each!
My girl loved this book. She liked it so much that we actually contemplated using the illustrations in one of the pages to customise a birthday cake for her 1 year old birthday. We did not do it in the end because we only had a small family party and did not want to order a huge customised cake. This is a fun book to read, where we go on looking for the green sheep page after page. But instead of the green sheep, we meet many other colorful sheep engaged in funny activities. On the very last page where the green sheep was finally found to be fast asleep, my girl would always lie down and pretend to sleep too. It was so cute to watch. The book is of a good size for bringing out and was especially useful for keeping her occupied during meals out.
Unlike the usual children books, this book does not have bright and colorful illustrations. The illustrations are very nicely drawn, but they are in light neutral colors. I only noticed this when a friend, who saw my girl enjoying the book, found it strange that the book appealed to my girl given the lack of bright colors. You can actually sing-along to the book which may be why it appeals to children. What my girl particularly liked in this book was when the big bear appeared and I would dramatically read out the page "What's that? It's a bear!" It excites her totally. It's also in a good size for bringing out.
5. Busy Garden
I first discovered my girl could read with this book. Before that she was reading "EXIT" signs and other signages at carparks but we just thought she memorised those signs and that it was cute. It did not occur to us that she was actually reading! This is a very fun book for the kids because there are a lot of tabs that the kid can push and pull to make the objects in the book move. For example, there is a tab that you can move left and right and to make the little boy on the swing move up and down the swing. This is accompanied by the words "Swing your legs, to and fro, Way up high, back down low". Very simple and catchy for the little ones. My girl refused to let me give away this book to her younger nephew because she still likes to play with the tabs in the book.
6. Busy Airport
This is another book that is in the same series as Busy Garden. Now the setting is changed to that of an airport. Again, the tabs make the book highly interactive. Turning the tab on the cover page can make the airplanes fly! My girl and I also particularly liked talking about the various people we see on the page showing the check-in counters and waiting area in the airport. Eg. The mommy carrying a baby, the boy sleeping on the chair ... The accompanying words say "Busy airport, say hello. People come and people go." Very easy for kids to understand and remember.
5. Busy Garden
I first discovered my girl could read with this book. Before that she was reading "EXIT" signs and other signages at carparks but we just thought she memorised those signs and that it was cute. It did not occur to us that she was actually reading! This is a very fun book for the kids because there are a lot of tabs that the kid can push and pull to make the objects in the book move. For example, there is a tab that you can move left and right and to make the little boy on the swing move up and down the swing. This is accompanied by the words "Swing your legs, to and fro, Way up high, back down low". Very simple and catchy for the little ones. My girl refused to let me give away this book to her younger nephew because she still likes to play with the tabs in the book.
6. Busy Airport
This is another book that is in the same series as Busy Garden. Now the setting is changed to that of an airport. Again, the tabs make the book highly interactive. Turning the tab on the cover page can make the airplanes fly! My girl and I also particularly liked talking about the various people we see on the page showing the check-in counters and waiting area in the airport. Eg. The mommy carrying a baby, the boy sleeping on the chair ... The accompanying words say "Busy airport, say hello. People come and people go." Very easy for kids to understand and remember.
7. Wanda's Washing Machine
This is a fantastic book for girls! It talks about a girl, Wanda, who is a messy eater and spills food all over her clothes all the time. Thankfully Wanda and her mom, Wendy, have a washing machine, Walter, who does a great job of cleaning off all the dirt of her clothes. At the back of the book, there is a big 3D pop-up washing machine and cardboard clothes (exactly those clothes that Wanda wears in the story) that you can actually pop into the washing machine. I totally love the idea of having a toy in a book (and the toy doesn't take up space!). Boys would probably like this too. Afterall, young kids like to help out with little chores in the house like throwing laundry into the washing machine. Just that this book is so pink, it's obviously targeted at girls. One of the best buys ever.
This is a fantastic book for girls! It talks about a girl, Wanda, who is a messy eater and spills food all over her clothes all the time. Thankfully Wanda and her mom, Wendy, have a washing machine, Walter, who does a great job of cleaning off all the dirt of her clothes. At the back of the book, there is a big 3D pop-up washing machine and cardboard clothes (exactly those clothes that Wanda wears in the story) that you can actually pop into the washing machine. I totally love the idea of having a toy in a book (and the toy doesn't take up space!). Boys would probably like this too. Afterall, young kids like to help out with little chores in the house like throwing laundry into the washing machine. Just that this book is so pink, it's obviously targeted at girls. One of the best buys ever.
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