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My Big Animal Book (Priddy Bicknell Big Ideas for Little People) [Board book]

Roger Priddy
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (196 customer reviews)


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Book Description

May 17, 2002 Priddy Bicknell Big Ideas for Little People
The stunning large format brings the images of the animals to life in My Big Animal Book. This book is ideal for babies and toddlers, and helps to build your child's vocabulary.


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About the Author

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification—in art. He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books was working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing, and then he worked with Peter Kindersley at Dorling Kindersley, where he spent 16 years. Priddy became Creative Director of DK’s Children’s Division and was Managing Director of the children’s mass market publisher Funfax when it was acquired by DK.
 
In 2000, he created Priddy Books with John Sargent at St Martin’s Press to create innovative and imaginative titles for children, from first books for babies through early reference titles for older children. Since then, over 30 million copies of Roger's 200 plus books have sold worldwide, with five of his books—My Big Animal, My Big Truck, Happy Baby Words, Happy Baby Colors and Puppy and Friends—each selling over one million copies. He is also the author of Big Board First 100 Words; Big Board Books Colors, ABC, Numbers; and Bright Baby Noisy Monsters. His creativity has been recognized with numerous industry awards. Priddy lives in London with his wife Zena and their four children.
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Product Details

  • Board book: 12 pages
  • Publisher: Priddy Bicknell (May 17, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312490836
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312490836
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 10.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (196 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,016 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Roger Priddy is the creator of over two hundred best selling books for young children including Wipe Clean ABC, First 100 Words, and Fuzzy Bee.

When he was at school he couldn't decide between being a patisserie chef or going to art college. On the advice of his father he chose art college and trained as an illustrator before becoming a designer at Usborne Publishing.

Roger's love for children's early learning has led him to create some of the most successful children's non-fiction books, first at Dorling Kindersley (My First Word Book, Incredible Cross Sections and My First Cook Book) before he set up Priddy Books with St. Martins Press in New York where several of his books have sold over a million copies each including My Big Animal Book and Happy Baby Words.

In total he has sold over 65 million books worldwide and his books have been translated into over 30 languages.

He says "It is always rewarding to see a child enjoying and learning something from one of our books, especially the babies when you think it could be the first book they have ever seen.

I am very lucky to have a career where you get to think up fun ways to teach a kid how to write their letters and learn their first words whilst finding out about Dinosaurs at the same time!"

Roger lives with his wife Zena in London and Cork, Ireland (when it's not raining, which isn't very often!) They have four children Sam, Rose, Alannah and Gabriel (and a dog called Wallace) who have given him most of his best ideas for his books. He still loves baking bread and cakes!

Customer Reviews

This book has colors and bright pictures of real animals, very large and sturdy. Sharah Burton  |  88 reviewers made a similar statement
My son is 14 months old and he has loved this book for months. Michelle Wittenberger  |  61 reviewers made a similar statement
My daughter "reads" this book multiple times a day and loves going over all the animals! E. GRAY  |  25 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
124 of 125 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful first animal photography book!!! February 3, 2005
Format:Board book
My son received this book for his first birthday and it has quickly become a favorite. He still chooses this book regularly at storytime and he is now 18 months old. Reasons to buy this book include...

1. Great book for language development. The animals are sorted into groups including Baby Animals, Pets, On the Farm, Birds, and At the Zoo. A great book for playing "Where's the..." and "What's that?" pointing games.

2. Clear, beautiful photos. Each animal photograph is also placed against a solid colored background so that the image really stands out.

3. Unlike other animal photography books, the pages are not an animal collage with all the animals mixed in together. Each animal is shown in a square or rectangle with the name of the animals printed in lowercase underneath. Babies and Young toddlers are often confused by jumbled images and prefer the simplicity of how the animals are presented in this book.

4. The book also has a rhyming, interactive text. For example on the zoo page it says, "I'm hard to see when I'm out in the snow. Who am I? (polar bear) I carry a trunk wherever I go. Who am I? (elephant). My toddler, like most, is highly attracted to rhyming text.
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Animal books December 31, 2003
Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase
I got this for my one year old twins, and they simply love it! They enjoy looking at the bright and colorful photographs of all the animals and this book enables me to make it a fun way of teaching them what different animals look like and the sounds they make. One of my twins always wails when I am finished and I close the book -- she simply wants to look at the book some more! I highly recommend this book for parents with young children.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An early favorite and a fantastic teaching resource January 8, 2008
Format:Board book
From the time my son first learned to talk, he has shown a fierce curiosity about what things are called as well as a total fascination with animals. I picked up Priddy's My Big Animal Book to help him identify various animals as well as to build his growing vocabulary, and it was a tremendous success on both levels.

The book features large, sturdy pages that catalog a variety of animals you'd find on a farm, in a zoo, or in people's houses. There is also a section on baby animals. The photos are large and colorful, and never fail to capture my son's attention. Between this book and My Big Truck Book (Priddy Bicknell Big Ideas for Little People), my son's vocabulary and understanding of the world around him increased by leaps and bounds. His first trip to the petting zoo and Zoo Atlanta were even more fascinating to him after seeing the pictures in this book. The day he saw real gorillas for the first time, he turned to me with a stunned look and shouted "Gayayas, Dada!" Thinking about that never fails to put a smile on my face! The book also allowed us to use his curiosity about animals to teach him about sizes, animal sounds, counting, and colors.

My son is two years old now and far more interested in storybooks, and the knowledge he gained from My Big Animal Book was a great help in transitioning him to books like Hug and Where's Spot?. He still takes this book off the shelf time after time just to look at the great photographs of his favorite animals.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Book for Nursing Home residents July 27, 2005
Format:Board book
My mother has Alzheimer's Disease, and cannot read regular books anymore. She does enjoy pictures of animals though and this book was just perfect for her. The pages are a little hard to turn and are very thick, but should improve with use. The pictures in this book are nice and large. She really loves it.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Picture Book July 25, 2006
By Mom
Format:Board book
I bought this for my son when he was about one year old. He loves this book. He picks this among other books because it is big. Loves the pictures (very bright and clear pictures. The right number of pictures on each page) He points to each picture and asks us to name it. Or we play the "Where is..." game. He wants to read this everyday. A great way to increase his vocabulary. He can correctly point at a lot of animals now. There are not many BIG board books with real pictures out there. Atleast I havent found many.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book February 7, 2006
Format:Board book
I purchased this book for my son when he was just learning to talk. We would look through the pictures each day and began by saying what each animal was. The pictures are well done and show all sorts of animals that a child should learn initially. Many of the pictures show the entire body of the animal, not just the face. After my son learned what the animals were, we used the book again to learn animal sounds. He's 4 now and still loves to look at this book. We used this same book for my now 2 1/2 year old daughter. Both kids have learned the animal names, sounds and I feel this is a great book for assisting with the learning.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A surprize hit! April 21, 2008
Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase
I really only got this book as an 'extra' purchase, to qualify for free shipping. However it has become an unexpected hit with my 16 month old who can now identify most of the animals from the pictures, and she will ask for this book over and over and over again.
The book includes some rather obscure animals, which probably wouldn't be on my 'introductory list' of animals for a young child. My list would probably run "lion, tiger, bear, cat, dog" (which are also included)... rather than the "gosling, chinchilla, parakeet, egret and kookaburra" which you'll also find in this book. My husband and I have both learned a few new animals as well!
All in all and great buy that keeps my daughter entertained for hours.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars a delight for my grandchild
This book was surprisingly entertaining for my ten month old granddaughter. She exclaimed over the photos on each page, patting preferred animals. Lovely photography. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Melinda in Virginia
5.0 out of 5 stars Great animal book.
Beautifully illustrated and very sturdy. My grand daughter really enjoys looking at it.
I would recommend it to parents of young children to encourage a love og books.
Published 10 days ago by Donna Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful first book for babies
My little nephew loved this book. He spends hours looking at the pictures, and is learning the names of the different animals pictured in the book. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Patricia L. Gibson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Illustrations and variety of Animals
Wonderful animal pictures book was enjoyed very much by our Great Nephew who I bought the book for was a great hit, he is learning to say the names of the animals and know them on... Read more
Published 26 days ago by Susan H.-Alaska
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Wish the photos were a bit bigger, but otherwise, we love this book and we spend time several times a week teaching my daughter the animal names. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Miscel Laneous
4.0 out of 5 stars Gift book
This was a birthday gift for a two-year-old. She likes it, keeps it on the family coffee table, & carries it around under her arm!
Published 2 months ago by Marce
5.0 out of 5 stars bright, colorful, with engaging text
I bought this for a friend's child's 1 yr birthday party. Once I got it, I realized I would like it for my own baby-due in about 2 months. Read more
Published 2 months ago by paola maina
5.0 out of 5 stars My Big Animal Book (My Big Board Books)
A great board book for little kids. Wonder variety of clear photographs. I think my visiting grandson will love it!
Published 2 months ago by STEVE
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinates my daughter!
I don't know what it is with small children and animals, but my daughter adores them. This book was a great buy--it's large, has very clear pictures, and lists all the animals with... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lizzy
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT
My toddler LOVES this book! It's very colorful and it was a great price. I read it everyday to my kid.
Published 3 months ago by Mommy of a Toddler
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