Big [Illustrated] [Board book]

Keith Haring (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

As they stretch their vocabularies, toddlers and preschoolers will be entertained by Keith Haring's kid-friendly illustrations which introduce them to the important concept of color and teach them how to identify different articles of clothing .

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-KABig features double-page spreads depicting children of all colorsAnot just brown and pink, but also light blue and light pea green. Each child is wearing an "oversized" article of clothingAdescribed as gigantic, enormous, big, huge, tremendous, and jumbo. Along with the synonyms, colors and articles of clothing are identified, making this concept book useful on several levels. In Ten, each illustration depicts an oversized white numeral with a corresponding number of Haring's vibrant stylized figures. The word for the number is offered in English, Spanish, French, and German. In both titles, boldly colored drawings outlined in black will engage very young children. Appealing additions to any board-book collection.ALisa Falk, Los Angeles Public Library.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 14 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion Books (April 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786803908
• ISBN-13: 978-0786803903
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #998,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bold and bright, early introduction to contemporary art, July 1, 2001

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marared (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big (Board book)

This is a bright and exciting book (it's on our list for the grandparents as a "not-before-bedtime" book) with fun pictures for toddlers. Our toddler loves to look through the pictures and although she is WAY too young to think about reading, the words are also very appealing and large and attract her attention too.

The drawings are bright and bold and show children of diverse skin colors (including green and blue) in outlandish clothes that are way too big for them. The underlying message is one of diversity, but it's not sappy or pushy.

Keith Haring was one of the great artists of our time, and it's tremendous to have a children's book that introduces children to his art in a casual way. This is not a "let's study the art of great artists" book, it's just a children's book filled with great illustrations that happen to be by a great artist. I suspect that many of the children who are enjoying this book as toddlers or preschoolers may have one of those tremendous "ah-ha" moments five or ten years from now when they end up on a school field trip to an art gallery and think, "I KNOW that artist."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An attention grabbing book for the diaper set, July 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Big (Board book)

Big is a book of wonderfully bright, contrasting colors and bold letters. Each page contains a different combination of vivid colors and an illustration of a person wearing a big item of clothing. Blue shoes, green jeans, purple jackets and others will keep the attention of even a newborn. Older toddlers can identify colors and read some fo the words, although "enormous" and "gigantic" are a little advanced for an early reader. Overall, the book is graphically attention grabbing and will provide enjoyment for parents and youngsters to read together.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, August 23, 2001

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"geckomommy" (El Segundo, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big (Board book)

My son usually can't sit still for long periods of time and this book is PERFECT. He loves my exaggerated pronounciation of the text and the pictures are big, bright, and appealing. His favorite book, by far!!