My First Colors Board Book (My 1st Board Books) [Board book]

DK Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2004 | Age Level: 1 and up | Series: My 1st Board Books

Ladybugs, cherries, roses, and strawberries are just some of the things that are red in this first concept book that introduces the wonderful world of colors.

DK proudly reintroduces 10 favorite board books from the beloved My First series, all with beautifully redesigned covers for a fresh new look. Filled with full-color photographs and large, easy-to-read text, My First Board Books provide children with an excellent platform for early learning. A variety of first concepts, such as colors, numbers, letters, and more are introduced in a fun, informative way to help children build the vocabulary and basic language skills that form the foundation of learning.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Lifelike photos of flowers, fruits and vegetables, animals, toys, and children dressed in colorful costumes (a blue mermaid, a silver astronaut) illustrate DK's vibrant My First Colors Board Book. Red, yellow, green, and blue each get two double-page spreads, the first of which is one large picture--there's a shiny fire truck and a school of glimmering fish in a cool blue sea--followed by an assortment of labeled objects on the next pages. The range of objects is perfectly suited to a child who's just beginning to name things; there's a blend of easily recognized ducks, balloons, and flowers and more advanced items like tires, tinsel, and clocks. All the colors of the rainbow are represented, and then some. Little ones will be thrilled with the bright colors and thick, easy-to-turn pages, and grownups will be astounded at how quickly toddlers learn new words. (Baby to preschool) --Jennifer Lindsay --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Board book: 36 pages
• Publisher: DK Preschool (March 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756602807
• ISBN-13: 978-0756602802
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Baby-3 > Basic Concepts > Colors

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for learning colors, January 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: My First Colors Board Book (My First Series) (Board book)

This is one of the best color books I have seen. Each color gets two to four pages and a variety of real life items are shown for each color. For instance, red has two intro pages with a red fire engine on a mostly red background and then two pages that show a red car, a ladybug, a red t-shirt, red shoes, red strawberries, a red toothbrush and a red flower.

This book is good at allowing kids to see what the objects have in common which in this case is the color. Too many color books show only one object per color and when my son was younger I always wondered if he thought the word "red" referred to a strawberry or that the word "green" referred to a frog. This book makes it clear because he sees several different items described as green so he knows the word "green" refers to the color and not the object itself.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, January 23, 2004

By 

Deanna Hockey (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My First Colors Board Book (My First Series) (Board book)

I cannot say enough about how good this series of books is. We have all the titles that are avaiable in Australia and they are the most well-read books in our Children's library.
They are the perfect-sized books for your little one and a great way to get them interested in learning to love books. The pages are strong and sturdy and will take any amount of page turning your little one can dish out.

The best thing about these books is the wonderful photography of each item - clearly labeled with it's name. As you read this book over and over to your child it won't be long before they are the ones pointing to the picture and telling you what it is.

I've read this series of books (over and over)to my children since they were about 6 months old. The eldest (now 4 and a half) still flicks through the books and has started to point things out and say the words to her little brother.

Highly recommended!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT books!, December 27, 2005

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Karen Wolf "MomWhoLovesTheseReviews" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My First Colors Board Book (My 1st Board Books) (Board book)

All of the "My First Board Books" are great, but this is our son's favorite. We've been looking at it since he was just a couple months old, and he loves all the bright colorful pictures. Early on he learned he could turn the pages themselves, which thrilled this Mom. Now that he's 1, he loves to sit and turn the pages and he "chatters" at the pictures. It's also great for teething, he can tell you. I'm a little embarrassed to take this book places, because he has really USED it, but it's clearly one of his favorite things to play with.