Heads [Board book]

Matthew Van Fleet (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: August 24, 2010 | Age Range: 2 and up

From the #1 New York Times bestselling creator Matt Van Fleet comes a companion to the million plus copy bestseller, Tails that will dazzle and delight! Heads – wooly, bump and hairy – never has such a collection of animal heads been so much fun!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS–This companion to Van Fleet's Tails (S & S, 2003) encourages interaction from cover to end page. Children begin the safari that celebrates the traits of diverse animals by pulling a tab that allows a giraffe, elephant, rhino, tiger, and alligator to assemble jumbled letters to create the title. On each busy page, more tabs open a platypus egg, enlarge a frog's throat, and wiggle an elephant's ears. Watercolor cartoon critters rock the pages with greedy grins, loving licks, and astonished yelps. The grand finale has a flip up showing every character enjoying a spout ride, thanks to a cheery whale. The animals, from fly to flamingo, are each named–great for vocabulary enrichment. This fun board book is designed to entertain toddlers time and again, but may not survive long in a circulating collection, so get a second copy for storytimes.–Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Review

* This touch-and-feel companion to Van Fleet's bestselling Tails (2003) is interactive even before page one, with a pull-tab cover in which animals move letters into place to spell out the title. The book is stuffed with myriad textures, detailed watercolor illustrations, and playful rhymes ("Bite mouth,/ Shout mouth,/ Slobber mouth,/ Slurp!/ Nibble mouth,/ Chew mouth,/ Rude mouths... BURP!"); a hippo's mouth opens wide during said burp--just one of a couple of kid-pleasing gross-out moments. All the animals, from axolotl to tamandua, are labeled on the final spread, after a fold-out surprise ending. It's a buoyant celebration of the animal kingdom's diversity. - Publishers Weekly, June 28, 2010, *STAR

Discover the hidden talents of more than 30 (supercute) animals with the pull of a tab.--Parenting Early Years, August 2010

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Product Details

• Age Range: 2 and up
  
• Board book: 18 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (August 24, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1442403799
• ISBN-13: 978-1442403796
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 10.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Matthew Van Fleet's innovative books have been introducing children to basic concepts for almost twenty years. His unique formats invite toddlers to touch, press, pull, lift and even sniff as they explore colors, shapes, numbers, letters, opposites and more.
His books include the #1 New York Times bestsellers Tails and DOG as well as the New York Times bestsellers CAT, Alphabet, Heads and MOO. His first interactive touch and feel book Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings has sold more than 1.3 million copies.
He lives with his wife, two sons and pug dog in Chappaqua, New York.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Van Fleet does it again! September 20, 2010

By Cautious consumer

Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase

My son already owned and loved Tails and Alphabet, also by Matthew Van Fleet. When Heads was published, I knew we had to have it. The book is fantastic. It's funny, it has great textures for toddlers to touch, and it showcases a great variety of animals. There are a lot of pull tabs in this book and many of the moving parts are protected behind plastic cases (which is a welcome addition since, in other books, my son kept maiming animals in his enthusiam to make them move). Even though this book is quite expensive for a toddler book, it is well worth it. My 16-month-old rushes to pull it off the shelf and stares, slack-jawed in amazement, through every reading.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best yet September 22, 2010

By D. Corte

Format:Board book|Amazon Verified Purchase

I have bought all of the books in this series for my grandchildren and I think that this is the best yet. They are very sturdy and worth the money. My grandchildren now range from 3 to 6 years old and even the 6 year old wants her turn with the book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well built! November 29, 2010

By Karen H

Format:Board book

We are huge Matthew van Fleet fans and already had Tails and Dogs at home; Heads is a *huge* improvement in terms of construction and design. As a previous reviewer mentioned, many of the movable pieces are now behind plastic windows so that kids cannot destroy the pieces as easily. I have a 22-month old and a three year old; they both love the book equally and will fight for their turn to read it! After owning the book for about 2 months now, all moving pieces are still in tact. I wish there were more tactile books like this one. Can't wait for the next Van Fleet book to come out!