Hello!/Good-bye! (Sesame Beginnings) [Board book]

Abigail Tabby (Author), Tom Brannon (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 10, 2003 | Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Sesame Beginnings

In this board book with two stories in one, Baby Ernie says “hello” to all the things he sees. Halfway through there is a note to turn the book upside down and continue reading the second story. Now Ernie says “good-bye”–until
it’s time to say hello again! Rhymed text and big, bold, bright illustrations add to the appeal.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Board book: 14 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (June 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375823433
• ISBN-13: 978-0375823435
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,487,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Strange Format, December 21, 2006

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Karen Marie "karen_marie" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hello!/Good-bye! (Sesame Beginnings) (Board book)

I am a big Ernie fan, so that helps, but overall I was disappointed with this book. Basically you read three pages and then at a point where there really isn't a logical conclusion, you stop and turn the book over and start reading (three pages) from the back. The cover says it is "two books in one." My son, who is one, seems confused by it, since he is just now learning about turning each page and looking at them. I just find the format awkward. The story and the pictures are cute enough, but of all the books out there, I probably would have gotten a different one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute Book, January 31, 2005

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JoviFanatic (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hello!/Good-bye! (Sesame Beginnings) (Board book)

We purchased this book to read to my 5-month-old and she loves the colorful pages. Both of the "stories" are cute, but it's kind of weird the way they make you flip the book around for the Good-bye! story. I wish they would have either made the back cover upside-down like the Good-bye! story or just put it right-side up after the Hello! story. Overall a good book though.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as I thougth, August 24, 2007

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Liz "mother of 2 boys" (Bergen County, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hello!/Good-bye! (Sesame Beginnings) (Board book)

This book is hard for my 13 month old to understand. The "Hello" part of the book goes half way into the book and then you need to close the book and turn it upside down and start the "Goodbye" part. He isn't used to that and has a hard time sitting down and looking through it.

It is still a good book, but not age appropriate.