Pat-A-Cake (Nursery Play-Along Classic) [Board book]

R. A. Herman (Author), Aleksey Ivanov (Illustrator), Olga Ivanov (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up | Series: Nursery Play-Along Classic

This lively board book marks the debut of Handprint's Nursery Play-Along Classics. This just-right-for-lap-time title features not only whimsical illustration and full text of a nursery favorite, but also an engaging picture-story expanding on the verse, and clear visual instructions to allow a parent to actively share the material in delightful, playful interludes with young listeners.

Our earliest awareness of language often comes from chanting beloved nursery rhymes. Equally important, they provide hours of funto recite, to act out, to extend into imaginative stories. The Nursery Play-Along Classics, illuminated in soft pencil and pastel hues, are the perfect and most enjoyable way to introduce these essential texts to babies and young toddlers.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS–A classic nursery rhyme in a board-book format, with a twist. More text has been added to the simple rhyme to flesh out the story, and the concept is a great one. Unfortunately, the layout is problematic. The boldface original rhyme appears on running banners across the top of the pages while the accompanying text is at the bottom, narrated by Babys older brother, Billy. The nursery rhyme read alone, with the detailed cartoon illustrations, makes a wonderful baby storytime. The added text, read alone, also using the illustrative and detailed art, makes an interesting story for toddlers. The final page has an illustrated pat-a-cake finger play, a wonderful addition that encourages interactive play.–JoAnn Jonas, Chula Vista Public Library, San Diego, CA
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About the Author

R. A. Herman has worked in children's publishing at a major New York publishing house. Today she is a writer and an artists' representative in New York City, where she both lives and works.

Aleksey & Olga Ivanov are a husband-and-wife illustrating team who came to the United States from Russia, where they were well-established children's book illustrators. They are continuing their careers from Denver, Colorado, where they chose to live becau

Product Details

• Board book: 6 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 6, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593540396
• ISBN-13: 978-1593540395
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,981,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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