Simms Taback's Big Book of Words [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Simms Taback (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1–A superb choice for emergent readers. The book's simple elegance is eye-catching and will appeal both to children who are eager to read as well as to those who are struggling. Illustrations of everyday playthings, wearing apparel, foods, and animals are presented one to a page, with the word for each item written in clear, lower-case black letters. The vibrant colors used for a truck, a slice of watermelon, a raincoat, etc., draw children's attention to each picture, with great anticipation of what is to come next. The sheer simplicity of text and art is the beauty of this title, making it a must-have for all collections.–Wanda Meyers-Hines, Ridgecrest Elementary School, Huntsville, AL
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From Booklist

PreS. There are lots of picture dictionaries out there, but few have the appealing simplicity of Taback's board book. The book is divided into four chapters--playthings, clothing, food, and animals. Its pure white pages, for the most part, feature just the word and the object, handsomely presented in ink and vivid watercolors. The pictures often build upon one another; for instance, shoes follow socks, boots follow shoes, and then comes a bright yellow raincoat. Occasionally, there are a few odd ducks among the pages (a retro dial telephone and a mixing bowl appear among the playthings), and some pictures have more than one object (the tomato picture also shows a knife), which might be confusing. But for the most part, this is just right for the age group; little ones will love shouting out the name of the object whether they are enjoying the book on a lap or in a group. Ilene Cooper
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Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Blue Apple Books (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593540353
• ASIN: B000W7M8VA
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 7.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,320,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book Ever, November 6, 2005

By	M. Markle "SunnySeattle" (CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Simms Taback's Big Book of Words (Hardcover)

This book is so incredible. I can't believe the one other review of this book is +negative because my daughter is not even two and has memorized every single picture in this book. She started out before she was even a year old recognizing things like a ball and reciting the word with the picture and now she sits down and "reads" the pages and makes a different action or movement to coincide with each picture. For instance, she pretends to eat popcorn off of the popcorn page. I recommend this book to EVERYONE who wants their child to advance with motor skills and cognitive learning. She loves to read books in general and I attribute it to reading this book and similar ones for her in the very beginning. As far as manipulating the pages goes, my daughter has never had a problem doing so and she has had this book since before she was a year old. I can't imagine why it would be difficult.

0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not good for Toddlers..., September 20, 2005

By	AFV "a savvy consumer/mom" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simms Taback's Big Book of Words (Hardcover)

While I can certainly appreciate the sketches and the broad choice of words the author chose to include in this book, I don't think it is at all appropriate for toddlers who are just learning to speak. First of all, my child has a much easier time manipulating board book pages than he does these thin, glossy ones. Second of all, the renderings take some slight artistic license...making it very difficult for my child to recognize the objects and associate them with things in the "real world." In my opinion, this book is better suited for the higher end of toddlers and preschoolers only...and young toddlers should stick to books that use actual photographs.