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Hello, Folks this is a great audiobook. Excellent, thrilling, gripping story. Wonderful sound effects. Jason Culp did a fantastic job as narrator. I will listen to F2F many more times. I am going to try and obtain some of Phil Finch's other audiobooks if available. Get this audiobook, now !

The worst part of this book is that it could be real, never let your children at the internet alone, and you have to take care of what are you saying on the net.

Anything by this guy is fantastic! What a future vision...paranoia about keeping your personal information off the public domain seems like a good thing after reading this work.

Great book Phil! Miss you guys!

Rusty In KC

Better than tape!

Once you log on the Net...anyone can find you! April 19, 2001 My father handed me this book becasue I was a "computer guy" and he thought I might enjoy it. (He would have given it 3 stars at most); but being as I am in computers...and you can do everything that is done in this book....I enjoyed it. Anyone who uses a computer, a chat room and a bulletin board will really appreciated it. The deaths are a little more gruesome than is required...but once you get pass that, the book keeps your attention.

It starts slow and picks up with every page. I could not put it down. I finished it on one day! This book is a thriller even up to the last page. A must read.... this is a thoroughly entertaining novel.

Note: I now turn off my computer at night.

My father handed me this book becasue I was a "computer guy" and he thought I might enjoy it. (He would have given it 3 stars at most); but being as I am in computers...and you can do everything that is done in this book....I enjoyed it. Anyone who uses a computer, a chat room and a bulletin board will really appreciated it. The deaths are a little more gruesome than is required...but once you get pass that, the book keeps your attention.

It starts slow and picks up with every page. I could not put it down. I finished it on one day! This book is a thriller even up to the last page. A must read.... this is a thoroughly entertaining novel.

Note: I now turn off my computer at night.

My 16 month old son loves this book. He started out pointing to the pics and I told him what they were. Now, I ask him to point to the items and he does it. I recommend this book for babies.

We've had this since he was still in utero and from the time he could crawl over to the bookshelf and pull out a book, it's been his favorite. He loves looking at all the pictures and having us say the word that goes with the picture. One of the advantages of a book this simple is that you can do a lot with it (what color is the jacket? Is the boy wearing a shirt? Where does a bear live? etc. etc.) We have several more books from the Priddy Books series and my son loves them all. They have helped him learn a ton of words and at almost 2, he has the language ability and vocabulary of a 3-year-old. Can't recommend this highly enough, or other books in the series (100 animals, My Big Word Book, etc.).

This book captures my 7-month-old's attention. There are lots of "real" babies...my son loves the "familiar faces." I like using the pictures of real things to practice sign language with the baby (colors, animals, baby activities like eating, bath time and meal time).

I have numerous picture word books but I feel this is the best one in my son's library. The pictures are clear, colorful, and large enough for my son to identify. He loves to touch the pages and will actually sit for this book.

My 12 month old daughter loves to read this book. She loves to point to the objects that I ask her to find. Great pictures. Very educational.

i found this book to be a tad too simplistic and boring to read to my infant. the bright primary colors are good to look at but i can't believe that i paid $11.95 for such a dull book. there are plenty of other great books out there!

My 13 month old loves this book. With the simple pictures and bright colors, he loves to point to the penquins as he turns the pages. He loves the "BOO" page the best.

Beautiful drawings, lovely "storyline", I'd definitely recommend this for any toddler!

I began reading this book to my baby as part of our bedtime routine when she was 5 months old. She is now 7 months old and still loves it! This was the first book, other than books involving animal sounds, that she seemed to really enjoy. (And I got very tired of only reading books with animal sounds!) She loves the pictures and she looks to me after I read certain pages anticipating the "extras" I have added (for example, after I read "I love it when we play peek-a-boo" I then play peek-a-boo). Sharing this book with her is something I look forward to doing every day.

This is a very simple board book features Paz the Penguin from The Learning Channel Ready Set Learn program.





What did you like or not like about the book?

This kept the attention of my four month old as well as our daughter who is 2. They enjoyed sharing the book together.


The sturdy board pages make it great for toddlers to look at alone or read with a parent

I received this book as a baby gift when my daughter was born. It was my favorite book to read her as an infant, she seemed mesmerized by the bright pictures even when she was only a few months old. The illustrations are bright and beautiful. Now as a toddler, she still loves to read it, making the "shhhh" motion and clapping and giggling at the "suprise" at the end. We own the board book version and even so our pages show a lot of wear. I think this book is so wonderful for babies that I have purchased several copies as baby gifts as well.

I will note, if you're looking for the perfect ABC book to teach your preschooler his/her alphabet, this probably isn't the book you want. The letters are a little curly-que and only capitol letters are shown. However, it a great book for introduction to the alphabet and is very entertaining for children. I also recommend purchasing the board book version on its own (not as part of the set). The board book is much sturdier and the books in the set are a bit more abbreviated in their illustrations--which to me are the best part of this series. Of course the hardcover version has paper pages, which is impractical for a toddler to whom this book is well-suited.

Wonderful book and highly recommended!

i bought this for my 14 month old daughter and she loves it!! although she is a fan of the miss spider tv show too. her big brother, 6 years old reads it to her which i love to see. it is colorful and not too big so i can take it in my bag when we go out and she can hold it herself. nicole

My kids love this engaging abc book. Its artwork is beautiful, and its bug theme is fun. My son learned the whole upper case alphabet (at the age of 3) just from having this book read to him (he wanted it again and again).

Even after almost three years, I still love to read and re-read these books to my girls. David Kirk's artwork is rich and deeply textured and the words are not your usual fare ("K" is for "Katydid"), roll of the tongue, and, in my experience, pique children's interest -- I particularly love introducing my girls to "hummingbirds hide inside irises" and "jumping june bugs kiss katydids" His books are where poetry meets art for the under five set. Added plus: I get a break from chanting "Brown, Bear"! For this alone I am grateful.

This is a great book for a young child. The bright illustrations and the engaging text have kept my son entertained for many months, and he in turn has kept me entertained, as he fandangos with the fireflies, kisses the katydid and laughs with the ladybugs.
At least as important as the entertainment is the fact that at 22 months, my son is learning to recognize the letters of the alphabet and the different sounds that they make, and he has been exposed to words, like fandango, that probably would not have come up in our every day world.

We first saw this book at our local Children's Museum. After reading it, I had to have this as part of our home library. The illustrations are so original, as is the funny story. It makes us laugh each time we read it together. Plus, the final soup is made of lots of different kinds of vegetables--a great healthy meal reinforcement for your preschooler.

My grandmother used to tell me this story and now I can pass that on to my grandchildren who unfortunately do not live in the same state. It's a wonderful story (with lines I still quote as an adult!) and terrific illustrations that will make you laugh right out loud.

The juxtaposition of the photograph-like mishmashed black and white backgrounds with the colorful illustrations of characters and key items make this book fun and interesting to look at. The twist on the nursery rhyme is hilarious and easy for children to identify with. My child loves to point out the different animals and vegetables and always laughs throughout the story (a lamb hanging out in the diswasher, etc gets lots of giggles). Makes vegetables fun.

We just love the cadence of the words, so fun to read. And the art is so unique, mixing photography with drawing of the characters. My 3 year old picks this one over and over. GREAT gift for a vegetarian friend! (the lady in the book gets so fed up going to Market and managing the animals and fish she has purchased, that she finally gives up and makes veggie soup for everyone~animals included) We are not vegetarians, and this book in no way was preaching Veganism...but it would be appreciated on another level by a Vegan I think. Just buy it...its great.

Anne Miranda made a fun story out of a small nursery rhyme.

The book keeps the rhythm of the old rhyme but you will have trouble keeping it as the artwork has many things to take you away from the story.

The pictures made my daughter stay on each page for a little while as she had to see what happened as each animal started to trash the old lady's house.

It's a great little book and I have had to read it every night. A couple times in fact.

My daughter is now 17 months old, ever since she started being interested in books (as early as 11 months) she has always loved this one. She gets more and more excited as we get closer to the end and she loves looking behind the door. I noticed all the little kids at the daycare also just stopped whatever they were doing when I read this book to them once. The best 'Peek-a-boo' type book we've seen.

If your child loves Maisy, they will love this book! My 20 month old never tires of "looking" for Maisy under the flaps and will sit for 15-20 minutes at a time "reading" this. Even her older sister enjoys it!

Both my son and my daugther LOVED this book from the age of 6 months on. It keeps them in rapt attention, and my daugther loves to "knock" on the door.

My daughter loves these books. They are simple, quick & colorful. She turns the pages & loves it. She is under 1 yrs old & has been reading theses with me for about 6 mo. Stays focosed since it is so fast, not so wordy!

My 21 month loves Maisy. She enjoys "looking" for Maisy and her friends in this lift the flap book. This book also introduces counting numbers, colors and shapes. A great book for toddlers. Another great Maisy book is Maisy's Playhouse.

We received this book as a gift at my baby shower. I thought it was cute, but didn't realize it's true value until I had a 6 month old on my hands and I was looking for things to do with him. Not only was this my son's favorite book for many months, it was mine because I was teaching him his colors as well as having a good time with him.

I recommend the entire Happy Baby series to every mom I know. I can't say enough good things about it. I like that it's a soft slightly squishy board book, and sturdy. I love the colorful and bright pictures through out the book. I also like that it is more than the colors of the rainbow, it also includes black, white, grey and brown, which not all color books do. I also love the fact that for each color there are 4 objects of that color, so not only is my son learning colors, he's learning names of different objects as well! And last but certainly NOT least, my SON LOVES IT! He's nearly 2 now and these books are still some of his favorites.

So, if you're a mom of an infant/toddler or buying these as a gift for one, these are a SURE BET. They are also reasonably priced in my opinion. Other books in this series we own and enjoy are the Words book and ABC's. We'll definitely be buying more too as time goes on. Way to go Roger Priddy!!

I bought this book for my son who is not quite two and is learning his colors. This is a great book - larger than most but not "big", high quality with hard pages, and a semi-soft "cushy" cover. The items pictured on each page are good discussion items with your toddler as well. My only negative is that on some pages like "black" the objects shown are not all black which can be confusing - like a white sheep with a black face or a black wheel with a red hubcap. Overall, though - a great book to learn colors.

I read the reviews for this book and just had to have it for my twins. I was so pleased when it came. It is really well made, a good solid board book with a nice cover. The colors and pictures that represent them are just beautiful!! My kids took to it immediately and wanted to read it over and over again, and I enjoy reading it with them. This is going to be my shower gift or new baby gift for any friends or family from now on! You will not be sorry with this book!! (I also bought the "My Big Animal Book" by Priddy books, too, and it is just as stunning!!!) I am a devoted fan of these books now!

great for identifying objects & colors. bright and cheery so babies and toddlers love to look at the pages.

This line of books is of very good quality. The pictures are excellent and not too many details for little ones. The board books are very sturdy. I also ordered the Baby Animals book and another Animals book. You won't be disappointed!!

Another Boynton fun book. A great 'read to me' book and also good for early readers. I left it on my grandson's night stand so he would have it when he woke up on his 5th birthday. The story has 5 birthday monsters so it was perfect.

Love this book! My two year old grandson has me read this at least 10 times a day! He calls it "favorite".

My daughter is 2 and loves this book along will all of Sandra Boynton's other books. She can't get enough of them. You will laugh so hard when you read them all. She has a wonderful since of humor and the books are very easy to read. My daughter has many of them memorized already, so do my husband and I from reading them over and over. This book along with her other ones are a must have.

My son loves all of Sandra Boynton books...it is a great Birthday book for a boy or a girl!!! I always keep a copy on hand for birthday parties that are short notice!!!

Once our family got hooked on Boynton we had to have all of them. This is one of my favorites and the one that my 2 year old and 4 year old ask to have read to them just about every day. I think we love this one just because it's so much like birthdays at our house.

It's fast pace is great for toddlers and preschoolers. Boynton books are generally great to start out with as early as possible, but even if you don't pick up your first one until your child is a preschooler they can be great for learning to read. They're very quick to memorize.

I love love love this series by Kitamura . . . Duck is Dirty and Cat is Sleepy are my favorites of the four books. There is something so completely fresh about Kitamura's style -- the plot is simple but humorous enough and allows a 1+ year old in on the joke. Like some others who have posted, I have bought these books as gifts for friends who have just had babies (fairly safe in the assumption that they don't have them already.) The publisher needs to print more!

Our daughter loves to look at books but she will rarely sit through a whole story. We got this book when she was 14 months old, and at 21 months, she still loves it. The pictures are bright and funny and there are few words on each page. The words that are there are words that she says all the time "Uh-oh", "dirty", "duck", etc. and the story is very easy to understand. I find her in her room all the time "reading" the book because she remembers what words go with what picture.

If she is in a mood to sit down for a few minutes, it is also easy to make the story longer by bringing in other aspects of the pictures or just making up other things about the duck. We now have the whole set, and they are our daughter's favorites - evidenced by the fact that they are the only books she does not chew on because she is too busy reading them!

This series is the best! The art is so sweet and cute, and the concept so simple it's frightening! My baby girl, who is 8 months old, just LOVES it when Duck goes "Uh oh!" I will buy this series for all the people I love who have babies.

I've surrounded my son with books since the day he was born but he didn't take much interest. This book finally got his attention. He would pull out ALL the books in his bookshelf until he found 'Duck is Dirty' and wanted it read to him over and over. Eventually, he wanted to read the other 3 books and then blossomed from there. My nephew who was three months older wasn't interested in books either. During a Christmas visit, he ALSO got hooked on 'Duck is Dirty' along with the other Kitamura books. Since then, he loves reading. I highly recommend these books to any new parent.

This is the first book I bought for my daughter when she first started flipping through pages and wanting a story. For months she would say "uh oh" every time I turned a page (this is how three of the pages start) and want me to read it to her over and over again. Definately a good book for 9-14 months.

This is a wonderful book...I just love reading it right up to the last (whispered) line to my little one.

We were given the board book edition though...I sure wish we had got this edition as the Hare looks adorable.

30 May 2005
Reflecting on this review after more than a year, I can say that my "little jumper" isn't as keen on it as he was then...maybe in a few more months he'll start liking it again. I think he finds it a bit dull right now.

This book is excellent...My 7 year old daughter recieved the book for her 3rd birthday and we still read it to this day. She absolutely loves it. It brings forth alot of emotion and still brings tears to my eyes every time we read it. I highly recommend purchasing this book for any new mommy and it makes a great shower gift too.

Guess How Much I Love You is a superb book, and an ideal keepsake for babies. I especially like the fact that Big Nutbrown Hare is quite sexless, and could represent the love of a mother or father. The toy that accompanies the book is a perfect shape, with plenty of sticky out bits for tiny hands to hold, my baby daughter thinks the world of hers. This makes a great Christening gift, or even something a bit soppy for a romantic partner (maybe a pregnant wife!).

Very rarely do the words of a story and the illustrations come together as perfectly as they do in this book. The illustrations by Jeram are timeless masterpieces that would look beautiful framed on your wall. I'm convinced her work will be regarded as lovingly in the future as we regard Beatrix Potter today. The story is also wonderfully told. There are not many words to this story so it is perfect for the younger set. The story perfectly captures the bond between parent and child. The game that they play is sweet and any parent can relate to it. Throughout the story, parent and child find new, inventive ways to express their love for each other. It is the perfect book for any parent who often find themselves looking at their child searching for the perfect words to convey their love.

This is the coolest book of this genre since "Hop on Pop". It has affected me and my entire life in more ways than any "review" could possibly try to achieve. If you have children, and you are one of the FEW parents that STILL read to them: PLEASE GET THIS BOOK! The world will be a better place because of it.
Thank You! so much Sam and Anita!!!

T.N.
Seattle, WA