Boards Books

My son loves to look at books and this is by far one of his favorites. He loves the animals and children. I like the fact that it follows the order of creation so closely and gives thanks to God for all that He has made.

I have a four year old boy who is autistic and a two year old daughter. My children love this book. They will bring it to me to read again and again, and then they will sit down and pretend to read it themselves. It also makes a fabulous gift for baptism or christening.

My son received this book as a gift and absolutely loves it! The pictures are adorable with cute children and animals. The rhyming prayers are catchy and it is a simple way to intoduce prayer to children through a story book. We highly recomend!

My daughter received this book when she was 18 months old. I started reading it to her. I thought that the words repeating over and over again might get old but she loves it. She also enjoys the pictures of the little children and animals so much.

Now that she is talking she tries to read it to me from memory and she says it's her God book. I had to buy her a couple more and she loves them all. They are also nice to take to church.

This is a great book of prayers that teaches God to be grateful!
It is specific enough for children to understand and simple enough to keep parents from having to explain the message. My nephews understand it easily.

As a parent of ten children (now grown) and a first grade teacher of 7 years now, I love this book-as do my students. It is colorful,encourages imaginative thinking and easy to follow. I use it for our animal unit as well as discussing story elements.

A tiger wonders why everything avoids him, and compares his body
to other creatures. We love this book for the extraordinary artwork, full of detail.

A gentle reminder that we are not all so different after all.

My two young boys love this book - just as they love The Magic Fan by the same author. It's one of their favorite bedtime stories.

The illustrations feature some of the most beautiful colors and overall design. My kids really like the way the artwork goes all the way to the edge of the page.

We'll probably buy everything else by this author.

I have no children of my own but have been a nanny for 6 years. Of all the stories I've read . . . this is by far the best! I give it to every person I know with children! Thank you for such a wonderful story, such beautiful artwork and such wonderful sounds!

This is a true picture book-as the pictures tell the story beyond the words. The illustrations go the distance for story time reading, as well as working for up close inspection (be sure to look for that unconcerned snail on every page!). I just never tire of this book and its illustrations, and I have been a fan of it for six years. The illustration of carp, tiger, and jungle folliage provide visual saturation satisfaction. The simple repetitious rhymes are fun to say, they roll off the lips in a way not always found in rhyming text, with wonderful repeating sounds. The story message is sweet, loud and clear, yet subtle at the same time. Thank you for this gem, Mr. Baker!

I have a new favorite illustrator. Each page just glows and the animals look touchably soft. Its a wonderful board book and great gift for a new baby. Definately go to a book store and browse through these pages if you can, Butler is amazing.

The sweet illustrations are really the selling point of this board book. There isn't much text, which is fine, but the animals aren't really familiar (a zebra, an owl, a panda bear, a seal, etc.) so my 11 month old daughter looks at me a little puzzled - but she does love the big eyed animals. We read it before bedtime, and she loves to "kiss" the animals. It is the only book that she seems to want to kiss. It is our new favorite bedtime book.

Another wonderful John Butler book, but not our favorite. The illustrations as always, are stunning. Our daughter really likes identifying the baby animals by type, but it would be nice if the "names" of the babies were on each page as part of the story rather than just one page at the end of the book.

This is my 11-month-old daughter's favorite book. She goes into her room to "check on" it through out the day. She digs it out of a pile of books to read, even when we're in the middle of a different book. She absolutely adores it. I would recommend this board book for all babies, and I am thrilled to see there's a hardcover with more babies for when she stops chewing on all her books.

Just bought this book for my baby as a souvenir from the zoo; it's much cuter, more useful, and more educational than the typical stuffed panda! This book is absolutely darling, the second I saw it I had to have it. The illustrations are top notch, the selection of animals, flawless! The book shows first a variety of the sweetest baby animals, asking, "Whose baby am I?" Then providing an equally cute picture of each baby's mama. At the end I like to ask my baby, "whose baby are you?" We love this book!!

Our daughter loves this book, after buying "Whose Knees Are These" she kept asking for its companion. We were not disappointed, its a frequent selection at nap and bedtime.

This book is great for cuddling and playing with your baby. It encourages you to touch and tickle their feet. It also encourages you to ask your baby questions and wait for an answer, even if it is just a coo. I absolutely love the style as it leads to wonderful interaction between parent and baby.

I purchased this book along with "Whose Knees are These?" for my twin boy and girl. They love these books. I think that they are excellent African-American books. Provide very positive images.

This book, along with its "brother" book "Whose Knees are These" have become our favorite gifts for children in our lives. The books are fun, original, and fast page-turners. My daughter loves to do the "This little piggie" game as we read it. We also appreciate the multi-ethnic illustrations. We think that it is great for all kinds of children to have books featuring all kinds of children!

WHOSE TOSE ARE THOSE is Jabari Asim's second board book for babies and toddlers in which the focus is on body parts. The text is playful and engaging and appeals to a child's excitement about themselves. The illustrations are the perfect complement and are bright and colorful, making them easily relatable to the words on the pages. Little girls, especially, will love the book as it clearly represents several of ther aspects, such as "the girl with the sparkling eyes and that cute button nose."

WHOSE TOES ARE THOSE is a perfect book to assist in teaching body parts and the beauty of even the simplest of things; in this case, toes. It fosters awareness of self-esteem and depictions of themselves in which children of color can recognize. From the rhyming text to the introduction of counting, this adorable book will become a favorite for children and parents alike.

Reviewed by Tee C. Royal
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

This is the best interpretation on the market. Dr. Ray Summers, author of this book, was a recognised Greek scholar and wrote a textbook on Greek used is numerous universities and theological graduate schools. He, unlike others, had the tools required for an accurate and historical interpretation of this book.

It makes sense and is true to the rest of the Bible.

Jerold R. McBride

Having read "The Late Great Planet Earth" and "The Eternal Kingdom", I came away believing that truth-seekers would never find the truth about the Revelation. This book gives us the truth, as disappointing as it may be to those who enjoy fantasy-mystery stories. The author spends the first half of the book prodding us to open our minds to the fact that John wrote the Revelation to encourage Christians who were already suffering at the hands of the Roman Empire. They needed to know that God was still in control. Revelation provided them the information they needed, in apocalyptic code. The rest of the book walks through the Revelation, and decodes the apocalyptic symbols as they would be understood by first century Christians. It all makes complete sense.

Very good commentary on Revelation, from the viewpoint of everything but the Final Judgment occurred in the first century A.D.

After several years of prodding in religious discussions with a CHRISTian friend of mine I finally obtained a copy of this book and read it and reread it. Here is my review of Ray Summer's 1951 works called " Worthy is THE LAMB".

Although Mr Summer's has attempted to present the case of
non-literal, "Preterist" interpretation of St. John's Revelatory visions, in my humble opinion, the flow of ideas in this book was/is anything but smoothe, scholarly or healthy.

This book did very little to biblically or scholarly justify
the Preterist view that St. John's Revelation was fulfilled
and written exclusively for the persecuted and suffering 1st
century congregation of CHRISTians circa A.D. 70.

In AD 70, the Roman General Titus destroyed Herod's Jewish
Temple in Jerusalem.

The preterist view of eschatology and general scholarly
study of scripture seems entirely flawed when it doesn't
consider at all, the LORD JESUS' emphatic statement in Matthew 24:2 concerning the Jewish Temple, that "not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down." (NIV).

There is literally an entire standing wall of this said same Temple that Jews still worship at today!

Certainly the 1st century suffering saints found comfort in
John's cryptic letter, however the Preterist treatment of
Eschatology & general Bible Study seems tasked to understand
the universal and timeless application of 2 Timothy 3: 16: "All Scripture is GOD-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness".

It strikes me as odd the inconsistent way Preterists apply
literal and non-literal interpretation of the Scriptures.

John's Apocalyptic Revalations where not just written for
the 1st century church, but also for today's church and
tomorrow's as well.

Any other interpretation does not hold up to any real study.

As is often the case in Biblical eschatology and prophecy,
there is a forerunner or foreshadowing of events in which
the A.D. 70 events is a type of.

The "Western" (Wailing) Wall of Herod's Jewish Temple that
JESUS spoke about in Matthew 24:2, still stands and so does
my "non-preterist" view that St. John's Apocalyptic Revelation will indeed have it's ultimate and final fulfillment in an event yet to come. Take heed!

P.S. Forgive me for this fragmented review. I wrote it in Notepad and then cut & pasted it into this review cgi field and it came out corrupt! Sorry.

With the publication of Hal Lindsey's "The Late Great Planet Earth", everyone jumped on his bandwagon and spun off on the most useless fantasy and poor biblical scholarship on Revelation and have confused many. This book presents Revelation in the context as the people it was written to (the seven churches of Asia). If your understanding of Revelation would mean nothing to Christians in the first century then it is wrong. Get this book and get started with serious study of Revelation. It is simpler than you think.

Tasha Tudor is such a talented artist. This book is a joy to read with my son.

Tasha Tudor's 1 is One teaches children numbers with a lyrical, poem-like text. The illustrations look like they would be perfect for a spring calendar. I would recommend this book to anyone whos children are bored with the semi- mediocre picture books out today.

1 is one duckling swimming in a dish
2 is two sisters making a wish
3 is three swallows up in the sky
4 is four sheep nibbling rye
5 is five eggs in a pretty round nest
6 is six children all dressed in their best
7 is seven apples on a little apple tree
8 is eight daffodills you are picking for me

The book goes on the the number twenty. This is one for the picture book lover in all of us.

A classically illustrated Caldecott Honor Book counts to twenty in rhyming short sentences. The author notes, "There will...always be children who must learn to count. Teach them also to enjoy the process and to count those things that are important to them," and she does.

As ever, when it came time to give a gift book to a new mother --this one came to the forefront of my mind. In gentle watercolors illustrating not only beautiful children, but plants, flowers, small pets-Tasha yet again leads the child, to hear and see the first set of numbers to learn. The ever-beautiful pictures stay in the mind's eye and help imprint the numbers of all the favorite items as we count up to ten.

This book was great. I read it to my cousin's children ages 6-8. The illustrations are beautiful. The children liked looking at the pictures which are very detailed and there is something new to find each time you look. I loved that not only does the book show the number (1,2,3) but it is also in text (one,two,three). We also referred to the pictures for a visual aid on what a group of that number would look like. Not only will children learn the numbers in the numeral and text for up to the number twenty, but they will also extend their vocabulary.

This book stood up to repeated reads by my then 1 year old, who was very rough on it. It's cute and visually interesting and has been one of her favorites.

Not only is this book fun to read with my toddler, it actually stands up to the destructive "toddler treatment" of books (chewing, tearing, etc.). Besides being a board book, its lift-up flaps seem extra-sturdy. We own a lot of lift-the-flap books, and this one seems sturdier than most. I only wish it was longer!

My son loves to lift the flaps and make the sounds of the animals. The size is great for a diaper bag and easy for him to manipulate on his own. Great book!

My toddler also loves this book. We both count the animals and make animal sounds when we read it together.

We have a bunch of books for our 10 month old but this book is the first that has gotten "belly laughs" When given the choice out of all of his books, he always pulls this one out and starts turning the pages. He likes to open the flaps to reveal the animals behind them! I highly recommend this book to anyone!

I found this book to teach my boys (ages 3 and almost 5) about their parents' home country - Canada. It is great on so many levels. It teaches geography, symbols, animals and so many other aspects of Canada. It even mentions the Calgary Stampede which is in my hometown.

This book is a great book for youngsters. While its immediate impact would be on early readers due to its effectiveness in reinforcing the alphabet and helping them learn about Canada in a simplistic format, I think upper elementary and even some lower junior high readers can appreciate its sentiments. Even adults who enjoy a good picture book can enjoy this read. A great gift for up and coming readers! Looking for something similar with a little more depth and a higher reading level for older readers- try M is for Maple by Mike Ulmer.

My two year old daughter loved this book when I brought it home, and it has remained a favourite over the last 8 months. The illustrations are great, the choices of words contain a good mix of things and places (all very Canadian) - I recommend it highly!

We received this book as a gift. My son loves it and has taken it to Show and Tell at school several times. His favorite is the letter Z.

I recently gave this book to my American friend at her baby shower.. Everyone loved it and wondered where they could buy one.. This book outlines all the great things about Canada (ie: H for Hockey)... Too funny! A simple book with beautiful bright colors and pictures...

We have been reading various books to my daughter for the past 5-6 months. Now she is a year old and this is one book she points to and insists we read. She turns the pages on the book and bounces up and down when she see the pictures.

I am buying some more books by Helen Oxenbury for her.

Sing-songy verse like the other books in this series make it a favorite for babies just getting into books. Fun gift, too!

I have all 4 of these Oxenbury books and both of my kids have been absolutely captivated by them. It is the only book that they will just sit and actively listen and follow from between 6-15 months. Watch their faces while another reads it to them and you will be amazed at how the respond to the simple, large pictures and rhymes. As an adult, I am attracted to more detailed and complex illustrations, but this is what a BABY likes! Any of her books are a perfect way to introduce you child to book reading.

We have all of Oxenburys books in this series (Clap Hands, Say Goodnight, All Fall Down & Tickle Tickle). We also have her Big Baby Book as well. My daughter is 13 months old and loves books, but the books she continually picks out and hands to me are the books in this series. She adores them. My husband and I have probably read these hundreds of times to her, and she is captivated by the art work and the rhyme. A definite must have for your little one!

This is my 8 month old's favorite book. Everytime I read it to her, which is everyday for the past several months, she goes into a state of bliss. She loves the big, happy, bouncy multi-cultural babies and I always sing the words to her for added pleasure. Great choice for infants.

I got this book for my daughter over a year ago and it is still a favorite. The flaps are fun, the touchy-feely parts are very well done, and there are a lot of little details -- like spiders and worms in the farmyard -- that give you a lot more mileage for learning than a book with just a story. It's also very sturdy. I recommend it to friends over and over.

This book is the best touchy feely one I've seen and my son has loved it for 6 months. He especially loves finding the animals behind the flaps and the wide variety of textures.

I ordered this for a baby shower gift and found that it covers all the bases for little ones' enjoyment - flaps to open, fuzzies to touch, colorful pictures to discuss. I will enjoy reading it to my grandsons.

This is a fabulous book for babies 8 to 9 months and up. I would even buy it for a 6 month old. It's a great talk about book. They learn about the names of animals, textures, colors, shapes. Adlib anything you want to add. It's a flap book and a touchy feely book that is beautifully illustrated, colorful to look at, and holds up to their handling over and over. Older children love reading it to younger siblings.

My 10-month old girl never tires of this book, so we usually read it twice in a row. The first time through, she goes straight for the flaps. The second time through, we stop and feel the "touchy" parts of the book, talk about the animals, and find the duck. (It is the same duck from the "Find the Duck" book.)

My only complaint is that the flaps are positioned in a way that makes it very easy to shut them in the book incorrectly. I have to hold the flap down to turn the page safely. However, when I finally let my daughter do things all on her own, I found that it is easy enough to re-bend the flaps. They probably won't last as long as I want them too, but they are sturdier than they look.