5 Board Books for the 5 Senses
Clitter,
clatter,
crashing!
Bing, bong bashing!
What Can I Taste? Annie Kubler. 2011. Child's Play. 12 pages.
Soft,
fruity
banana...
...and sweet
trickles
of juice.
What Can I Feel? Annie Kubler. 2011. Child's Play. 12 pages.
Tingling toes...
...shivery,
quivery snow
on my nose.
What Can I See? Annie Kubler. 2011. Child's Play. 12 pages.
A
butterfly,
flutter
by.
Jiggling bugs
going round
and round
and round.
What Can I Smell? Annie Kubler. 2011. Child's Play. 12 pages.
Soapy
smells
and...
fresh towels
for bathtime
cuddles.
Today I am sharing with you five board books that were recently published by Child's Play. These five board books work best together. Each board book focuses on one of the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste. Each board book uses descriptive language--it's very rich in adjectives--to illustrate the sense. The images--or objects--being described in each book are familiar ones to young ones.
From What Can I Taste?
Sweet
chocolate
splats...
...and crumbly
cake.
Swirly, twirly spaghetti tangles...
...and
munchy,
crunchy
vegetable
sticks.
Not all of the descriptions are as fun--to me--as "swirly, twirly spaghetti tangles" but I think that is one of the best examples. Because that is almost poetic. You can definitely visualize that...AND it is fun to say!
My two favorites are What Can I Hear? and What Can I Taste? The others are just okay.
Read these board books
- If you've got a little one two or under that you love and want to read to
- If you're looking for examples--for better or worse--of descriptive language
Category Article 2011, board books, Books reviewed in 2012, Child's Play, review copy
