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I'm not sure my 22-month-old actually gets the humor in the gorilla taking the keys out of the zookeepers pocket, but she loves the story on whatever level she's understanding it. She loves zoo animals so it's fun to think of them doing something other than standing around in the zoo staring back at us. I highly recommend this book: great illustrations, clever (and few) words and a great little story line. I expect my daughter to come to understand and appreciate this book on many levels.
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My 22-month-old picked this book out at the zoo gift shop probably because of the bold and beautiful colors. We have read it (no kidding) a hundred times or so in the 2 days since we bought it. She has many abc books but this is a new and instant favorite. I like it (and am not tired of it) partly because of the unusual animals it often uses (lemming and urchin to name only a couple). She has learned the word aardvark already (which beats plain old apple or alligator). It also has a "summary" page at the end that shows all the different animals, each with his/her letter. My daughter likes to "read" that page to her"self" and says what each of the animals was doing in the earlier part… Read more
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Having come from a family completely unable and unwilling to cook, I was at an extreme disadvantage wanting to learn to eat healthy. This cook book is a real world how-to. It tells you what to look for when buying veggies, how to cut them, prepare them multiple ways, gives you instructions and then real recipes. It's more than definitions of chop vs dice and boil vs simmer, the author explains how she does and how the terms may vary from one recipe to another. She gives substitutions, suggests which things can be done ahead of time, and gives realistic estimates of how long the dishes take to prepare. My family and I are much healthier than this time last year, thanks almost entirely… Read more
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