[.ca] Pots and Pans (ISBN 0694010723)

Cute idea, not so cute pictures:
The story was really cute. The pictures were sort of ugly. I feel sort of guilty saying that, because really, the story is really cute and baby loves the book. But, I don't like reading it because I have to look at the picture of the baby in the book.

Buy this book!!:
This book is one of the best kept secrets in childrens literature! It has a wonderful rhythm as you read the words. The pictures are big and bold, and the theme is one that both toddler and parent alike can relate to......baby making a mess of the kitchen cupboards in record time. And suprise....at the end it is the Dad doing the dishes (you only see his socked feet for the previous pages). My daughter has been "reading" this since she was 10 mo. old, and now, at 16 mo. she brings this book to me every day, and we read it at least twice. Give it a try!

A must-have!:
This is a favorite of my daughter's! When we sit to read, it is one she reaches for again & again! The rhyme makes the book a joy to read & my daughter gets into the "beat"! Now that her vocabularly is expanding (2 yrs old) she loves to "read" the book herself, exclaiming in excited tones the "boom, boom, bang" clatter of pans! A "must-have for a toddlers library, you won't be sorry about this purchase!

A Winner!:
We just received this book as a gift a few days ago and my 2-year old son has asked Mommy to read it no fewer than twenty times already! The sing-song rhyme pattern is lots of fun, somewhat similar to Boynton in Barnyard Dance, another of our favorites. We get loud and crazy when we read this one! The illustrations are lovely and provide lots of scope for discussion and I Spy games. This is a terrific book and I would be surprised if your child didn't enjoy it tremendously!

A Cute Story for your 10 month to 18 month old:
This book can be read very quickly for the impatient baby, or savored for the older toddler. The pictures are cute, and the main adult in the story is the father. My toddler liked the presence of the dog and cat. She enjoyed the book since she was 8 months old. It is not one of her favorites now at 2 1/2 but we still read it occasionally since it only takes about 2 minutes to get through. The rhythm and rhyme flow well. This would make a great baby gift! Jennifer Clauson