Roger Priddy

I was two pages into this before I went "Wait, haven't I seen that digger before?" and sure enough, these pictures of trucks are the same pictures of trucks form Emmett's other truck book, recycled here because why the fuck not? Well I'll tell you why not, truck book merchant; because it makes dads sad to think about how many times they've looked at the same damn pictures of the same damn trucks. F, as they say, ml.

The first favorite book -- always the one that would come out from the shelf, even when first crawling, even if hidden in a corner or behind other books. Great textures to pet, a pretty yellow color, a slightly different shape, and with Spanish-English bilingual text to boot. Alas it was printed on just-slightly-heavier-than-normal paper, and it got pretty destroyed when the baby decided to start really gnawing on books. It came out again as we got into toddlerhood, though it isn't quite as show more engaging as it once was. show less

First sentence:

Premise/plot: This high-contrast oversized board book is designed to be stood up and utilized during tummy time. The pages do fold out--some. Some spreads are two pages--which still stands up fine. Some spreads are four pages.

It is wordless. The pages don't necessarily relate to one another or tell a story. Each just features a bright, bold illustration or photograph. There is a mirror on one of the pages.

My thoughts: The title suggests that there are things to touch and show more feel. I did NOT find this to be the case. There are few different textures or tactile experiences. Many pages are just bold illustrations. Nothing to feel or touch. Unless you like just touching any board book page. There are two different tactile experiences--a soft plush fabric on one page and a corrugated, rough texture on another.

That's not to say that your little one won't find this one engaging. Just know that there are better books that actually do offer tactile experiences or sensory experiences. Perhaps they don't all fold out, like this one.

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A penguin named Rob thinks maybe he wants to be a different color, but after meeting animals of all other colors he decides he’s happy just being himself.

Fun to read to my niece because my brother’s name is Rob. A cute story and very vibrant illustrations.