MY BOOKS

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Author(s)

Xavier Deneux

Publisher Name

Twirl

Genre(s)

Age Range

Release Date

August 06, 2024

ISBN13

979-1-03636-904-9

ISBN10 or ASIN

Books take readers on unforgettable adventures! In MY BOOKS by Xavier Deneux, books of
different colors take babies and toddlers on imaginative journeys to lands
far away. A blue book takes them on an ocean voyage, a green book takes
them to a rain forest, a red book takes them to the top of an apple tree—
and more!
Die-cut holes and foil on each spread of this padded board book add to
the fun. A wonderful introduction to basic colors, MY BOOKS encourages
imaginative thinking and a curiosity about different places. Little ones will
soon be like the adorable bunny in the story clamoring for more books!

Editor review

1 review

Visually Stunning Book About Color

September 03, 2024

Overall rating

3.8

Plot

3.0

Characters

3.0

Writing Style

4.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

A tiny white rabbit (with shiny silver ear linings!) has lots of books, and has different ones that take him to different places. His yellow book travels to the desert, blue to the ocean, and the green to the rainforest. Red goes to the top of an apple tree, and pink takes him down a snow-covered hill. To finish off the day, he has a gray book (that is as silver as his ears) to send him off to bed.

Good Points

The pages all have tiny circles that pick up colors from preceding and succeeding pages and bring them into the current ones. This is very clever; a pink bird sitting in an apple tree in flying when the page is turned. I liked that the holes were fairly small, because they will hold up a bit better. There are also a few silver highlights which are very striking.

The book is particularly well-designed, and reminds me of the black, white, and red graphic items that were supposed to stimulate infant brains that came out back in the day. Learning colors and animals are some of the first lessons young children learn, and this book has a little of both, although this book is so short that there is no orange or purple.

This is a sturdy board book, but given the rough treatment these usually receive, I would probably reinforce the spine with book glue, since the pages are not adhered to the cover at the spine.

These early learning books are frequently read, so it's good to have a collection of different titles to change things up. Carle's What's Your Favorite Color, Ledesma's Color Gallery, McKee's Elmer's Colors, Srinivasan's Little Owl's Colors, and my favorite, Boynton's Blue Hat, Green Hat.