Customer Reviews
Shorter Version of Richard Scarry's Dictionary 
2008-02-10
This is an excellent book after the child has understood concepts of numbers, colors, shapes and is beginning to explore the world around them. It explores the home, the market, cars, trucks, planes, and other concepts that are around them sometimes and that they see not only in person, but possibly on t.v. or talk about in school in class or with family and friends. It also covers the parts of the body and clothing items too. LLO'C
Super Scarry Learning Tool! 2008-01-28
This wonderful book has been around for years, teaching generations of kids the wonderful world of words. Richard Scarry organizes words under categories, such as tools, the playground, the supermarket, etc. It's a fun way to learn, and the illustrations are fabulous and vibrant.
If you have children in your circle, you should make it your business to give them this book -- and give them the gift of learning!
A must have book 2007-12-23
This book was a favorite of my children, and I have given it as a gift to two new mothers, who have told me it was their child's favorite, too. My 18 month-old granddaughter is getting it for Christmas this year. I don't think you can miss with this one.
Learning the English language 2007-12-14
Although a bit outdated (unless it has been updated), this was my children's first language book. We shared it, section by section, and it is fairly extensive,to teach our babies what the words were for the numerous items illustrated. The pictures are fun enough to catch the eye of a little one, and after reading it to him, long before the baby could speak, he could point to the object I named. It was later that he could do the opposite, I would point and he would name. While many babies under a year are responsive to this, I have been in training sessions for preschool and elementary teaching that recommends this book as still the best one available for helping younger children trying to learn English as their second language. Thus it is good for a wide range of ages. We wore ours out years ago, so I had to buy this one new for my first granddaughter. It is not a "board book", so not one to leave alone with the child. It takes both adult and baby and makes learning language fun.
great word book 2007-09-12
I loved this book as a kid because of all the detail on every page. A kid could spend so much time looking at all the words/objects on the page and then imagining what the people are doing.
I loved it when I was a kid so I wanted to share the fun of this book with a modern day kid.
This IS the Best Word Book Ever! 2008-06-30
This is the only word book I remember reading with my mom back in the early 1980s. I still have my old hardcover edition after more than two decades. Every few years, I dust off the cover and go through the pages to look back fondly at the all-too-familiar pictures. Someday, I hope to pass on this book to my kid/s who will probably enjoy it as much as I did.
Best Kids Books 2008-06-25
I can't forget this book, because of it had several great factors. It covered almost every place a kid may see, with it's name to know what the object is. Each page shows kids different work spaces, lands, city life, even inside a home, room by room.
This would be an excellent book for preschoolers, and even younger as well. Children and their parents may create their own stories with the detailed scenes.
#1 word learning book ever 2008-05-23
I had this book as a child, although the version I had was longer and more PC. This is a great word learning book. The only drawback is that all the characters are animals, so it has to be for a child who knows the animals are simply playing people roles and doing people things. I would recommend to anyone with kids. You cannot go wrong with this book. The older version is better since it has more pages (20 more pages), but it is hard to find in good condition and at a decent price.
Great for language and vocabulary development 2008-04-29
I always purchas this book for baby showers and any gift for very young children. It is wonderful to use for early language development or anyone wishing to learn the English names for nouns. My son wore out three copies and I always kept at least one copy in my classroom as well as my home. Cheryl White
Love it! 2008-04-01
This was a favorite book of mine growing up. I just bought it for my 21 month old son, and he loves it as well!! A classic that every child should have!
