Dog Number 1, Dog Number 10 by Ami Rubinger

Story: 10
Presentation: 10
Total: 20
Publisher: Abberville Press
Children's
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Blurb: Dog Number 1, Dog Number 10 takes readers through a world of playful pups that love to count! Each spread's rhyming text leaves out the last word, allowing little ones to chime in and shout out the missing number. The amusing illustrations provide countable clues for the numbers that have been left out. With Dog Number 1, Dog Number 10, accomplished illustrator Ami Rubinger once again turns his humorous and imaginative eye to an otherwise simple subject. This is Rubinger's third rhyme-completion book, a technique that teaches children about concepts like counting with a fun, fill-in-the-blank challenge that encourages participation. His colorful, computer-generated canines will make little faces smile, and the rhyming game will have them counting from one to ten, again and again.

Review: Yet another cute, colorful and imaginative picture book by Ms Rubinger. though my little one had a few problems with the numbers it was quickly picked up and really enjoyed by everyone in the home. My eldest even got into it and got excited about the cats at the end :)

Overall a winner for all :)

I Dream of an Elephant by Ami Rubinger

Story: 10
Presentation: 10
Publisher: Abberville Press
Children's
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Blurb: From the author-illustrator of Abbeville's Big Cat, Small Cat comes a second rhyme-completion concept book, teaching children about colors through bright landscapes of loveable elephants.

Review: Cute and creative, this little picture book paired whimsical images of pachyderms with nifty rhymes that encourage both color recognition and learning how to rhyme. A cute fun story for pre-schoolers and your kidlets :) Mine loved it :)

Big Cat, Small Cat by Ami Rubinger

Story: 10
Presentation: 10
Publisher: Abberville Press
Children's
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An interactive book about cats that introduces children to rhyming and opposites in a fun and engaging way.

Big Cat, Small Cat takes readers through a fantastical world of felines, where they will encounter many different pairs of cats—from good and bad to happy and sad. This delightful iBook’s sing-song text leaves out the last word of each page, allowing little ones to chime in and complete the rhyme. Captivating, colorful illustrations provide clues for the words that have been left out. Introducing words like “dirty,” “clean,” “nice,” and “mean,” Big Cat, Small Cat teaches children about rhyming and opposites with a fun, fill-in-the-blank challenge that encourages participation.

Review: A totally cute story that had my little ones glued to the screen of my computer while we were reading. Interactive and engaging, with colorful pictures and easy to follow lines. It made for a great educational read for my 4 year old :) I had to read it 5 times when we first got it. The kids were so excited about the pictures of the cats and guessing what would come next.

While there were a few of the Fill-in-the-blanks that my youngest did not get, they were still happy :)