The Bottom Line: This book captivates children with peek-a-boo flaps, differing textures, and beginner's text. A sure winner!
Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings is a tactile treasure for infants and young toddlers! From the outset, this book captivates children with the peek-a-boo flaps, differing textures, and beginner's text. This 20-page book boasts of educational aspects as well, as it includes shapes, colors, animals, and counting [if you were to count the many animals, as we do].
Matthew Van Fleet’s, Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings begins on the left side of the book, and consists of two-word phrases such as, "Fuzzy Yellow". The textiles are located on the right side of the book, and each textile has a dissimilar shape. In this case, yellow is a circle, and the word "circle" is printed next to it. The reader lifts the flap, and sees six yellow ducklings incorporated into the texture, and the word "ducklings" is printed next to image.
The book continues in the same manner as above:
a Bumpy Brown TRIANGLE turns into twelve grumpy toads
a Furry Gray SQUARE becomes four koala bears
a Scaly Green OVAL turns into five playful iguanas
a Woolly White RECTANGLE becomes seven bashful sheep
a Scratchy Blue CRESCENT turns into six mischievous sharks, and
a Sticky Pink LINE becomes eight tongue-tied frogs
The book is constructed of heavy-weight cardboard, while the pages and flaps are constructed of a lighter weight cardstock. I mention this because they will with use, bend, and possible crease. Fortunately, the pages are sealed on ALL sides, prohibiting toddler renovations. Accentuated by glossy white backgrounds, the watercolor illustrations are expressive, colorful, and entertaining.
The finale is a wonderful 4-page foldout uniting all of the shapes, colors, and animals together in an amusing parade of color and pattern. On the opposing side, the author invites the reader to count, and recognize all the colors, shapes, and animals. My son is intrigued with the Sticky Pink LINE, and due to excessive use, it has lost its stickiness. So, I carefully dragged a non-toxic, washable glue stick along the area, and voilą ~ sticky again. Our copy of Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings was purchased in 1998, and it is still going strong. The flaps have creased, and the binding is cracked, but that hardly reduces the fun-factor. Children adore this book, and learn by means of word recognition and sensation. My personal favorites are the grumpy toads!
ISBN: O803717598
Dial Books for Young Readers; (September 1995)
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