Animal Kisses (A Touch and Feel Book)

This short book is entirely in Spanish. It is a lot of fun as your little one can touch the faces of each of the animals to feel different textures..."los besitos rasposos de los gatos" (scratchy cat kisses) feels like sandpaper and "besos peludos de los osos" (furry bear kisses) has a fuzzy fabric feel. I'd give it five stars except that the "besos pegajosos de los perros" (sticky dog kisses) unfortunately makes that page stick shut. It's not a big deal. I'd still buy the book again, but it is a minor inconvenience. Overall, a short, fun book that lets your child really interact with each page.

Saltzberg has definitely created a "winner" in this his first book on Animal Kisses. From the outset, this book captures children's attention with vibrant colors and simple images, add to that, the appeal of differing textures and beginner's text for easy comprehension. "Do you like scratchy cat kisses?" The reader sees a large yellow cat, highly contrasted, on a red and violet background with its tongue sticking out, SANDPAPER - scratchy texture. Children find "touch and feel" books irresistible and love the expedition through tactile territory. Additional textures include: FELT - velvety cows nose, STICKY - dogs tongue, FUR - fuzzy bear kisses, PLASTIC - rubbery fish kisses, and VELVET - squeaky pig kisses. Oh, and Saltzberg earns BONUS points for placing an actual squeaker in the pigs nose! Terrific tactile tale! One-year and up.

What a great interactive books for little ones!! My 2-year-old loves this book, and it has no parts for her to pull off (she ruins the lift-the-flap books...) She loves feeling the puppy's sticky tongue, the cat's scratchy tongue, the cow's velvety nose, etc. I came back to see if there are more of the same type of books from this author!

My 10-month-old twins love this book. They fight over it! They love to feel the different textures. Makes an excellent gift!

My 15 month old daughter always brings me this book to read to her. She prefers interactive books (touch-and-feel, lift-a-flap) and that continues with this one. The bright and colorful pictures of this boardbook really capture her eye. The book has a scratchy cat kiss, a sticky dog kiss, a velvety cow kiss, a fuzzy bear kiss, a rubbery fish kiss and a squeeky pig kiss. The textures are great. She has enjoyed it so much that I am ordering it for a one year old's birthday gift.