Barney's Mother Goose Hunt

In this sturdy, mid-sized board book you will find the following childrens poems: Pat-a-cake Humpty Dumpty Mary, Mary Quite Contrary Jack and Jill Hey Diddle Diddle Wee Willie Winkie Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Each poem takes up two pages, one of which has an attractive kid-friendly drawing which includes Barney. And what makes it even more fun is that below the poem there are 4 to 5 objects that your child can search for. My children loved this when they were younger and now that they are older we search for other objects that are less visible. A great introduction to poetry and with Barney, Mother Goose and I Spy--what more can a parent want.

As well as being mother to an active 2 year old, I teach ESL to 30 children from 1 to 3 years old. Anyone who knows toddlers, also knows how hard it can be to get them to sit and look at a book, especially in a group setting when they don't understand much English. This is the first book I have found which draws the children in and holds their attention right to the end!

The book is great for inspiring your toddler to participate in reading. While the book is not heavy in plot, the child is asked to find objects that are in the nursery rhyme and pictured on the page. My toddler is 2 and was overjoyed to be able to accomplish what the book asked. It is challenging because the pictures are quite lively. It teaches a child to concentrate on the task at hand and not to be distracted by other activity. The classic "concentrate,work hard, and you will succeed" book. A great buy!