Jasmine's Place Issue No. 4 - March/April 2013 | Page 43

Wibbly Pig Likes Dancing! Mick Inkpen My Very First Book of Numbers Eric Carle This is a very cleverly designed book which will help your child learn about the numbers 1 to 10. It is divided into what one may call two pages per page - so where you would normally have one page, this book has two pages, one at the top and the other directly below it. Your child picks a number on the top page and then tries to match it to the same number of fruit in a picture on the bottom page. The numbers on the top pages are bolstered by corresponding numbers of black squares - so, if the number itself does not give your little one a clue regarding what number of fruit he should be looking for, he or she can count the squares and then take his/her cue from there. Really great book! Wibbly Pig is so versatile! He can dance! He can bounce! He can sing! He can hide! He can splash and he can even dress himself up in this really cute book. After Wibbly Pig has done all these feats, the book asks your little one the million dollar questions - can you dance, bounce, sing, hide, splash and dress up too! This is a really nice interactive book that will put a smile on your face and engage your little one - who might not even wait for the questions to begin dancing, bouncing (on your sofa!) and doing all the other fun things that this cute lil' pig can do! Of course, as is usual with children's books, the illustrations provide many avenues for communication and learning. Great book! p.s. - you might need to fill your fruit bowl before reading this book with your little one! JASMINE'S PLACE 43 43