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Blue Hat, Green Hat (Boynton Board Books)
Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on thick board pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages.
Board Book, 14 pages
Published
October 11th 1984
by Little Simon
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My kids just love the silliness of this book. On each page, an elephant, a moose, a bear, and a turkey put on an article of clothing (same item, different color). The turkey cant seem to get it right. My kids love the silly voice I use to say "oops" when the turkey goofs up.
This is a funny/silly way to teach about colors and clothes, and that we dont always get it right!
This is a funny/silly way to teach about colors and clothes, and that we dont always get it right!
Blue Hat, Green Hat is a great children's picture book, written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton. The book is a great pattern book for young children. The book shows the pattern of different animals wearing the same article of clothing in a different color, and then how the last animal in the sequence messes up the pattern and wears the article of clothing in the wrong way. It is a simple and silly book that teaches a great lesson to a young reader about patterns. The illustrations were great,...more
Aug 21, 2008
Valerie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone
Recommended to Valerie by:
Karanina
Shelves:
for-the-boys
I actually think Karanina is the first person I read this book over and over to. It is a fantastic read aloud, short and goofy.
Once my kid was old enough to get the joke, he literally fell off the bed laughing.
With many of Boynton's books, there is an animal who just doesn't fit in. In the case of Blue Hat, Green Hat, that animal is a turkey. All the other animals can get themselves dressed but not the turkey. He tries but somehow things never seem to end up on him correctly.
Besides being a charming story about the troubles of learning how to get dressed (or prop comedy 101 for preschoolers), the book teaches colors, animals, parts of the body and clothing. It's charming and very funny.
Great for uni...more
Besides being a charming story about the troubles of learning how to get dressed (or prop comedy 101 for preschoolers), the book teaches colors, animals, parts of the body and clothing. It's charming and very funny.
Great for uni...more
For a board book, I found this very amusing! The pictures are simple and fun without a lot of fuss, perfectly appropriate to tiny audiences. It focuses on teaching colours and clothing pieces, while combining them with the irresistible humour of watching the turkey wear the clothes the wrong way. This would make a good library check out or gift to a young child. The concept is so simple, but rarely do you see board books that do all these things without presenting the baby with too much informat...more
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Oct 09, 2009
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"A wonderful little book for toddlers and also for the learning disabled. Not only is the dialogue very brief, but the portrayal of a turkey who cannot dress himself properly according to common sense or general social rules hits a chord with those who have trouble assessing social relationships. To toddlers, it's just funny and cute to see a turkey who can't figure out that his shoes go on his feet and that when jumping in the pool he shouldn't be fully dressed in street clothes."
Not my favorite Boynton book (and I am a HUGE fan) but I love how this book grows with your child. First you can just read the simple words. Then you can point out the colors. Then you can talk about what kind of animals are in the pictures. Then you can describe on what part of the body each animal is wearing the items of clothing.
The boy thinks the last page is hilarious, even though he's much too young to actually get the humor. I'm still not sure what he's laughing at.
The boy thinks the last page is hilarious, even though he's much too young to actually get the humor. I'm still not sure what he's laughing at.
I discovered this book a couple of years ago while working at a bookstore and have been in love with it ever since. It might be because the book tickles my funny bone, or it might be because my mom used to make me laugh by telling me to put socks on my ears and shoes on my hands. Whatever the reason, it continues to be one of my favorites.
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What's not to like? The typical Boyton animals are as cute as always, the book has repetition and predictability (GOOD traits in a book for young children), and it's actually FUNNY! Miri has liked this book since about 12 or 13 months, and I imagine she'll love it all the more when she actually "gets" the joke. This is probably my husband's favorite Boynton book (and we love them all)!
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER!!! IT'S THE MOST HILARIOUS, TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)..
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This book was a birthday gift from a friend on Lucas' 2nd birthday - it's remained his favorite book for almost a year. I remember the very first night I read it to him, he belly laughed endlessly after every "OOPS!" The love for this book led to many more Sandra Boynton books - she's definitely a must have!!
This is a funny, nonsense board book about a group of animals putting on their clothes the right way, followed by the turkey, who always makes some kind of silly mistake in the way that he dresses. Early readers will find this book a good way to learn to read, and pre-readers will find the story to be humorous.
My son LOVED this book from about age 1 1/2 to age 3. He would laugh and laugh at the silly turkey who can't seem to get his clothes on right. I read it to him so much that he had it memorized and would 'read' it back to me. It was a little sad when he outgrew it, but there are many more great books to come.
fiona has a serious love affair with sandra boynton books. we actually own this one in both english and spanish. it's totally worth it just to hear my two-year-old say, "ay carumba".
this book is silly, but it's great for little language learners who are into colors, clothes, and animals.
Oops!
this book is silly, but it's great for little language learners who are into colors, clothes, and animals.
Oops!
Harriet is a bit of a prop comedienne. Her favorite joke involves putting something unlikely on her head and asking innocently, "Hat?" So when she saw Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton at the library, she had to check it out.
With many of Boynton's books, there is an animal who just doesn't fit in. In the case of Blue Hat, Green Hat, that animal is a turkey. All the other animals can get themselves dressed but not the turkey. He tries but somehow things never seem to end up on him correctly.
B...more
With many of Boynton's books, there is an animal who just doesn't fit in. In the case of Blue Hat, Green Hat, that animal is a turkey. All the other animals can get themselves dressed but not the turkey. He tries but somehow things never seem to end up on him correctly.
B...more
May 06, 2012
Nicole
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone with young kids
Recommended to Nicole by:
Tony Eaton
Shelves:
childrens-books,
ebook
My three year old loves this. He has previously struggled with colours but, after a few days, we noticed a difference. There is a beautiful silliness that engages the young reader. The e-reader version is possibly even better as the interaction between child and story adds several new dimensions.
Not my favorite Boynton book but it could be if young readers take to it. It does a nice job of reviewing four colors: red, blue, yellow, green. It has a good rhythm and might easily be turned into a song that young readers and caregivers could sing and adapt as they desire.
Hee hee. I like the word "oops," so this book definitely made me smile. Very enjoyable to see that turkey being such a turkey! And I loved the purple socks! :-) In a larger size, this could be hilarious in a toddler storytime. Could even be a feltboard "story!"
This was a very cute book. The pictures were silly and fun. I thought the book did a good job showing younger kids the correct way to get dressed. The pictures showed ways kids usually make mistakes of putting clothes on but the was a cute way to correct it.
The pictures were cute and I liked the concept, but this isn't my favorite from Boynton. I don't think there's a problem with the writing or flow of the book though. In the "oops" moment you'll want to stop talk about what's wrong about that picture.
This is another family favorite. Perfect for those pre-readers. My three year old LOVES this one...it's a silly one! (I love anything by this author. Sandra Boynton is a very high energy author who is perfect for the little ones and those young at heart.
Both of my boys have outgrown their board books, but I have to say that Sandra Boynton is one of those many board book authors that stood out. We loved her books, and to this day there are still several of them that I can quote word for word.
We've always loved this one at our house- who wouldn't love a sock wearing turkey? But now we have the app, so we get to change his socks AND make him jump in the pool! It is heaven. Long live Sandra Boynton and her quirky sense of humor.
Hands down, the best board book ever. If this one doesn't have you belly laughing with tears streaming down your happy cheeks then you just aren't human. ... or you aren't reading it with a young child.
My favorite early color identification book! All the simplicity of "brown bear" but with a silly turkey and clothing identification on top. I love pretty much every Boynton board book and this is no exception.
I love the anticipation factor of this book. Every pause at the end of the page has Alice grinning from ear to ear and shouting, "oops!" She loves it so much that she'll bring it to me and say, "Oops!"
I like the part where it says "Oops," mocking the turkey's inability to properly dress himself (and later, his questionable choice of swimwear). This is one of the few books I have read over twenty times.
Henry really liked this one when I first read it to him. He cracked up! It was so cute. But then he got kind of tired of it after that and no longer wanted me to read it to him. (2 years old)
(Age 1) Asher loved this when he was about a year and a half and older. He loved laughing at the silly turkey and particularly loved telling the turkey not to dive into the pool at the end.
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Sandra Keith Boynton is a popular American humorist, songwriter, children's author and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated more than forty books for both children and adults, as well as over four thousand greeting cards, and four music albums. Although she does not license her characters to be redrawn or adapted, she has herself designed—for various companies—calendars, wallpaper, bed...more
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