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Brainy Baby ABC's
Set of 4 Brainy Baby books, ABC's, 123's, Animals, & Colors & Shapes
- GenresChildrens
9 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2005
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October 15, 2018
I enjoy an immense variety of children’s books because a wonderful story is a wonderful story. However, “Brainy Baby, Shapes And Colors”, 2004, pushes past that reasoning: a straightforward lesson book. It does not give exercises but is dedicated to identifying shapes and colours, without any story content. Why did I buy and read it? I have a precious baby nephew to whom I am going to give this great book; regrettably by mail since he and my equally precious niece live miles away.
I am going to do something unusual and refer to another person’s review. My reaction upon finishing this teaching tool was: “Wow, this is very well-constructed”! I whereupon appreciated with five stars, the quite comprehensive and well-blended variety of knowledge angles that it covers. A cartoon child in a t-shirt greets each cardboard page, bearing the name of her t-shirt’s colour. She is beside a basic shape using the same colour. The shapes, in turn, bear their names in writing. An adjoining page depicts a common item in each shape, like a slice of pizza for a triangle. I was honestly impressed with the array of important examples grouped together at a glance.
Well, if you look up the few of us who have written reviews, prepare to laugh! The sole male contributor treated us to a sarcastic play. His uproarious dialogue imagines that two snooty men are dashing off their production and formatting of this book. Through imaginary guffaws about ‘phoning in’ this assignment, the reviewer itemized the details he criticized about it! I laughingly agree that the shapes should be solid, not highlighted in an external colour and do see that each page’s text is inserted any which way. Otherwise, I say that Edith Reynolds & Rose Audette teach an intricate and accessible lesson.
I am going to do something unusual and refer to another person’s review. My reaction upon finishing this teaching tool was: “Wow, this is very well-constructed”! I whereupon appreciated with five stars, the quite comprehensive and well-blended variety of knowledge angles that it covers. A cartoon child in a t-shirt greets each cardboard page, bearing the name of her t-shirt’s colour. She is beside a basic shape using the same colour. The shapes, in turn, bear their names in writing. An adjoining page depicts a common item in each shape, like a slice of pizza for a triangle. I was honestly impressed with the array of important examples grouped together at a glance.
Well, if you look up the few of us who have written reviews, prepare to laugh! The sole male contributor treated us to a sarcastic play. His uproarious dialogue imagines that two snooty men are dashing off their production and formatting of this book. Through imaginary guffaws about ‘phoning in’ this assignment, the reviewer itemized the details he criticized about it! I laughingly agree that the shapes should be solid, not highlighted in an external colour and do see that each page’s text is inserted any which way. Otherwise, I say that Edith Reynolds & Rose Audette teach an intricate and accessible lesson.
May 2, 2022
“Maxwell!”
“Frederick!”
The two men grasped hands and pounded each other’s backs.
“How’s the wife, old boy?”
“Oh, you know women!”
Both men laughed uproariously, then sat down at the meeting table, still laughing.
“Ha, ha…so down to business I suppose.” Maxwell glanced at stack of papers in front of him. “Another ‘Brainy Baby’ book. Shapes and colors.”
“Good good. I could do with an early lunch.” Frederick smirked.
“Heh. So let’s start with the shapes. I’m thinking we position other illustrations in front of them so the kids can’t see the entire shape. Like maybe the parent wants to show that a rectangle has four corners, but they can’t because some goofy face is blocking one of them.”
“I like it. Sounds ‘hip’. Any ideas about the colors?”
“Yeah. Instead of just, say, a yellow triangle, let’s do a yellow triangle with a sloppy red border. Then the kids will think, ‘Which of these colors is yellow?’ Keep them guessing.”
“Right. Don’t make it too easy for the little devils.”
“Last thing I thought we’d hit: typography. I hear lowercase is all the rage, so let’s put the shape names in that; everything else title case. Then we spread the text randomly over the page without any visual hierarchy or indication on the reading order.”
“Right. Visual hierarchies are for plebs.” They guffawed.
“Is Tommy available to do art again?”
“Of course. They don’t give them much homework in preschool.”
“Great! I love that garish, crude, clip art style he does.”
“Charming, right? Well, that should do it for today. What do you say to lunch at my club and then a round of golf?”
“Freddy my boy, after today I think I’ll need two rounds!”
“Frederick!”
The two men grasped hands and pounded each other’s backs.
“How’s the wife, old boy?”
“Oh, you know women!”
Both men laughed uproariously, then sat down at the meeting table, still laughing.
“Ha, ha…so down to business I suppose.” Maxwell glanced at stack of papers in front of him. “Another ‘Brainy Baby’ book. Shapes and colors.”
“Good good. I could do with an early lunch.” Frederick smirked.
“Heh. So let’s start with the shapes. I’m thinking we position other illustrations in front of them so the kids can’t see the entire shape. Like maybe the parent wants to show that a rectangle has four corners, but they can’t because some goofy face is blocking one of them.”
“I like it. Sounds ‘hip’. Any ideas about the colors?”
“Yeah. Instead of just, say, a yellow triangle, let’s do a yellow triangle with a sloppy red border. Then the kids will think, ‘Which of these colors is yellow?’ Keep them guessing.”
“Right. Don’t make it too easy for the little devils.”
“Last thing I thought we’d hit: typography. I hear lowercase is all the rage, so let’s put the shape names in that; everything else title case. Then we spread the text randomly over the page without any visual hierarchy or indication on the reading order.”
“Right. Visual hierarchies are for plebs.” They guffawed.
“Is Tommy available to do art again?”
“Of course. They don’t give them much homework in preschool.”
“Great! I love that garish, crude, clip art style he does.”
“Charming, right? Well, that should do it for today. What do you say to lunch at my club and then a round of golf?”
“Freddy my boy, after today I think I’ll need two rounds!”
July 25, 2013
When I first found out I was pregnant, I went shopping at my local Waldenbooks to pick up some board books. Sadly, the Waldenbooks is gone now, but I still have the books I found on that trip.
I spotted the Brainy Baby collection and knew I just had to have it for my little peanut. After all, I wanted him (or her) to have every advantage. Shapes and Colors is one of a set of four, and I'm reviewing it first, because it happens to be downstairs (thanks, Thomas), and carrying things up and down the stairs is still a challenge.
What to say about this book? Well, first it is very sturdy. This was one of the first books I let my little boy hold when he was still a baby, and it still is in near-perfect shape. As the title would indicate, it is very colorful. It does present shapes in an easy-for-a-toddler-to-understand way. Apart from calling a rectangle a square, my not-yet-three-year-old has mastered this book. And toddlers/preschoolers really seem to love it. After all, my little boy brought it downstairs for me to read with him.
The other three books in this collection are just as good, and I'll be reviewing them as they show up down the stairs.
I spotted the Brainy Baby collection and knew I just had to have it for my little peanut. After all, I wanted him (or her) to have every advantage. Shapes and Colors is one of a set of four, and I'm reviewing it first, because it happens to be downstairs (thanks, Thomas), and carrying things up and down the stairs is still a challenge.
What to say about this book? Well, first it is very sturdy. This was one of the first books I let my little boy hold when he was still a baby, and it still is in near-perfect shape. As the title would indicate, it is very colorful. It does present shapes in an easy-for-a-toddler-to-understand way. Apart from calling a rectangle a square, my not-yet-three-year-old has mastered this book. And toddlers/preschoolers really seem to love it. After all, my little boy brought it downstairs for me to read with him.
The other three books in this collection are just as good, and I'll be reviewing them as they show up down the stairs.
October 16, 2018
I enjoyed this book. I think it would be great for young children to help them learn shapes and how to count. This book would be a great review for third graders when they learn how to classify shapes.
May 30, 2023
Straightforward introduction of different shapes and colors for little ones.
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