My Book of Opposites

by Britta Teckentrup (Illustrator)

Learn all about opposites with this quirky cast of animal characters by award-winning illustrator, Britta Teckentrup. Big ideas for little learners!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals

20 pages, Board Book

First published March 1, 2014

About the author

Britta Teckentrup was born in Germany and moved to England in 1988. She is the author and illustrator of many books for children. She now lives in Berlin with her husband and young son.

Reviews

[Ronan Crutchfield]

I had a LOT to say about this book. I liked pointing at the pages and saying “dedede ga ga ade deg dug” and various other sounds that clearly meant something to me

[Ivy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Homework reading.

[Destiney Dickson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Literature Requirement: Concept Book
Book format: Board book
Grade level: P-K
Reading level: D
Genre Fiction: 24
Copyright: 2013 Britta Teckentrup
My Book of Opposites teaches young readers the differences between varied concepts like size, speed, texture and much more using illustrated animals and other wildlife. Sets of words that are opposites are shown and the characters are used to provide visual examples. The words themselves also help provide context by changing sizes, colors, and being placed in certain spots.
This book is simple but I found it really enjoyable. The illustrations are wonderful. The pictures are detailed and colorful which keeps the attention of the reader. I liked how they not only used animals to represent opposite concepts, but the words, and pages as well. Some pages required the reader to turn the book in order to get the full picture. Doing this really helps the reader understand the point being made. I would definitely recommend this book for younger students in preschool or kindergarten.

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable illustrations.

[Michelle Farella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not your boring opposites book! Very creative!

[kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

cute illustrations but the examples aren't all that great of picks

[Danette · Rating 3 out of 5]

8/6/19 Read with Julia

[Simac · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it and it was too funny.

[K.L. Bernard · Rating 5 out of 5]

When your little ones are discovering on their own there are two things that they will do. First, they see something that looks interesting and second, they will touch it. This is a great way for parents to start teaching toddlers about different textures and of course, opposites. Tiger Tales Books has created a sturdy board book perfect for small hands. Toddlers can see big bold words along with fun illustrations of animals depicting action, colors and other fun opposites. This is a great interactive book and offers opportunities for parents to engage their little ones as they learn about texture and size. Parents can use this tool to teach language development, active recall, colors, shapes and reading skills.

[Erin Buhr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Big. Small. Tall. Short. White. Black. It is hard to write an original book about opposites for little ones. This board book, however is a delight. The opposites are familiar, but the illustrations are bright, humorous and intriguing. Britta Teckentrup has done it again.

[Dana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great illustrations, but I'm not sure why they showed giraffes in a car for fast when they could have shown an actual animal running fast (a cheetah perhaps).

[Brittany · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not too impressed by this one I guess.