Bard's Rhyme Time

Baby Einstein

by Julie Aigner-Clark

Bard the gecko loves to rhyme. he sees rhymes everywhere -- in his bedroom, his backyard, at the lake, and at the farm. Flaps on every page make learning about rhyming words fun, and will encourage children to find things that rhyme all about them.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

16 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Emily Baron · Rating 2 out of 5]

Who has drawers in their cabinet like that? Why is a horse driving a tractor? Lazy rhyming and Bard the Gecko is annoying.

[Michael P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

In giving this 5 stars and a positive review, I'm taking my cousin's word that the book was effective in entertaining her children and teaching them about rhyme. I have no idea. It is a cute little thing, that for me has slight passing interest for the connection it tries to establish with Shakespeare. The lizard that helps children find rhymes, and so discover the concept of rhyme, is called the Bard. That is thin since Homer, for example, was a bard. The Shakespeare connection is not clear until the final, double page spread in which Bard is by a table where he has been writing with a quill near a poster for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. On the bookshelf above the bed are books by Walt Whitman, Maya Angelou, T. S. Eliot, Shakespeare's sonnets, and a copy of HAMLET. Shakespeare's sonnets, of course, follow rhyming conventions, except for a couple of lines. He is otherwise best known for his blank verse, and so are the other poets represented. This rather technical problem aside, I am pleased to recommend this little book for those with children on the correct age.

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a sturdy little rhyming board book, and my kids mostly enjoy it (to be honest that has more to do with the flaps than the book). Some of the words used aren't common in kids vocabulary (or are hard to identify) and while I understand its trying to expand their word use... it does take the fun out of it when they aren't sure what to call the items in some of the pictures.

[Kendell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book for babies/small children with lift-the-flap feature for added surprise.

[James]

Not a flap book version. Simply called "Rhymes."