Let's Look!: First Look and Find

Baby Einstein

by Michael P. Fertig, Dean Kleven (Illustrator), Nadeem Zaidi (Illustrator)

Seven engaging easy-busy scenes are perfect for children 18 months to 3 years. Very strong looking big board book with simple search and match. At end of book there are interactive learning ideas to help parents share in the look and find experience

Genres: Childrens, Animals, Kids, Picture Books

16 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2007

Reviews

[Beth F · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter loves this book. We read it just about every day, sometimes several times a day and the more we read it, the more she loves it. Each page has a left-hand panel with a short rhyme and several themed pictures to “look and find” in the larger double-page spread. Baby can look for birds, musical instruments, food, farm animals, bath items, bed time, etc. In some respects, it’s like Where’s Waldo because you’re trying to find pictures within a picture. But it also comes with a heaping dose of Baby Einstein crack, if you know what I mean.

The drawings are cartoonish, colorful and feature several Baby Einstein characters. And since there are very few printed words on the page there is a lot to be left for adult interpretation, which means I can make story time last for as little or as long as we need it to, depending on the situation.

We’ve been reading this book and others to her since she was quite small. She loves all books but this is the definite favorite. If I put it on the floor, she will crawl to it and start turning the pages and “reading” it on her own by touching the pages and babbling. There must be something in the quality of the pages that appeals to her because she spends more time playing with this book than any of her others.

[Patricia Kaniasty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Disney "First Look and Find". This time ….all animals. Very cool.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

One last reading of the first look and finds before we pass them on to the next kid.

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute book

[Ronit Delrahim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baby Einstein “Let’s look” is a about looking and finding different objects that are shown. Each page introduces a new setting with different animals. On the top left of every page a box with a short rhyme describes the scene shown on right and left page. In addition, the box on the left page includes items/objects that are described in the rhyme. This book is a look and find and the children try to find the items/objects in the picture that are shown in the box. For example, a jungle scene has different animals that live in the jungle. In the rhyme it talks about birds and it ask the child to find a red bird in the picture. The rhymes in the story also enhance the meaning and keep the listener of the story interested. A story that has rhythm and rhyme help children remember and memorize better. The age range for this book is nursery because the point of this book is to help children to find different object and distinguish between different objects. This book is a cardboard book that has a variety of colors. Each scene on each page is illustrated very well and the child who is listening to the reader can understand and visualize the scene. Some colors are warm, such as red, orange, and yellow, while others are cool such as, blue, green, and purple. The colors that makeup the image is very important because it is what the child pays attention to the most. In addition the texture is smooth and looks glossy. The use of line is used throughout the book and most lines are thick and bold. The style of art used in this book is impressionistic art because emphasis of light and color. I would recommend this book to children who are learning to look and find. This book is an interactive book with children and it is great for children who have a short attention span. Also this book introduces many new scenes like the beach, farm, picnic and each scene has items that relate to that theme.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favorite book, but I will say that this is a "hand-me-down" from The Turkeybird who also adored this book. What I do like about it is that it spans many age groups. Even now The Turkeybird(my son, age 3) is able to look at the book with a different purpose than Littlebug(my daughter, age 1) who is looking to learn about the animals in the pictures, as she gets going in her reading. The Turkeybird picks it up now and we can sit together looking for different shapes and objects using the guide in the back of the book. The official age range says 4-8, which I'm not so sure about, but we'll see.

Though I personally am not drawn to this book, little ones definitely are and if you're looking for a great beginning book that will get years of use this is it. It's inexpensive and educational. A great book for a beginning library.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will always associate this book with my son. He read this over and over. It was among the first books he took a liking to.

Each two-page spread is set up with a colorful image. Off to the side is a little poem and then pictures of four or five objects to find in the picture. Fritz had great fun finding each item. Of course he was adamant that I announce each object for him to find.

Quite cute.

[Dawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a matching book that the boys have loved for a long time. Even before they understood the concept of matching the pictures in the boxes to the pictures on the pages, they loved to find and point to all the colorful images. The also recognize the characters from Baby Einstein movies.

[Gretchen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am just not a fan of these types of books, but my toddler loves it. It contains bright, colorful pictures that capture his attention. The rhyme-scheme is poorly developed and the book would serve it's purpose without any attempt at storytelling, but it does provide context to the images.

[Megs · Rating 5 out of 5]

what can i say? brianna loves it

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a 2nd birthday present from Grandma. I LOVE IT! I can identify almost everything on each page. My favorite is the beach scene.

[Jem · Rating 5 out of 5]

BIG book. Soft cover. Fun pictures. 5 stars.

[Conquering · Rating 3 out of 5]

A colorful book to help introduce language to babies and toddlers.

[Aik Kielch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book to find the pictures but I wish it was bigger!

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book features lots of bright colours and is interactive. It allows the reader to find the images that are featured on each page a la Where's Waldo.

[Megan Gery · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really love the extra activities at the end.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like that it provided extra items to work with little ones in the back

[K Morlando · Rating 3 out of 5]

an excellent book, really enjoyed reading it.