Board Books

Title: Good Night America
Author: Adam Gamble
Illustrator: Suwin Chan
Publisher: Our World of Books
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-97779-0-5
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

While browsing through the board books at Southern Lehigh Library, I stumbled upon Good Night America by Adam Gamble. This book follows a group of children as they visit landmarks and historical places in America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Coast. The children visit the Statue of Liberty; see bald eagles; and scan the Grand Canyon.

Personally, I found this book to be a great educational book for small children. Most children probably haven't seen most of these places throughout the United States, but it'd be nice to start teaching children about the country where they live at a young age. If they ever get the chance to visit a place like the Grand Canyon, they may have remember the very realistic pictures from this book.


Title: That's Not My Dragon...
Author: Fiona Watt
Illustrator: Rachel Wells
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd.
Publication date: 2006
ISBN: 978079451285-9
Rating: 4 out of 5

That's not my dragon... by Fiona Watt is a tactile book that stimulates the senses of young children. The short board book is about a small mouse who can't seem to find the right dragon. All of the dragons have different physical characteristics that the child is able to feel and touch. Parts of the book are soft and fluffy, rough and scratchy, or smooth and shiny.

I feel that a young child would definitely love this book, because it stimulates the senses. I personally am a very hands on learner, and I think that tactile learners would appreciate this book. It's important that children use all of their senses, and if I was a little kid I would want to pick up and read this book!


Title: Eeyore Loses a Tail
Author: A. A. Milne
Illustrator: Ernest H. Shepard
Publisher: Dutton Children's Books
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 978-0525451372
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars.

In Milne's board book, Winnie the Pooh notices that Eeyore's tail has fallen off. Being a good friend, Winnie the Pooh sets off to find Eeyore's tail. When visiting Owl, Winnie the Pooh finds that Owl is using Eeyore's tail to hang up a sign, and he returns the tail to Eeyore.

This book is a classic Winnie the Pooh book, but it is over simplified in my opinion. There is nothing crazy or exciting about this book. The plot-line is a story of friendship that little children would enjoy, but the book isn't physically stimulating. The pictures are very outdated and simple, and I don't think that little kids would pick this book up to begin with, since it's not very creative.