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Tails
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Authors :
Matthew Van Fleet
| Release Date: |
01 October, 2003 |
| Manufacturer: |
Red Wagon Books |
| Availability: |
This item is currently not available. |
| List Price: |
$13.95 |
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The most fascinating part of an animal, in the minds of many young children, is the tail. Not only do kids lack such appendages, they've been told that, as tempting as they are to yank on, tails are not to be touched. Fortunately, this charming, texture-rich board book (with patches of real fake fur!) is the next best thing. A vast menagerie of cartoonish critters play and scamper around the pages of Matthew Van Fleet's Tails sporting tails of all types: bumpy alligator tails, fuzzy tiger tails, and even slightly stinky scratch-and-sniff skunk tails. Children can pull the tabs to make some of the tails wag or swish. The story line is minimal, as animals lounge about playing with one another and generally having good-natured fun. Catchy rhyming verse ("Tails fluffy, tails stringy, scaled tails strong and clingy. Tails long. Tails stumpy, pulling tails makes snoozers grumpy") keeps the action moving along and encourages young readers eager to turn the page. Shoddy construction can often spell doom for lift-the-flap and touch-and-feel children's books but Tails is every bit as well-designed as it is well-written and illustrated. (Preschool) --John Moe
 Customer Reviews 
Excellent book! Just keep an eye on it...
Rating: 5
My 1 1/2 year old daughter recieved this as a gift and she loves it! There are many things to touch and pull. (Two wagging tails and one that pulls up to reveal new things)
I will warn you that I have had to patch this books twice.
The first time was for the pull up tab. She managed to rip half of it out of the book. The pages are not cheap and flimsy... my husband was "watching" her at the time and she had the time to sit and really yank on it a few good times. And since she was only pulling on one side... Well... It was a quick and easy fix.
The other patch job, is actually mentioned by another person here. The pig's swatting tail... she ripped the poof off and I managed to find it two days later.
This is a great book that any child would love! :) Just be sure to keep an eye on her while she's playing with it.
Entertaining for all your kids
Rating: 5
This was a gift for my youngest and then I bought it for my sister's youngest. It's a great book with things to move and touch. My six year old reads it to the little ones and learns about new animals.
Fun book for baby and parent!
Rating: 5
This is such a great book! It has tons of interesting textures and moving items. A very interactive and fun reading experience for everyone. Our little one really enjoys this book.
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