From Publishers Weekly
This bountiful catalogue of words in a typical preschooler’s world marks the debut of the U.S. imprint of Dorling Kindersley, British innovators of the colorful photographic nonfiction identified with the Eyewitness series (Knopf). Crisp photographs and a few supplemental drawings of familiar household objects, foods, toys and clothing are neatly arranged on the spreads. A neighborhood post office and library, items in a supermarket and animals on a farm appear against ample white backgrounds—which help focus attention on these clearly labeled illustrations. Several energetic, brightly clad youngsters demonstrating «actions» and «playtime» are particularly engaging. This is a valuable first pictorial dictionary for youngest readers; older children may also enjoy using the index to match up objects, words and page numbers. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2— An innovative, appealing picture dictionary. Over 1000 words are represented in bright, clear, full-color photographs or detailed acrylic illustrations; all are labeled with large-type print to help children identify concepts and recognize beginning vocabulary. Words are grouped thematically on double-page spreads with such headings as, «All about me,» «Storytime,» and «Things that move.» Similar to «My First Look at» series (Random, 1990), this title goes one step further by combining photos of objects with those of smiling, multiethnic boys and girls posed on ladders and blocks to depict «Opposites» or playing on swings or in a sandbox «At the park.» An index makes the words easy to locate for parents or educators. Children will be charmed by the many surprises, such as using candy to illustrate «Colors, shapes, and numbers.» For individual use or group learning, this is an exciting and much-needed volume. —Debra S. Gold, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 2, 2015
This is a great word book. The illustrations are really nice and clear. I do have a couple small quibbles, but nothing major. There is a full page of family members, but these look nothing like my child’s family, so usually I just skip the titles and instead describe what the people are doing/wearing. There is another page that shows rows of children each pointing to a different part of the body. The pictures are so small, however that I worry that my child’s has trouble seeing exactly what is what. Maybe one large picture with different arrows would have been better?
All in all it is very cute and the rest of the book makes up for my few complaints.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 27, 2022
My children all loved this book when they were young so I went looking for a new one for my granddaughter to enjoy. This book is out of print so I was happy to find a barely used copy on Amazon. I have the old, well-loved one at my home for when she comes to visit and now she has the newer copy at her own home. This is one of her favorite books when she comes to visit. I like that the photos are bright and engaging and the words are simple. The photos are grouped by topic on each set of pages so the animals can all be enjoyed at once or the food or the shapes, etc. The book is very sturdy. Highly recommended!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 21, 2005
I am a speech therapist who works with preschoolers. I bought the most recent edition of this book, having used the first edition until duct ape would no longer hold it together. My chief complaint about the first edition was that it used many photographs of toys rather than the of real objects.
The current edition uses photographs of the real items, but I felt it actually used too many for my purposes. It has many photographs of scenes in various locations. This makes them too busy for many of the kids I work with; there is too much happening for us to be able to focus on only one or two objects or actions. The first edition featured pages full of pictures that were isolated on the page rather than embedded in scenes. I prefer the context-free format.
I was also disappointed with some of the vocabulary categories. Do preschoolers really need two pages of Places that feature Rocky Desert, Dry Desert, a Geyser and more? I could offer more examples here, but I’ve already given the book away to my niece.
Having pointed out my reservations, let me mention some of this books strengths. It does cover a lot of vocabulary; more than the first edition did. The pictures are all of the highest quality. It is a fine book.
If you want to share this book with a child whose vocabulary and language skills are average or above average, then I can recommend this book. However, for my purposes of teaching children whose skills are delayed, it just does not fill the bill.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 22, 2009
I am teaching a refugee couple from Africa who are in their forties. They have never gone to school. They have spoken English all their lives, but language learned without literacy is far less exact. Final sounds are lost. «It» and «is» and «in» all sound the same.
This book was the best find for teaching them the names of familiar objects. It has nice bright illustrations that are readily identified. The page layouts show many objects (but not too many) clearly, and the accompanying names are close enough to each object so as not to be confused with others.
It is a true visual dictionary and does not rely on verbal explanations at all.
It was the best I found for this specific purpose. And my students were thrilled with it.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 5, 2003
We have had the book since our first boy was born. It has been literally torn to shreads since he has read it more than any other book. I am continually amazed as he pulls it out of the pile again and again to look at all the pictures. Kids love details and he notices them all. The book is full of intricate pictures and he and his brother love to pore over it for a long time. I came online just now to buy another copy since ours has lasted only three years and he still loves it. Maybe the publisher would consider a version made of rip-stop nylon?
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 6, 2015
Great little book for a talker. There are lots of photos per page, so it’s not for the birth-1’s but for children who can attend to more pix per page. Great for vocabulary development and categorization. I’m a speech-language pathologist, and I am always looking for books with real photos! Nice!
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 1, 2013
Our two year old granddaughter loves this book. It is bright and colorful and has the requisite hardcover pages to survive the tough love of a toddler. She likes to bring this book and ask people to read to her.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 19, 2018
This is a great kid’s first book. Our first on which we still have is falling apart from popular use.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 19, 2014
I’m using this book to help my four-year-old learn some beginning words. With some of the other books I’ve tried, my child gets frustrated and distracted. This book helps keep her attention and gives me more time to go through sounding out letters and general word recognition. Excellent!
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great for many years
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 4, 2013
have used this book now for years with both children who still love it. Good hard pages too so has kept in good condition
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 15, 2013
Ordered this as a used book but it really has been used. Didn’t expect the quality of this book to be so low
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 20, 2016
Great book — my son had this and I was delighted to find a copy of it for my grandson. Great price and arrived in New Zealand within a week!
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fantastic learning aid for toddlers!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 27, 2005
My 1 to 2 yr old loved lookiing at this with anyone who would sit down long enough.Brilliant photos of everyday pictures to help toddlers build up their vocabulary.All toddlers should have at least one book like this!
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Oh My Love this book!
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on April 11, 2014
I wasn’t sure I would need a board book for my toddler but I was surprised when it caught his attention…he is curious about different things printed on the book…the book uses good colors has different categories thus the kid isn’t bored…each page has a new category…some are animals, some are body parts etc
best part is its baby proof 
i mean, your baby can’t tear it off, can dump it in water and it will still survive — thus its a good buy for any age children
5.0 out of 5 stars
great for many years
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 4 December 2013
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have used this book now for years with both children who still love it. Good hard pages too so has kept in good condition
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 15 April 2013
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Ordered this as a used book but it really has been used. Didn’t expect the quality of this book to be so low
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 20 February 2016
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Great book — my son had this and I was delighted to find a copy of it for my grandson. Great price and arrived in New Zealand within a week!
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fantastic learning aid for toddlers!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 27 August 2005
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My 1 to 2 yr old loved lookiing at this with anyone who would sit down long enough.Brilliant photos of everyday pictures to help toddlers build up their vocabulary.All toddlers should have at least one book like this!
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Oh My Love this book!
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 11 April 2014
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I wasn’t sure I would need a board book for my toddler but I was surprised when it caught his attention…he is curious about different things printed on the book…the book uses good colors has different categories thus the kid isn’t bored…each page has a new category…some are animals, some are body parts etc
best part is its baby proof i mean, your baby can’t tear it off, can dump it in water and it will still survive — thus its a good buy for any age children
5.0 out of 5 stars
great for many years
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 4 December 2013
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have used this book now for years with both children who still love it. Good hard pages too so has kept in good condition
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 15 April 2013
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Ordered this as a used book but it really has been used. Didn’t expect the quality of this book to be so low
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Great book — my son had this and I was …
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 20 February 2016
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Great book — my son had this and I was delighted to find a copy of it for my grandson. Great price and arrived in New Zealand within a week!
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fantastic learning aid for toddlers!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 27 August 2005
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My 1 to 2 yr old loved lookiing at this with anyone who would sit down long enough.Brilliant photos of everyday pictures to help toddlers build up their vocabulary.All toddlers should have at least one book like this!
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Oh My Love this book!
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 11 April 2014
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I wasn’t sure I would need a board book for my toddler but I was surprised when it caught his attention…he is curious about different things printed on the book…the book uses good colors has different categories thus the kid isn’t bored…each page has a new category…some are animals, some are body parts etc
best part is its baby proof i mean, your baby can’t tear it off, can dump it in water and it will still survive — thus its a good buy for any age children
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2022
A much loved book used with babies and toddlers. Lots of conversation about the pictures.
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Lovely book in great condition
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2022
My 18m old just loves this book, it is a lovely used booked in great condition,happy with my purchase thank you.
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Reviewed in Italy on 6 May 2022
Regalo gradito per una bimba di 2 anni. Impostazione pulita per associare tantissime parole a altrettante immagini. Consigliato!
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Qualità ottima
Reviewed in Italy on 30 March 2022
Come sempre Usborne è una garanzia: immagini adatte ai piccoli, cartonato di ottima qualità, facile ed intuitivo!
Spero che piacerà al nostro bimbo🥰
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Would recommend
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 December 2021
Got this for my almost 2 year old and he LOVES it. Gets so excited pointing at all the different things and trying to say them
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amazing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2021
i got nothing bad to say about this little one.
my daughter fav book!
she knows all the animals and objects in the book.
im so happy that she liked this book
the quality is great !
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book for toddlers
Reviewed in Australia on 21 July 2021
I liked the book size and quality.. just giving 4 star because the images were little small than I expected. Otherwise it’s very good book happy with the purchase 😊
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Worth buy
Reviewed in India on 18 February 2021
Nice book with beautiful pictures. My 1.5 yr old kid love reading it.
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Great first words book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2020
My little one loves this book! Keeps turning the pages and looking at the different pictures trying to learn the words. Lovely illustrations and a good selection of words.
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Da comprare
Reviewed in Italy on 21 March 2021
Libro cartonato di buona consistenza, di grandi dimensioni, stampe di qualità. Ottimo prodotto
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