2008-03-05 A touch and feel book

from Ian Whybrow and Tim Warnes.

Large paperback format with 18 high quality shiny pages, in the popular 2-page spread format.
Superb endearing illustrations throughout, in vibrant colour, from Tim Warnes.

From the back cover:-

`Ready, steady, off we go!
Round the farm to say hello.

Follow puppy as he scampers around the farm to say hello to all the animals.
Stroke the soft, furry animals on every page, then enjoy shouting out all their noises.
What a lot of fun on the farm!'


And it was certainly noisy, at the local library tots' meeting, this morning, with animal noises galore!
This book was a HUGE hit!
The majority of the text is laid out in rhyming couplet style which further adds to the atmosphere of the `read-out-loud' scenario.
The quieter guests loved the touchy feely effect this super book also offers.

Example of text:-

`Ready, steady, off we go!
Round the farm to say hello.
Who's that nibbling, half asleep?
Say hello to the dozy sheep.
Hello, Sheep!
Baaa, baaa, baaa!

Here's the sty - not very big -
Say hello to the little pink pig.....'

This delightful book ends with a double page spread of all the animals saying `goodbye', and giving the young listener/s a chance to shout out all the new noises learned earlier on!