Around the House (What Can You Find series)
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Is it age appropriate?
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Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Board book of household words.
Why We Rated This
for Ages 2 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Around the House (What Can You Find series) was written by Karyn Wellhousen
Parents need to know that this book exposes toddlers to new vocabulary and opportunities for counting, color recognition, and identifying pets. Objects are clearly labeled, and many items are familiar to most toddlers. After several read-alouds, older toddlers will point to and name objects, but relative sizes are confusing.
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about identifying objects. Parents: Help your kids find and identify objects in the book in your own environment, and point out other objects in our daily life.
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Book Summary
Three to six objects are arranged on each page, and a border of small sketches hides a teddy-bear logo on each page. This serves as a precursor to Where's Waldo?-type books, with hidden items, for older children.
Is It Any Good?
This book provides many opportunities for object recognition. Each item pictured is labeled with matching text. While many objects are familiar, parents may need to introduce vocabulary and the uses of items children may not recognize. For example, a 3-year-old boy was utterly baffled by the photograph of a pink potty-training chair.
Photographs typically offer realistic representations, but disproportionate sizes may be confusing. For example, a plastic fork-and-spoon set looms larger than an adjacent table lamp, and paint brushes are longer than a motorcycle is tall. Also, a repetitive border topping each page distracts from the concepts presented.
Publisher’s Details
Number of pages: 10
Read Aloud: 2, Read Alone: 4

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