My son (23 months) loved looking for the mouse hiding on pages of Goodnight, Moon, and that reminded me of searching for Goldbug in Cars and Truck and Things That Go by Richard Scarry, which has all sorts of wacky vehicles, animals, and situations. My son is in a cars and trains phase right now. Beyond that, there is a little Goldbug on every page, hidden somewhere.
My son is delighted when he discovers Goldbug, but I admit it’s a little hard for his little head to sort out all the activity on the extra-large pages. I usually have to help him find Goldbug. Probably, he’ll be a pro in another week or two.
But never mind Goldbug: My son loves this book, and he looks at all the pictures and makes little non-English comments about them. I wish I knew what he was saying. Whenever we get the page where the cars are all turned over, he yells “UH OH!” very loudly. He does get pretty excited about this book and I admit he’s ripped a few pages in his exuberance. (We’re working on “no ripping” right now.)
We do not read the words on the pages yet, because there is simply too much text. Finding the gems in the pictures is just perfect for him right now.
