
(Board Book)
Rainbow colors illustrate the cute animals in this board book and matching picture card game. Each page spread contains an animal and rhyme on one side and two sets of matching cards featuring that animal on the other side. The rhymes are silly and sweet and followed by alliterative sounds made by the featured animal. The matching picture card game uses the twenty-four cards found in the book. Game players take the cards out and lay them face down. One by one each player selects two cards, turns them over and keeps them if the animal poses match. The winner is the player with the most matches. In addition to enjoying the board book rhymes and pictures, children will also be enhancing motor skills, visual recognition and memory when they play the matching game. Bears Love Honey is another board book and matching card game from this publisher. 2001, Two-Can Publishing, $5.95. Ages 2 to 5. Reviewer: Jeanne K. Pettenati