Exploring big and little (Panda Big Panda Small - Jane Cabrera)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Panda Big Panda Small - Jane Cabrera
Date:	07/02/07 (143 review reads)
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Advantages: educational

Disadvantages: none

Panda big Panda small ISBN: 0789434857. Is book published in 1998 by Dorling Kindersley written and illustrated by Jane Cabrera.
The R R P is £4.99p but I purchased it for 30p at my local save the children charity shop.
Jane Cabrera has written many children's book
This book is designed as a toddler book for pre readers. The copy I have is a paper back but one with thick strong wipe clean .pages there is a label that says toddler proof on it? I think there are a hard back and a rag book edition of this story too.

This book explores the concept of opposites in a delightful way.
The cover is a bright red with a picture of bid and small black and white panda on it, a very eye catching cover.
This book is 24 pages and is a good size to read to a child or a group of children it is 0.5 x 9.5 x 10.2 inches

The art work in this book is attractive to young children large simple animal shapes with large blocks of bright primary colours and the Pandas have big eyes and facial features.
Each page has a picture of big panda and small panda, and a picture of the opposite things they like. There are a few simple words on each page. The text is written in rhyme.

Big Panda and Small Panda do not like the same things. They like opposite things big panda likes to sleep small panda is wide awake and ready to play. Big Panda has her eyes open small panda has her eyes shut. Big Panda likes to be in front of the bamboo eating it Small panda likes to behind the bamboo hiding.
One thing they have in common at the end of the book is that they like being together.

I enjoyed reading this to my grandson. This book helps children explore opposites. After reading /looking at this book it would be good to explore other things that are opposite.
Reading / looking at books with your child is a very important thing to do getting their interest early developing pre reading skills in preparation for reading.


Have fun reading ,

I am busywill post at the weekend , but I had already written this one . writting a review on the enormous turnip book

Summary: A book about a big Panda and a little Panda