Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings

by Matthew Van Fleet

Book Overview

This charming introduction to colors, shapes, and animals has been delighting children all over the world for ten years There is a surprise on every peek-a-boo page, where textured shapes magically turn into colorful creatures perfect for toddler's touching.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803717598
• ISBN13: 9780803717596
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 6.1"
• Age Range: 1 to 3 years
• Grade Range: Preschool

Customer Reviews

Good must mean fair on this site

The book content is great, but whole parts of the pages were ripped out and I had bought it in “good” condition. Makes me not want to order from here. For a few more dollars you can buy it new with whole pages.

I love it

I love how my baby will be able to interact with this book. The textures are amazing. Can't wait to get to read it to her

Shapes learning great - condition of book not good

As far as content goes, I was quite pleased. However, this book was marked as GOOD and should have been marked Acceptable or Poor. A page was ripped and some of the content was lost.

An interactive smorgasbord for babies and young toddlers!

Matthew Van Fleet's, "Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings" is a twenty-page, touch-and-feel foldout book about shapes, colors, and animals. It measures approximately 7 ½" x 6 ¼" x 1", and is constructed of heavy cardboard with medium-weight cardstock for the pages and flaps. Fortunately, the pages are sealed on ALL three sides, prohibiting toddler renovations. Accentuated by glossy, white backgrounds the watercolor illustrations are expressive, colorful, and entertaining. The text is large, black, and very basic. It begins on the left side of the book, and consists of two-word phrases such as, "Fuzzy Yellow." On the right, is a "fuzzy" yellow CIRCLE, and the word "circle" is printed next to it. The reader lifts the flap, and sees six yellow ducklings incorporated into the texture. Printed to the side, is the word "ducklings." The book continues in the same manner with a "Bumpy" Brown TRAINGLE turning into twelve grumpy toads, a "Furry" Gray SQUARE becomes four koala bears, a "Scaly" Green OVAL turns into five playful iguanas, a "Woolly" White RECTANGLE becomes seven bashful sheep, a "Scratchy" Blue CRESCENT turns into six mischievous Sharks, and a "Sticky" Pink LINE becomes eight tongue-tied frogs. In addition, the finale is wonderful. It is a four-page, foldout uniting all of the shapes, colors, and animals together in an amusing parade of color and pattern. "Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings" is a tactile treasure for infants and young toddlers! From the outset, this book captivates children with peek-a-boo flaps, differing textures, and beginner's text. Children adore this book, and learn by means of word recognition and sensation. One could include COUNTING as an extra feature, as we usually count the animals, and it may be the reason why the author/illustrator purposely depicted them in groups of 4,5,6,7,8, and 12. P.S. the grumpy toads are my personal favorite! I recommend this book for children one-year and up as the interactive feature, (lifting of the flaps) is too advanced for younger babies, however an infant would probably find the images, and textures captivating all the same.

Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings

I began reading this book to my son when he was 5 months old and it quickly became one of his favorites. He's now 9 months old and loves feeling the textures as well as opening the pages to see which animal the texture belongs to. I have hidden the book in various places in his bookcase and he will always find it right away. We read it at least once a day and my son enjoys it every time.

Fuzzy Yellow Duckings - Toddler Love

My two year old daughter begs me to read this over and over again. She likes the touch and feel stuff, and giggles when you open the page to see the animals. My 9 month old son also coos and giggles over it. This book got me through a very long three hour plane ride with two babies, I highly recommend it!

My daughter loves this book

This is my daughter's favorite book. She is 11 months old and has practically destroyed it in the month that we have had it. She searches the room looking for it and keeps going back to the duckling page to feel the fuzzy part. The way the pages turn from shapes into animals when the flap is lifted is great. It's like a big game of peekaboo.

Excellent present for a new baby

This book is colouful and excellent for children to "prod" as you read it aloud and uncover the animals. Excellent present - much appreciated by several new parents of both boys and girls. It is worthwhile even before they are really old enough for books since it is so colourful and fun. Different coloured shapes and textures appear, and when you open up the page, the shape turns out to be part of an animal. Don't miss the counting book in a similar style for when they are a little older.