The Home

by Pierre Pratt

Very young children will eagerly inhabit the bright, very busy world of these sturdy - and beautiful - board books. Whether they're visiting friends in the park, sharing a bath or a round of cheese at home, shopping for fruit and flowers, or cruising to the seaside in a red convertible, Olaf, a big blue elephant, and Venus, a tiny mouse, lead a life of simple pleasures and jolly surprises. Toddlers will delight in Pierre Pratt's bold, color-saturated...

• Format: Board book
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763613894
• ISBN13: 9780763613891
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

a charming book

Olaf and Venus point out common items and things in the home and have lots of fun doing so; the colorful artwork is simple but with enough charming details to keep a little one amused. The basic concept of this book works well: a word on one side is illustrated and then shown again in a full-color scene with Olaf and Venus interacting with it. I like the art very much--Olaf and Venus are winning in their simplicity. All four books in this series are wonderful mini-excursions to a commonly visited place and should keep a young one busy for a while. Highly recommended.

Venus Visits Olaf

Another in the Very Busy Life of Olaf and Venus series and no less adorable than the others. Venus visits Olaf at home and we get to read about what they do together - including taking a bath and eating cheese. The story is told in pictured words on one page and a scene containing the word on the opposite. Great book for toddlers to practice early reading skills of picture matching and picture-word matching. The vibrantly coloured drawings seem to give life and personality to Olaf and Venus and they are also interesting enough to hold the attention of our 1-year old daughter.