Bookfestival Grade 2 Big Book Jamberry 0th Edition

My mother read this book to me and my brothers when we were kids but we had it in a paperback version. We all loved this book. The colors are bright and it has gorgeous illustrations. The whole book rhymes and it’s a little silly but that’s what we loved about this book as children. I have purchased this book for my own 3 children and they love it as well. It’s a great book that I highly recommend to anyone with small children. Also, to anyone who might be wondering like I was, this board book does have all the pages. I was worried it’d be a shorter version of the original book.

I received this as a birthday present from my kindergarten teacher in 1990 and it has been my favorite children's book ever since. When our friends all began having babies I was surprised to learn no one had read or even heard of Jamberry. It is now my go-to baby shower book gift and I am pleased to see more stores displaying it on their shelves. Beautiful pictures and fun rhymes abound in the berry love story featuring a bear and a boy.

If there is a better board book--a book for babies and toddlers--I've never seen one. This was one of my children's two favorite board books when they were toddlers. Now they are well into grade school, but I refuse to sell it or give it away, because of all the wonderful memories of reading it to them, over and over. You will see when you read it to your child--it has a rhythm, if you read it properly, that is almost magical. Years later, I can still recite lines from it, but most of all, the *feeling* of it remains. It is sheer joy, an encapsulation of what childhood ought to be--full of joy, love, and trust.

As a parent, I don't mind reading this book over and over again. It flows nicely, the rhymes are cute. I love the vintage illustrations. They are quite detailed, I notice something different each time. It's a cute book. Easy to follow, for kids just learning. The board book itself is built to last, which I appreciate. I got mine used & it's in the condition I expected. Wipes down nice & easy. It's a book I expect to hold up & get passed down.

Although the initial information indicates that you can magnify the image with your Kindle, it doesn't work. The small type on the author page and back cover is unreadable. You can't zoom in on the images. The book auto-rotates into 2 page landscape mode. You can't see a single page. The result is that it's a worthless download, not worth its $1.99 sale price, nor $0.99, nor $0.19.

I LOVE THIS BOOK!! This book was captured my daughter's attention even in infancy and she still loves it as a 1.5 year old. It's an easy book to read in terms of few words for each page. It's a sing-song type of book so we sing it sometimes and read it others. The colors on the pages are great. The berry waterfall is my little one's favorite page. I've purchased it as a baby gift and I will continue to. Just a great book!!

My kids loved this book when they were little. It's been about 4 years since I've read this on a daily basis but I could still easily recite it to you, that's how often I read it!! The words are great, the rhyme of the story is wonderful, pictures correlate nicely! My kids are still younger but I have already bought them each one of these books and it is safely tucked away for when they (may) have kids of their own because the copy we have had fallen apart from such use!

Best book ever! The cadence matches what is going on in the pictures, plus it has a peek-a-boo picture that hints what's on the next page. A brilliant writer and artist. Our family's absolute favorite and now I'm buying for the next generation!