Little possum by Roger Priddy
Macmillan, 2019. ISBN: 9781783419401. Board book, 10pp.
(Age: 0-3) Highly recommended. This little board book, with its
gorgeous pictures of Australian animals is a keeper that will give
hours of delight for young children. The different things to touch
and feel are sure to intrigue both the adult reading the gentle
rhymes and looking at the beautiful photos of Australian animals as
well as the children who won't be able to resist the touch and feel
textures.
The book is beautifully produced and it is impossible not to want to
touch the fur of the ringtail possum and sugar-glider, stoke the
grey softness of the wallaby, marvel at the strangeness of the
frill-necked lizard and platypus and feel the feathers of the fairy
penguin.
With this brightly coloured and sturdy board book, very young
children will have the opportunity of learning the names of
Australian animals as well as the tactile sensations of feeling fur
and feathers.
This would be a very welcome gift for a new baby or toddler.
Pat Pledger