Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever (Giant Golden Book)

One of the best books ever for 2-3 year olds. Introduces them to the world with wonderfully detailed illustrations of many different aspects of life in different settings. The book also teaches kids words and letters and is really just a gem of a book. I remember it and other Richard Scarry books fondly from my own childhood, and now my 3 year old son loves it, too.

Every child needs this book. It's my go-to baby gift. Before kids can follow a story they can look for things and talk about them. Great for interacting. My oldest is fifty. My youngest is 25. This book stands the test of time. Get it out when the child is about a year old. It will last through toddlerhood.

As someone who has entered his second half-century of life, I can remember as a youngster the impact of Richard Scarry books. Even when I had outgrown the simple language in his books and was reading more sophisticated fare, the whimsical pictures and busy events depicted in the books were still a source of joy. Which is why it's surprising that a lot of parents today have not heard of Scarry. That's a shame, because his books have a wonderfully engrossing quality that draws in children like few other books on the market today. Scarry's anthropomorphic animal kingdom is filled with crazy happenings and near disasters as its characters navigate their world. The illustrations contain an attention to detail that undoubtedly served as an inspiration for the "Where's Waldo" books, as little events occur in hidden places and drive curiosity and exploration of the pictures and text. This "Best Word Book Ever" is a large format book that helps beginning readers attach words to images. In this, it's exemplary, and will keep youngsters reading for hours. The simple item labels occur within a context that helps children understand how words and what they describe fit together. It's simple, yet brilliant, stuff. The best recommendation I can give: This book belongs in every household with young children. It's so good, it may be one of those that gets handed down from one generation to next. I know, because that's what I did, passing down this book that I loved as a child to my own son. And I just gave a copy to my young nephew this past Christmas. Truly essential.

favorite book for a grandson - lots to look at, look for, and talk about on every page.

One of the very best children’s books for teaching vocabulary! Very colorful, educational and humorous. I read this over and over to my children, grandchildren and now great-grandkids! Richard Scary is a genius!

This is INDEED the best word book ever!!!

This book was my son's favorite book to have read to him before nap time. I say read, but it's more of a picture book that sparks questions and conversations. He especially loved the pictures for Whisper and Shout and would point at them repeatedly so I would whisper the word whisper and shout the word shout. He found that to be hilarious. Two decades have passed and now my niece has given birth to her first child. I recently sent her this same book because I know she and her baby will enjoy it as much as my child and I did.

Loved these books as a child. Helps with reading/ sight words.

It’s so good to sit down with your child and point the different items out great way for them to learn new words I used this on my own children and then my grandchildren and I just bought one for my friends future grandchild where I’m going to a baby shower in October Can’t recommend enough!! and

Lo he comprado para mi hija de 2 años. Tras leerlo con ella me he acordado de que lo tuve yo cuando era pequeño (tengo 47), y me encantaba! Las ilustraciones son bonitas y divertidas. A mi hija le encanta fijarse en todos los detalles (que hay muchísimos) y plantearme preguntas realmente graciosas y difíciles de responder a veces... :-) También es una ventaja que sea en inglés ya que sirve también de repaso y descubrimiento de muchísimas palabras que está aprendiendo gracias al libro. Todo el libro son escenas "cotidianas" en diversos escenarios de un mundo "real" en que conviven amistosamente toda clase de animales como ciudadanos ejemplares. Nada de ciencia ficción de ésta que hay ahora para niños que no la entiendo ni yo. Recomiendo todos los libros de Scarry (también compré la colección de 10 libros) porque en mi opinión son totalmente atemporales (aunque se vean en ellos objetos "obsoletos" que los niños ya no reconocen, por ejemplo el teléfono no-movil y la tele "gorda") y las ilustraciones son simplemente geniales.

Un libro che aiuta i piccoli ad apprendere tante parole nuove; ho comprato la versione in inglese per mio nipote che non abita in Italia e parlerà inglese; per anni ho comprato molti libri di Richard Scarry per i miei figli, ormai adulti

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I first bought this book for my younger daughter about 35 years ago when she was about 5 years old. She wasn't really interested in books, and it was hard to find one that would capture her imagination and keep her occupied. We had lots of books at home which were passed down to her from her elder sister and she didn't really bother with them at all. However, the moment she turned over the first page of the Best Word Book Ever, she was really hooked!! There is such a lot going on no matter where you look that she absolutely loved this book. She wore it out in the end! So - I have now bought this book again for my granddaughter who is 3 years old, and just like her mother she loves it too! I can really recommend it. I hope it keeps being published because it's just a treasure trove of things going on and keeps children interested.