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Noodles a La Billet

I love pasta. French children's book writer Marion Billet serves up a plateful: Noodle Loves Bedtime (2011), Noodle Loves to Cuddle (2011), Noodle Loves to Eat (2012), and Noodle Loves the Beach (2012). The latter two come available mid-March. Two additional titles, Noodle Loves the Farm and Noodle Loves to Drive, are in the works.


Each book has a cover with an insert and five 2-page spreads.




 


Each spread has a fun flap to peek under or a texture to touch.
Every last page has a mirror insert and a line just for baby: And just like Noodle, you love to sleep! or cuddle! or eat! or
just like Noodle, you love the beach!












Billet's illustrations are bright and cheery. She draws a wide-eyed panda who loves EVERYTHING.  
Noodle loves bread. Noodle loves cheese.
Noodle loves pasta, and Noodle loves peas.
I love the flaps and inserts. Spongy white bread. Smooth cheese. (You can almost feel the fat!) A sticky peach. Green bumpy peas.

The cover design creates an interesting effect. Cover inserts are medium to small in size and recessed, prompting a poke instead of a pat. Index finger at the ready, as pages turn, baby keeps poking. A poke leads to a point. A point leads to a shared view of page details and word labeling. Vocabulary!

 A word play tip - try finding the items from each book's binding, inside the book.

Visit Nosy Crow for a video preview.

AGES AND STAGES: 9-12 months baby pokes; 12-16 months baby points with index finger; 19-21 months baby names 2 pictures; 22-24 months baby names 3 pictures; 24-29 months baby imitates or requests new words, names 5 pictures.

AGES AND STAGES are based on The Hawaii Developmental Charts and are offered as a general guide for book play. Abilities vary from child to child.
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