Illustrator: Elliot Kreloff Publisher: Begin Smart Length: 10 pages Format: Cardstock and foam board Size: 4.75 x 5.2 x 1.25 inches Begin Smart's All Gone! speaks perfectly to the talents of an almost-one year old. By 11 months, babies are able to rotate their forearms so that palms face upwards, as in, All gone! At the same age, they begin imitating and learning simple gestures. All gone! The sparse book text introduces four object words: Cereal, juice, cookie, and ice cream. In addition, Kreloff draws a cup, a spoon, a bowl, a baby, and a straw for word learning. He illustrates eating, sipping, munching, licking, full and empty, happy and sad. Book talk easily translates to table talk: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, All gone! Ages and Stages : 6-12 months (baby supinates forearm, imitates new gestures, may sip from a cup held by mom or dad); 12-24 months (Baby says, All gone! , uses spoon, drinks from cup)
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