My First Clock Book - Kay Massey and Fisher-Price

Published by Mattel Inc./Autumn Publishing, 2017.

A book 'written' by Fisher-Price and starring various characters from the 'Little People' range, the main drawcard of this entry is the giant clock with physical hands that takes up a good portion of the book. Each page gives a short poem about a particular part of the day, including a character and what they are doing, and within the poem a particular time is mentioned. The reader is then encouraged to physically turn the clock hands to match the time in question.

As with some rhyming books - particularly those that are more 'corporation' written than actual author-written - the rhyme and rhythm scheme can be a little off in patches, but overall, the book succeeds in providing an introduction to analog clocks, and engaging a young reader in the process.

My only real criticism of the book (aside from the fact that the hands can sometimes struggle to line up perfectly with the times mentioned) is that every single time in the book is a whole hour one! We don't get any 6.30 or 7.45, just "o'clocks." This seems a missed opportunity, seeing as how each page breaks down the task required to instructions about moving both hands.

Still, its a helpful book when learning about clocks, as well as numbers in general, so I'll cut it some slack.  


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