If your kids already know how to count, you might not have.
Sweet Pea already knew how to count by the time I discovered them, and our library only has the Pride and Prejudice one, but I still LOVE them.
They're called BabyLit, and they're counting primers that expose children to classic literature by counting objects that are essential to the plot and/or theme of the original work. For instance, in this adorable Pride and Prejudice volume, there are two eligible gentlemen, three manor houses, five sisters, and seven others that have escaped my memory.
In addition to Pride and Prejudice, my favorite, the series includes Romeo and Juliet, Jane Eyre, Alice in Wonderland, Wuthering Heights, Moby Dick, Dracula, A Christmas Carol, and Sense and Sensibility.
I have read some reviews on Amazon, et al, in which parents have complained that they were disappointed that the books deviate so far from the plot of the classic books after which they are patterned.
Uh, they're counting books. For toddlers. They are picture books. You know, for babies. How much of the intricacies of class divisions among the aristocracy of 19th century England, do you expect your two-year-old to understand?
The illustrations are fabulous and the concept is great.
It's too bad I don't have any baby showers to attend any time soon. Do I? Anyone? This would be an awesome gift!
1 comment:
Well, in that case, I better get to work on #4 then! ;) Or I too can think of some friends with upcoming baby showers.
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