Yummy Yucky (Leslie Patricelli Board Books) Kindle Edition

I may have traumatized my granddaughter with Yummy YUCKY! She's never been a tot who put everything in her mouth, not one of those kiddos who would eat dog food or rocks. She started the book looking interested in the spaghetti but the look on her face changed to horror when baby was eating worms. On to blueberries, where she reclaimed her balance, for a moment. Blue crayons, she was more interested in trying to scrape the blue off baby's teeth. When we turned the page again she pretty much tuned out all the good foods just to stare at all the inappropriate items baby kept shoving in his mouth. She babbled away in her baby speak but I swear she was saying, "Why? Why are you putting all those nasty things in your mouth?" Soap, sand, coffee, all got the same response, and then came hot sauce and the fire breathing baby...that was it, Yummy YUCKY was set aside. She did go back to it, but she has to hold the book herself and she has some pages that she skips. Toddlers aren't able to tell fact from fiction, nor cartoons from photographs as far as content of the picture. I wish I'd thought of that before we read this book. Yummy YUCKY, is not a bad book, and it might even be great for those little ones who have to taste everything. My granddaughter is a little sensitive and maybe a bit of a drama queen. Things that usually aren't important when reading a board book!I still think this is a good book for little ones who have a tendency to eat things they shouldn't. Toddlers learn so much more than letters and words from books that are well written and illustrated! I will knock off one star for the fire breathing baby, I think that picture may be too much for a lot of toddlers.

You pretty much can't go wrong with Patricelli's board books, but this is my favorite. It's a book of opposites, but it's really about what little kids should and shouldn't eat. For example, the left-hand page shows a baby eating spaghetti and says, "Spaghetti is yummy," while the right-hand page shows the baby eating worms and says, "Worms are yucky." Blueberries and blue crayons get a similar treatment, with the crayons staining the baby's teeth blue. Other clever pairings include soup/soap and sandwich/sand.The illustrations are simple, with strong colors and clear images. Small children won't find them too busy to follow, unlike some artwork.I sent this and a couple of other board books to my cousin when she had her second baby. Her two-year-old is entranced, finding Yummy Yucky uproariously funny!

My little one loves all the books by Leslie Patricelli. They are short, simple books that capture his attention. They all follow the same format with a picture on each page, with one type of item on the left page (in this case "Yummy") and a contrasting item on the right hand page (in this case the "Yucky"). The last two pages of each book always contain various example of each type of item (see photos for example: "More yummy things" and "More yucky things"). So if your little one likes the format of this book, you have many other similar books to choose from (ie "BIG little", Quiet LOUD", etc).The build quality of the book is excellent and withstands attempts at tearing and throwing. The pages are made of a board that is the thickness of about a quarter (see photos). I know some others reviewers don't like that Boogers, Earwax and other items in this book but we actually found that some of the examples in this book specifically apply to Yucky items we are trying to teach our little one to stay away from like Garbage and Dog Food....which he always makes a bee line for when we aren't looking!The pictures are not only fun for kids, but adults as well. You'll have a blast reading this with your little one :-)

Here is a great board book for kids age birth to three years. The Leslie Paticelli books ate great books that will become an old love of your child's. Just wait until y'all find out what happens with ear wax. Is it on the yummy or yucky side. While you ponder that age old question, I'll give you a few instances of what the book will be like. Not to be a secret the illustrations are easily identified by each child.Fish Stick are yummy.Fish food is yucky.Chocolate sauce is yummy.Hot sauce is yucky.There are many yummy and yucky things to be discovered. Happy reading!!

I LOVE the Potty and Quiet/Loud books; this one was subsequently disappointing. The drawings weren’t quite as cute and some of the content was questionable. As other reviewers mentioned, many people want their kids to love “yucky” hot sauce, and to call coffee “yucky” when I’m enjoying it feels inauthentic. No veggies and few fruits. Not quite as into this one.

I love love love this book!!! I bought it for my niece, and we like to sit down and read it. I love how she's understanding the concept of yummy and yucky and tries to copy the faces the boy in the book makes. She's 19 months and is in the stage where she loves to put anything and everything in her mouth.

I feel Amazon book ratings are a little pointless because only the “fans” buy and rate... but I checked out all of the books in this series and like some more than others, and this is a good mix of silly/funny and educational/practical. It’ll teach your kid to not eat hot sauce and that “too much ice cream” is bad, so that’s a win in my book.

My daughter is a few months shy of being three years old. She really enjoys calling things yummy and/or yucky. We read this with enthusiasm and using simple hand gestures and she giggled the whole time. Another reviewer included photos of each page so I won't, but we really enjoyed two pages towards the end that shows a big list (with illustrations) of different yummy things and yucky things. I plan on getting more books from this author.

Best book my son has ever got! He loves it! Lots of pages so please but fun! He always wants this book

My daughter loves this book but it took ages to arrive!

Highly recommended!

Soy profesora de inglés, y a menudo me cuesta encontrar materiales para mis alumnos más chiquitines. Los libros de Leslie Patricelli han sido un maravilloso descubrimiento que se ha transformado en un imprescindible dentro de mi aula. Las ilustraciones son geniales, el formato es perfecto. Estoy encantada!!

My son loves these books! All of them! The illustrations are simple and fun...my son seems to find it easy to point things out. At 10 months he would point to the cat and try to kiss it. At 11 months he'd point to the happy baby (the yummy foods) and say "yum yum". Now at 1year he can point out the yellow flower in the mud pie hahaha! It's been a great learning tool!