Opposites Board book – November 30, 1982

This is such a great book for teaching toddlers about opposites! My son is 2 & has a speech delay. I’ve found Sandra Boynton books to be super helpful for teaching new words because they’re catchy, funny, rhyme well, and have funny illustrations. My son’s favorites are Moo, Baa, La La La, The Going to Bed Book, Pajama Time, and now this one!! I like to read the story through a few times, especially when it’s brand new, and once he’s gotten familiar with the wording, I’ll leave the last word off and pause for awhile in hopes he’ll finish the sentence. This book is perfect for that, since there’s only 2 short words on each page. “Opposites” has helped teach him to say slow, tall, and out. He loves pointing to the animals in here and making their noises.It’s a really short read, but great for teaching new words and learning about opposites!! He loves it so much that he brings it to me all day to read. I highly recommend it!Hope this helps. ☺️

This book helped teach my 2 year old what opposite means. Not only did she memorize the book right away but she got a solid understanding of what opposite means and at 2 1/2 she can figure out the opposite of almost anything you ask her. :)

My toddler is going through a phase where she’s recently become very afraid of other kids but watches them with curiosity and even mimics their behavior (be it laughing or squealing or crying). So instead of playing with them she keeps a safe distance but I can tell there’s a part of her that wants to play along. I think the hippopotamus may be going through similar shyness/fears. I’m hoping my child will relate and see that the hippopotamus overcame it and said yes to putting her fears aside and making new friends, and she can, too! Very cute book! Someone commented they thought it was sad that the ending brought a new character who essentially replaces the hippopotamus (excluded and watching from the sidelines), but I thought it was kind of cute/clever and points out that there are other shy kids out there. You’re not the first— or the last— kid to feel this way; some kids need a little time to warm up to making new friends and that’s okay. That’s the message we are taking from it anyway! But the book is written so that I think it can be interpreted to relate to other lessons. It’s good like that!

A classic favorite! I love reading this to my 16 month old.

This delightful book by Boynton is a fun way to help children learn about what makes things opposites.

Love all of Sarah Boynton’s books! Cute, original, and great cadence to the text.

The media could not be loaded. The book is excellent, with easily understandable illustrations that clearly and simply depict opposites.The pages are thick, but the softcover binding is still easy for a baby to chew on, so it’s important to supervise when the baby is handling it.

This book is not only high quality in the printing/designing, but the quality of the durability of this product is outstanding! So many different things can put paper books in harms way. They can tear, they can get wet, etc. and they are ruined instantly. This board book can tolerate so much damage! They can be thrown, they can be bit or spit on by little kids, they can get wet and they can just simply go through so much abuse before getting harmed. This book is perfect for anyone that is looking for a book that can survive living in a high paced, destructive environment! This book will actually survive and tolerate a ton of abuse before getting hurt!