BX-BOYNTONS GREATEST01: Moo, Baa, La La La!; A to Z; Doggies; Blue Hat, Green Hat: volume I (Boynton's Greatest Hits: Boxed Set) Board book – Illustrated, 1 Oct. 1998

My son is 16 months and little book worm. After a little online researching looking for fun educational books, I discovered Sandra Boynton. Her reviews were excellent so I did not hesitate to order volume one.The 4 board books arrive in a thick cardboard box for easy storage. The pages are very thick and durable, they withstand rough handling as well as lots of biting and drooling from my son. The simple rhyming stories are very engaging and educational. The target age range is 2 to 5 years old, but my son will happily sit and listen to them. One thing I love about this range is the illustration is very engaging. My son will point out animals and make their sounds etc and they capture and retain his attention through the entire story. I didn't know what to expect from the books having not heard of the author before, so thought it would be helpful to detail the books.The 4 books include;1 - Blue Hat, Green Hat - This story teaches simple colours and items of clothing. The wrong way to wear each item is displayed by a silly Turkey. It reads;Blue Hat, Green Hat, red Hat ... OPPSRed Shirt, Blue Shirt, Yellow Shirt, OPPSYellow Pants, red Pants, Green Pants,OPPSBlue Coat ... OPPSRed Socks ... OPPSGreen Shoes, Yellow Shoes, Blue Shoes, OPPSYellow Hat, Green Shirt, Blue Pants, Purple Socks, Red Shoes ... OPPS2 - Moo, Baa, La La La - This story teaches simple animal noises and is fantastic for encouraging your child to point out the various animals and the sounds they make. It reads;A cow says MooA sheep says BaaThree singing pigs say La La La"No, No!" you say, that isn't rightThe pig says OINK all day and nightRhinoceroses SNORT and SNUFF and little dogs go RUFF RUFF RUFFSome other dogs go BOW WOW WOWAnd cars and kittens sat MEOWQUACK says the duckA horse says NEIGHIt's quite now, what do YOU say?3 - Doggies - This book counts from 1 to 10 and is lots of fun. each dog has a different bark, meaning you can be very silly and giggle all the way through. IT reads;1 dog WOOF2 dogs WOOF, YAP YAP3 dogs WOOF, YAP YAP, Nnn...nnn.nnn4 dogs WOOF, YAP YAP, Nnn...nnn.nnn, Ruff Ruff Ruff Ruff5 dogs WOOF, YAP YAP, Nnn...nnn.nnn, Ruff Ruff Ruff Ruff, Bow wow wow wow wow6 quite dogs7 dogs WOOF, YAP YAP, Nnn...nnn.nnn, Ruff Ruff Ruff Ruff, Bow wow wow wow wow, Ar ROOFF Ar ROOFF Ar ROOFF, Arf arf arf arf arf arf ... and one more makes 8 RROWFF9 dogs on a moonlit night AAAA-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!10 dogs WOOF, YAP YAP, Nnn...nnn.nnn, Ruff Ruff Ruff Ruff, Bow wow wow wow wow, Ar ROOFF Ar ROOFF Ar ROOFF, Arf arf arf arf arf arf, RROWF, Grrrrrrrrr, RAOW, RAOW, RAOW and one cat ... Mrrroww!4 - A to Z - This book is as you would expect the alphabet and is illustrated with each corresponding letter. Some examples detailed are different to anything I would think of so it introduces your little one to new animals. It reads;A - Aardvark AdmiringB- Beavers BallooningC- Cats CleaningD - Dinosaur DancingE - Elephant eatingF - Frogs FrowningG - Gophers GrinningH - Hippos HidingI - Iguanas ItchingJ - Jackal JumpingK - Kangaroo KissingL- Lion LeavingM - Moose MowingN - Nightingales NestingO - Owl OpeningP - Penguin PaintingQ - Quail QuackingR - Rabbits RunningS - Salamanders SigningT - Turkey TrippingU - Uglybirds being uglyV Vicuna ViolinningW - Weasel WhistlingX -Xylo XylophoningY - Yaks YawningZ - Zebra ZigzaggingThe books are small enough to pop into a changing bag to enjoy out and about. They frequently keep my son entertained when eating out .. as well as the adults. I have also purchased the next instalment as we love this so much Boynton's Greatest Hits: Volume 2/The Going-To-Bed Book; Horns to Toes; Opposites; But Not the HippopotamusI highly recommend! I hope this review was helpful.

This as well as Boynton's Greatest Hits: Volume 2 are a great set of books.I have to confess as a first time parent i had never heard of Sandra Boynton before, but i am glad i invested in both the two volumes for my little girl. The books are amusing and educational at the same time. Not overly complicated either, so my 14 month old doesn't get bored.The collection consists of:"blue hat, green hat"A simple book about an elephant, bear, moose and turkey trying on different clothes of varying colours. The turkey always gets these wrong. I imagine this book will be brilliant to teach my daughter colours in the future."doggies"We absolutely adore this book. Its a simple counting book, counting dogs from one to ten plus a little surprise in the shape of a terrified cat at the end. Each dog barks in differing ways and my partner does fantastic impressions which we all love i.e 'Seven dogs... woof! yap yap! ...nnn ...nnn ..nnn .. ruff! ruff! ruff! ruff! bow wow wow wow! Ar rooff! Ar rooff! Ar roof! Arf arf arf! Arf arf arf! Arf! RROWFF!...and one more makes eight.'The arf arf arf part has us in hysterics:)"A to Z"Alphabet and rhyming book, ie 'E: elephant eating. F: frogs frowning'This hasn't quite got my daughters attention yet, but the potential is there in the future."Moo, Baa, La la la!"'A cow says Moo. A sheep says BAA. Three singing pigs say LA LA LA!'My daughter loves the animal sound effects her daddy makes when reading this, and keeps her attention welll, i think this will become a firm favourite in the future.At the moment doggies is our stand out favourite, but i really cant fault the rest.5* author and four brilliant books.

These books are so much fun to read with your babies, they love the silly/funny rhymes and sounds! Makes reading time fun and special!

Boynton is brilliant with her books being fun and right size for little hands, son loves these and waiting for daughter to be right age to enjoy best books aren't in this box set try dinosaurs, tickle time and barnyard dance.

Moo baa la la la was my son't favourite book thirty years ago. I had to read it hundreds of times to the plea of "Again please Mummy!". I was overjoyed to find it for my granddaughter. Just had a text from my son to say he could see why he had loved it so much as a baby, and how much he had enjoyed reading it to his daughter. Babies love the repetition of sounds and the jolly, yet simple, illustrations can be recognised from an early age.

Joyous. Silly. All children should have Boyntons in their libraries, from birth. I seek her out to give as gifts; spread the word, and all those happy characters.I used to have the entire text of Dogs imprinted in my brain.

Bought for friend's new baby. Obviously won't be needed straight away but brilliant books that every home should have. My children only discovered these from the library and became quickly addicted to the humour and silly faces that mummy had to make while reading them. Moo Baa La La La was their favourite.

Moo, Bah, Oops Happiness. I've bought books by this author for several new parents. So fun!