Roly Poly Panda: Baby's First Soft Book
Wee Gallery Cloth Books Series
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What’s inside...
This soft book introduces babies to a cute panda character named Roly Poly Panda who rolls and tumbles through the pages. The high-contrast black and white illustrations are designed to stimulate visual development in young infants. The book can be opened out to reveal soft, padded pages that follow Roly Poly Panda as she explores her forest home and listens for her friends. Presented in a sweet gift box, the pages are ideal for the pram or play mat and are machine washable. The book features Roly Poly Panda and her friends Fluffy Puffy Bird, Sweet Mama Llama, and Black Socks Fox, with narrative illustrations and vibrant colors. It includes crinkle sounds for added sensory effect and is part of the Wee Gallery Cloth Books series, designed to stimulate visual development and support learning through play.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
1-3
Length
8 pages
Text complexity
Character compass
Roly Poly Panda
Discussion points
What do you think Roly Poly Panda likes to do all day?
Can you describe how the colors and textures in the book make you feel?
Why do you think Panda met all those friends?
What would you do if you met a new friend like Panda did?
How do you think the story would change if you were in it?
Tip: Role play these questions
Pause at each page to let your child absorb the illustrations and encourage them to touch the textures.
Ask your child to guess what might happen next in the story to stimulate predictive thinking.
Relate the story to your child’s own experiences with meeting new friends or trying new things.
Utilize expressive read-aloud techniques to make the story more engaging and fun.
After reading, connect the story's themes to real-life scenarios to enhance comprehension.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Exploration of textures
Explanation: Roly Poly Panda: Baby's First Soft Book utilizes different fabric textures to engage a baby's sense of touch.
Real-World Application: Children can apply this to explore and differentiate textures in their environment, enhancing their sensory development.
Example Lesson: Introduction to animals
Explanation: This book introduces babies to the concept of animals, focusing on a panda, which can broaden their understanding of the world.
Real-World Application: Children can recognize and identify animals they encounter in books, toys, or nature, fostering curiosity and knowledge about wildlife.
Example Lesson: Cause and effect
Explanation: By interacting with the soft book’s features, such as flaps and crinkle sounds, children learn the relationship between actions and reactions.
Real-World Application: This understanding helps children grasp the concept of cause and effect in daily activities, like knowing that shaking a rattle produces sound.
Example Lesson: Motor skill development
Explanation: The act of turning pages and touching different materials can aid in the development of fine motor skills.
Real-World Application: These skills are transferrable to other activities such as drawing, eating with utensils, and dressing themselves.
Example Lesson: Early language skills
Explanation: Engaging with the book’s simple illustrations and words can stimulate early language development and comprehension.
Real-World Application: Children can begin to associate words with images, which is a foundational skill for later reading and communication abilities.