100 First Words: Nature: With Flaps to Lift

There are many board books which provide words for young children as they grow up but this is one of the first ones I have seen where it is geared toward growing up on the farm or ranch with words about things children will probably be seeing every day. Like similar board books, there is no plot or overarching theme. Instead, it is designed for young children learning words to sound them out and associate the words with an individual or item.

Most of the time board books follow the traditional alphabet pattern, but this is one of the exceptions as there seems to be no rhyme or reason for the order they go through in the book. Each page has a combination of items, people (historic or recent), places, and things. The art is all right but does not really stand out that much, but it’s good enough for babies. The strong primary colors in the background make it stand out more than others. There are numerous words and items per page. One issue is there are several words which are too long for kids just learning to form words.