What more could you want from a book, other than that it stays available for purchase? :-)Universally, my children have loved the Play-a-Song books. They are well illustrated, generally with animals playing the characters. The pages are sturdy, which is very important in a large book that they will want to study on their own. The songs are cute and with enough musicial detail to figure out the tune, even if unfamiliar with it previously. OTOH, over time, the volume fades so it's important to learn the songs.My children have learned simple matching skills by studying the books on their own. The buttons are a snippet of the illustration so they figure out the gist of what they're supposed to do to hear the appropriate song. They can review the songs on their own, over and over again, but they're fun to sing together too. I prefer the songbooks over the "hit the button for an illustrative sound" type of books because there is better continuity. I believe they can both be effective in teaching reading, but the song books make it more fun for both the parent and the child.
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