Product Description

YES! This must-have toddler title sheds light on some concepts with a comical flair.

Yanking cat by tail: no NO. Gentle pat on back: yes YES. And it’s funny how dumping a bowl of food gets a very different reaction from mastering the use of a spoon. An expressive baby demonstrates familiar behaviors — and their predictable responses — in an amusing board book that merits a giant YES!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34798 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-26
• Released on: 2008-02-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Board book
• 24 pages

Review
"A witty read, full of depth and charm." Junior on Yummy Yucky"

Patricelli's trademark one-haired imp gets into and out of trouble, grinning all the while. On the left-hand page, Baby scrawls on wall (and dog): "No, no;" on the right-hand page, the artistic efforts confine themselves to paper: "Yes, yes," and so on. Dark outlines against vivid backgrounds make Baby's antics pop off the page. The monosyllabic two-word text - so familiar to babies - milks each situation for all its worth. A solid companion to the author/illustrator's other baby books. (Kirkus Reviews)

About the Author
Leslie Patricelli is the author-illustrator of five other popular board books for toddlers, as well as the picture book THE BIRTHDAY BOX. She lives in Seattle.

Customer Reviews

Bright, funny, perfect
All of Leslie Patricelli's board books are primers on how to behave. Call them required reading for "Toddler 101." No No Yes Yes is no exception.

The baby that appears on every page has a big happy face, a single curl and wears only a diaper. It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl. On each page the baby is doing an activity. On the left side it's a No, No activity like eating dog food or putting toys in the toilet, on the right side it's a corresponding Yes, Yes activity like eating a banana or using the potty for its intended use. It's a very clear message to young kids on what to do and what not to do.

Kids and parents alike will enjoy the humor. The cat's face and RROWR above its head when baby pulls its tail are perfect. On the page where baby marks on the walls, notice the sleeping dog also has purple and red marks on his fur, and baby's belly has a purple mark, too.

With painted acrylic artwork, bold black outlines and colorful backgrounds, the simple presentation is perfect for its audience.

The other board books in the Patricelli canon are Baby Happy Baby Sad, Big Little, Binky, Blankie, Dummy, Quiet Loud and Yummy Yucky.

Great for toddlers
My 14 month old loves this book. She does all of the things the baby in the book does (minus the scissors, but she would of she could). She looks at the pictures on the no no and then the yes yes page with a very studious expression. I can only imagine what she is thinking!
The illustrations are great for pointing, labeling, and discussing.
The book is obviously geared towards toddlers, but its simplicity lends itself well to teaching preschool children, especially children with special needs, social expectations.

A great way of showing toddler what they can and can not do.
This is just a fantastic book to teach toddlers good and bad behaviors. My daughter gets in trouble for the same misbehavings. Every night when I read to her this book I just point the picture to her and ask her if it's a "no, no" or "yes, yes". She knows the answer by looking at the pictures. I ask her if it's something that she does as well; she nods and buries her face in her hands which is just so cute. Through repeatedly reading the book I think she is beginning to realize the "no, no". The other day as she was taking a bath, I caught her taking a toy cup filled with water and pour it on to the bathroom floor; our eyes met and she innocently said, "no, no?"