Funny Faces

by Todd Parr

In this bold book for babies, toddlers celebrate funny faces from "happy" and"sad" to "silly" and "sleepy." Full color.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Juvenile

14 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

Todd Parr is a three-time New York Times-bestselling author and illustrator of more than fifty books for children. He has inspired and empowered children around the world with simple, hopeful, and powerful messages such as “be kind”, “love yourself” and “be who you are,” all set with vibrant images in eye-catching primary colors. His books have received numerous awards and are available in nearly twenty languages. He also is the co-creator of the popular three-time Daytime Emmy©-nominated animated TV series, "ToddWorld" with Gerry Renert of SupperTime Entertainment. Several short films for Sesame Street have also been based on Parr’s work.

Parr devotes time to numerous philanthropic causes supporting pet adoption, children’s hunger, health, and literacy. He is a frequent reader and fundraiser for The Ronald McDonald House and serves on the board of directors for the Virginia Children’s Book Festival. His corporate collaborations include Best Buy, Stouffer’s, and the San Francisco–Marin Food Bank, among others.

A native of Wyoming, Parr currently lives in Berkeley, California.

Reviews

[Am Y · Rating 2 out of 5]

There's a different face on every page with a different expression, but the labels don't fit, or are silly. E.g. There's a snowman's face that's labelled "snowy", and a "scary" face that wasn't scary at all (more like "goofy"), and a "sad" face that was so badly drawn what were actually tears looked like sesame seeds that were stuck in odd positions on it (also, it didn't look "sad" either - more like "shocked"). I don't know if this is what the author meant by the faces being "funny", but it didn't work for me. (The other faces weren't "funny" anyway.) Not quite sure what the point of this book was. And I think most of us would be able to come up with better-looking "funny" faces.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kylie loves to get board books at the library. She brought this one home today. Bright colorful silly faces.

[Misbah · Rating 1 out of 5]

A book of words that can be used to describe different faces.