I Like Vegetables: Petit Collage

by Lorena Siminovich

Do you like peas and carrots? Discover a world of things to like in touch-and-feel board books.

Can you spot the triangle in the sailboat, or the rectangle in the robot? Feel the texture and explore the pictures to learn all about shapes in I Like Toys. Then look at and touch different vegetables, from the big and small pumpkins to the tall and short corn, as you find out about opposites. Textures perfectly complement the collage pictures, while the simple text encourages children to learn basic concepts and investigate what they like about the world around them.

Genres: Food, Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime

10 pages, Board Book

First published March 8, 2011

About the author

Lorena Siminovich grew up in Argentina. She has written and illustrated several children’s books, including Alex and Lulu: Two of a Kind, winner of an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award, and the first two titles in the Petit Collage series, I Like Bugs and I Like Fruit.

Reviews

[Chrissi Guarnieri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I Like Vegetables was a sweet board book. Each page named a vegetable and incorporated opposites. The rhythm of the book was nice, and I especially liked the incorporation of different textures into the pages. The length of the book tailors it more for young toddlers and babies, as it is only a few pages long.

[Suzanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice book! So vivid and full of good shapes and textures for little ones! It's going to make a fantastic quilt!

[Danica Midlil · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first touch and feel book that Ben reached out to explore without Mommy guiding his hand! Very exciting!

[Beyondthebookends · Rating 4 out of 5]

Any book that introduces children to healthy foods from an early age is OK in my book. Add in the lessons about colors in I like Fruit and also the lesson of opposites in I Like Vegetables and you have two winners. Oh! And did I mention these are textured and perfect for baby to explore with their fingers too?

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[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute! I think I liked the fruit version better, but this was pretty good. I appreciated the use of opposites throughout the book, and the illustrations were colorful and fun. No actual story, but that's okay. It does what it sets out to do.

[J · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this with both older and younger kids. One older kid worked on her reading with it with me. The fact that you can feel the different textures included in the vegetables is a nice touch.

[Kimberly Luthin · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

This touch-and-feel board book uses vegetables to teach opposites.

[Tory · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great textures, e is bored because there aren't people in it.

[The Library Lady · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of board books these days are aimed more at parents than toddlers, or are small hardbound versions of books toddlers really aren't ready for. This one, however, is truly a toddler book in the best sense of the term.
The colors are bold and the shapes strong and pleasing. There are enough details to talk about, but not so much that a small child's eye doesn't know where to look. And the textures are used beautifully. A terrific example of what a board book should be, and too often, isn't.

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice bright colors. One page has a pair of descriptive words (in/out, big/little, etc), the other has a vegetable name and a touch and feel spot on the vegetable. K read it to E and invited her to touch the spots and E did! Good sizing of elements to appeal to little readers.

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Like Vegetables is a book that focuses on teaching children descriptive and directional words. The book uses vegetables to describe words such as “empty,” “tall,” and “inside.” The book also is a touch-and-feel book, providing children with interaction.

[Janelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cute - great vivid colors celebrate some favorites from the vegetable word. I like the patterns and the touch and feel textures. I also like that they are accompanied by some basic opposites words.

[Thia]

vegetables, growing, opposites

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read at toddler lap time on 4/25/13: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I grow up I want to be able to do paper collage like Lorena Siminovich.

Love how she snuck in some opposites to this little word book: peas are outside and inside, corn is tall and short.

[Hope · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although there are words in this book, they are simple, consisting of opposites. The collage of the fruit is very appealing to the eyes and this book is great for emergent readers.

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whereas I Like Fruit explores colors, this book explores opposites while presenting each vegetable with a touch and feel patch. There is a lot presented in such a simple book.

[Jen Dent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baby A flips out over this one. Vibrant colors, shapes, & textured surfaces.

[Avonlea Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved this little book! fun textures, good introduction to opposites, and bright pretty pictures.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

a simple board book about a few vegetables and how they grow or are harvested. Liked the simple words and the touch and feel would have liked more vegetables.

[Cathy | A Case Full of Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is more about opposites than "liking vegetables."

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gabes not digging the touch and feel yet, but I liked this one. It'll be back.