My Very First Book of Words Board book

A split-page board book teaching children the simple concept of words through Eric Carle's inimitable collage illustrations. Readers need to line up the word in the top section of the book with the correct image in the bottom section.

Brown Bear, Brown bear, slide and find

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9780312509262

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