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Stanley's Opposites

Board Book
$6.95 US
5.91"W x 5.9"H x 0.42"D   | 5 oz | 60 per carton
On sale Aug 01, 2017 | 20 Pages | 9781561459773
Age 1-3 years | Up to Preschool
Reading Level: Lexile 230L

Everybody's favorite hard-working hamster Stanley introduces young readers to opposites.

Join Stanley and friends as they compare differences in number, time, size, and location. Can you spot the contrasts as Stanley's day continues? Stanley's paint can is full. But, oh dear...Little Woo's paint can is empty!

This early board book on comparing and contrasting will appeal to toddlers who are eager to learn more about their world.

William Bee's beloved Stanley series is a trusted model for basic preschool concepts like colors and shapes, kindness and teamwork, jobs and daily routines. Toddlers will love hanging out with this adorable cast of friendly neighborhood critters in any of the available series titles. Help your little one collect them all!
"Kids will be asking for these by name." —School Library Journal

"The book's sharp design and playful humor will hit the spot with Stanley's fans." —Publishers Weekly

"[A] winning vocabulary builder for young readers. . . The many unrelated contrasts in this companion volume afford even greater opportunity for whimsy and variety in the illustrations. . . . should give youngsters plenty about which to babble." —Kirkus Reviews
William Bee is an artist and commercial designer who has worked for renowned fashion houses, including Issay Miyake and Paul Smith. As well as writing children's picture books and board books, he races a vintage sports car, is an international skier, and when at home tends his lawns and meadow. He lives in England.

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Everybody's favorite hard-working hamster Stanley introduces young readers to opposites.

Join Stanley and friends as they compare differences in number, time, size, and location. Can you spot the contrasts as Stanley's day continues? Stanley's paint can is full. But, oh dear...Little Woo's paint can is empty!

This early board book on comparing and contrasting will appeal to toddlers who are eager to learn more about their world.

William Bee's beloved Stanley series is a trusted model for basic preschool concepts like colors and shapes, kindness and teamwork, jobs and daily routines. Toddlers will love hanging out with this adorable cast of friendly neighborhood critters in any of the available series titles. Help your little one collect them all!

Praise

"Kids will be asking for these by name." —School Library Journal

"The book's sharp design and playful humor will hit the spot with Stanley's fans." —Publishers Weekly

"[A] winning vocabulary builder for young readers. . . The many unrelated contrasts in this companion volume afford even greater opportunity for whimsy and variety in the illustrations. . . . should give youngsters plenty about which to babble." —Kirkus Reviews

Author

William Bee is an artist and commercial designer who has worked for renowned fashion houses, including Issay Miyake and Paul Smith. As well as writing children's picture books and board books, he races a vintage sports car, is an international skier, and when at home tends his lawns and meadow. He lives in England.

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