Baby Touch and Feel: Farm
This is the better choice of the two for noise; since every photographed animal is one a toddler can already sound out, the book naturally becomes a call-and-response game before they even have their own words.
Baby Touch and Feel: Farm by DK is estimated to take about 3 minutes to read aloud (30 words, about 0 sentences a page), and it lands best with children aged 0-2.
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- Estimated read-aloud time
- about 3 minutesEstimated read-aloud time
- Estimated word count
- 30Our estimate
- Sentences per page
- 0Sentences per page
- Re-read tolerance
- 4/5repeat friendly
- Vocabulary level
- 1/5plain words
- Best for
- Ages 0-2Our editorial fit
Our review
This farm-themed touch-and-feel book uses photographic animal images and textures. It is particularly engaging because the animals shown are ones that toddlers can easily identify by their sounds.
The interaction moves naturally from touching the texture to mimicking the animal's noise. This makes it a great choice for early language development through play.
Before you buy it
Same as its sibling—the textures carry it, the text does not.
Themes
- textures
- farm
- animal sounds
- photographs
Books like Baby Touch and Feel: Farm
Matched by refrain, density, length, and listener—not just the subject.
Questions parents ask
How long does it take to read Baby Touch and Feel: Farm aloud?
About 3 minutes at an unhurried pace, including a standard allowance for page turns, pictures and participation, from a word count of 30. Stopping for a longer conversation on every page will add more time.
What age is Baby Touch and Feel: Farm actually for?
Ages 0-2 in our testing, which is narrower than the publisher's range. With 0 sentences a page and vocabulary at 1 out of 5, it asks for that much attention span and no more.
Does Baby Touch and Feel: Farm survive being read on repeat?
Yes. It survives a fortnight of nightly repeats, which is the real test.
Is Baby Touch and Feel: Farm a good book for a child who will not sit still?
It helps that it asks the child questions to answer out loud. Those three features are what keep a wriggling toddler listening, far more than the subject matter does.
Will my child memorise Baby Touch and Feel: Farm?
It can. It scores 4 out of 5 with us for holding up to repeat reading, and children tend to learn by heart the books they ask for most, even without a strong refrain.
Can a beginning reader read Baby Touch and Feel: Farm on their own?
It is closer than most picture books. With 0 sentences a page and plain vocabulary (1 out of 5), a confident early reader can attempt it, though it is written to be read aloud first.
Is Baby Touch and Feel: Farm part of a series?
Yes, it belongs to the Baby Touch and Feel series. It stands on its own, so you can start here without reading the others in order, then move to the rest if it lands.
What themes does Baby Touch and Feel: Farm cover?
We tag it with textures, farm, animal sounds and photographs. Those are the threads that actually run through the book, not just the ones on the cover, which is how it earns its place on our themed lists rather than a keyword match.
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