Perfect Pets

Toddlers will enjoy recognizing familiar pets such as "cat" and "dog" before going on to discover more unusual ones such as "canary" and "gerbil" in Perfect Pets, a light-hearted look at our family friends.

Publishers Weekly

With one picture per page and a one-word text to identify it, four hand-size board books by Mandy Stanley in the All Aboard series introduce children to simple concepts and vocabulary words. All are available in an English-only as well as a dual-language Spanish-English edition. On the Move (Vamos de viaje), for instance, features large pictures of a ship, bicycle, stroller and other modes of transport, shown bright and boldly outlined against single-color backgrounds. The same format applies to Perfect Pets (Mascotas maravillosas), In the Park (Vamos al parque) and At the Pool (Vamos a la piscina). Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Mandy Stanley illustrated both the I Can Count and I Can Spell series and and the award-winning First Number Book and First Word Book, which were both Smithsonian magazine Notable Books for Children. She trained at Great Yarmouth College of Art and Design and Nottingham Polytechnic, where she gained a degree in fashion. She worked in children's wear for three years - since then, among other things, she has produced nursery sets for Mothercare, an award-winning range of toys for Boots and a range of books and other resources based on the 'Babe' character.