Eight pages of national flags make a short, bright introduction to the idea that countries carry symbols of their own.
Brevity is the design here rather than a shortcoming: a very young child gets to the end, which is its own kind of success, and the single subject keeps the concept clear. Flags work well at this age because they are bold, simple shapes in strong colours, easy to recognise and easy to name aloud. Manoj Publication keeps it to a first-concepts title, not an atlas, so nothing on the page competes with the flags themselves.
Format and content:
• Eight pages, short enough for one sitting with a toddler
• National flags in full colour as the sole subject
• A first-concepts book rather than a reference atlas
• Published by Manoj Publication for the earliest readers
Made for toddlers and their parents at the naming-and-pointing stage, published by Manoj Publication and available from Boipoka.