Building a House by Byron Barton

My three-year-old son's current favorite book, you know the one we read over and over and over again, is Building a Houseby Byron Barton. This book has simple text and illustrations, which appeals to young children. It is not a "boy" book, as it would appear is the target audience of books by Byron Barton, as all children enjoy learning from these simple books that border on non-fiction.

Like many little people, my son is obsessed with heavy equipment, such as bulldozers and dump trucks (my daughter was too at this age). One drawback to Building a House is that these machines are not identified with names, like backhoe, but simple called a "machine". Perhaps this isn't a negative aspect of the book, since my son always feels the need to fill in the correct information. That is one of the things I like about Building a House, you can fill in the details as you see fit based upon the illustrations and the interest of the child. I use many of the books by Byron Barton in my preschool program.