Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification—in art. He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator. His first job in children’s books was working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing, and then he worked with Peter Kindersley at Dorling Kindersley, where he spent 16 years. Priddy became Creative Director of DK’s Children’s Division and was Managing Director of the children’s mass market publisher Funfax when it was acquired by DK.
In 2000, he created Priddy Books with John Sargent at St Martin’s Press to create innovative and imaginative titles for children, from first books for babies through early reference titles for older children. Since then, over 30 million copies of Roger's 200 plus books have sold worldwide, with five of his books—My Big Animal, My Big Truck, Happy Baby Words, Happy Baby Colors and Puppy and Friends—each selling over one million copies. He is also the author of Big Board First 100 Words; Big Board Books Colors, ABC, Numbers; and Bright Baby Noisy Monsters. His creativity has been recognized with numerous industry awards. Priddy lives in London with his wife Zena and their four children.
This review is from: Big Board First 100 Words (Bright Baby) (Board book)
We got this for my daughter when she was about 8 months and she has loved it ever since. Now we can ask things like "Where is the doggie?" and she points to it with glee. I really like the progression of the book too... the first page is very simple, every day words. Then it moves on to ABCs, numbers, shapes, colors, times of day, opposites, etc. To me, this seems like a book that will keep her entertained and learning for a few more years even. The bright, realistic pictures help, since she is not really interested in anything animated at this point. She loves the pictures of the other "babies", or children, in the book. I would definitely recommend this, and we plan on getting more of the Bright Baby series of books. 
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