This is a very good book. 11 large double pages of dot to dot drawings with typically between 4 and 6 different dot to dots on each double page. The different creatures are colour coded and there is some text naming and in some circumstances describing each animal (pedantic parents will be pleased to note that the book is explicit that dinosaurs are always land based - the flying reptiles of the period are pterosaurs and the swimming reptiles of the period are plesiosaurs). Some of the dot to dot pictures are quite simple but some are large and complex with more than 80 dots.
For me, the best bit of the whole book is a key page at the end showing, naming and giving the correct pronunciation for 38 dinosaurs - after all these years ... Read More:
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This book is my little girl's favorite bedtime read - both of us know every single word off by heart but still we read it. The main bonus with this book is that as you read the story she puts the magnets into the right place in the pictures, so we both are involved with the storytelling. Another bonus is that its not too long! The only down side is trying to keep all the 10 magnets together. We tend to keep this book carefully, with the magnets in her bedroom rather than in the huge pile of toys downstairs. I would recommend this book as the magnets make it a bit more interactive than most books.
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Unlike the previous reviewer I found this item to be not as sturdy as needed. My nephew opened it for his 4th birthday, and by the time we had constructed it for the first time, the door was hanging off. Yes, it can be repaired with parcel tape, but you'd really expect it to last a bit longer than that. Other than that, it's a lovely idea. Although I have to say that the large cardboard box which we used to 'make' a house for him was just as popular with a cost of zero! Typical!
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This a set of 5 books. They are fun, adventurous and really exciting.I have enjoyed reading them with my Mummy and Daddy. The stories are about 3 children called Simon, Jared and Mallory and their adventures with creatures like goblins and boggarts. They go on a quest to find their great uncle.
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A firm favourite as a first book when I started reading properly to my son at about age 6 months. He's really enjoyed it ever since and although he now (at 1 year) is getting a bit more sophisticated, the joy he has in turning the pages is very apparent.
My 3 yr old seems more interested in the textures, but some of them are rather subtle. The more obvious ones seem to attract the 1 yr old more.
Very bold and uncluttered illustrations make this a very good first book.
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A firm favourite as a first book when I started reading properly to my son at about age 6 months. He's really enjoyed it ever since and although he now (at 1 year) is getting a bit more sophisticated, the joy he has in turning the pages is very apparent.
My 3 yr old seems more interested in the textures, but some of them are rather subtle. The more obvious ones seem to attract the 1 yr old more.
Very bold and uncluttered illustrations make this a very good first book.
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A firm favourite as a first book when I started reading properly to my son at about age 6 months. He's really enjoyed it ever since and although he now (at 1 year) is getting a bit more sophisticated, the joy he has in turning the pages is very apparent.
My 3 yr old seems more interested in the textures, but some of them are rather subtle. The more obvious ones seem to attract the 1 yr old more.
Very bold and uncluttered illustrations make this a very good first book.
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She's the target audience, right? I'm a huge fan of Donaldson/Scheffler books, but this one isn't much fun to read aloud - for me! my daughter thinks it's great. She'd more or less memorised it in a couple of readings. I have already come to dread the repetition ('Come little monkey, come come come') and am frustrated by both the idiot butterfly and the ungrateful monkey. You can confidently go ahead and buy this book for your toddler to enjoy, but you may not have as good a time along with her.
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My daughter absolutely loves this book! She is now 7 months but has enjoyed it from about 4 months. She now gets all giddy and excited when we pick the book up to read her - its a delight to see. Its simple but we've not got bored of reading it to her yet (and we've read it a lot!) because she gets such enjoyment out of it. Great size for slipping in your change bag and taking everywhere too!
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