Perfect for my 19 month old. The text is so clear and simple. She gets the humour and shakes her head vigorously "no" when the dog tries to avoid the Perfect for my 19 month old. The text is so clear and simple. She gets the humour and shakes her head vigorously "no" when the dog tries to avoid the bath. This book makes her laugh. I have the Max version - why would there be different names? Weird....more
Just as a metaphorical kind of thing, not in reality or anything, I'd kind of like to hunt Eric Hill down with some kind of nasty weapon and make him Just as a metaphorical kind of thing, not in reality or anything, I'd kind of like to hunt Eric Hill down with some kind of nasty weapon and make him apologise for his horrible books before, oh I'm not in the least bit violent so I can't keep up this schtick of the supposedly aggressive thing I'd do as revenge for this book, BUT having said that, this is a truly horrible book. If you're Spot-curious, I recommend Where's Spot? and Spot's First Walk. The rest of them suck arse. They're just random unconnected vignettes with no story, insipid gender-stereotyped characters and ewww. They're not hateful or offensive *particularly* but their sheer blandness offends all on its own. The drawings are nice enough, and of course the kiddies love Spot or I wouldn't be writing this review. But I worry about what they deliver to a toddler aside from a transfixed couple of minutes of mindless flap-lifting. Do they teach him that it's OK to be without a personality? I don't even. These books just seem to multiply. You dont even buy them, they just find themselves at your house. Meh. I'm going to try the kid on A.A. Milne later this year, so maybe he'll shake some sense into himself....more
There's not that much you can say about a book like this. It's Spot. It has flaps. Ergo, children will inexplicably drool over it. This one isn't sexiThere's not that much you can say about a book like this. It's Spot. It has flaps. Ergo, children will inexplicably drool over it. This one isn't sexist or offensive in any way. It's about as safe, if bland, as they come....more
I like it a lot, the little girl part of the story is great, but it's a little difficult to read aloud. You have to kind of decide if you are going toI like it a lot, the little girl part of the story is great, but it's a little difficult to read aloud. You have to kind of decide if you are going to verbally address the parallel story beyond the text, and if you do, you unbalance the sequence of events of the bears discovering the food, chairs etc. It's very ambitious, humanist and largely successful. Spoiler: I also really like that she finds her mum again. My child is probably a little bit young, at 2 and a bit....more
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