Ahoy, Pirate Pete [With Press-Out Pieces]

My 2 1/2 year old toddler recently received this book as a gift and loves playing with it. It's a great new concept that I rarely see demonstrated in a book--Press-out pieces whose tabs are color-coded and correspond to each page where the pieces best fit the story at that juncture. The book attempts to tackle reading/vocabulary and gross motor skills development (it takes some finesse to insert the tabs into the slots for the corresponding photo) at once, drawing upon technique from "Mad Libs" (fill in the blank), a puzzle, and grouping games (e.g., all yellow-tabbed pictures are found in the sea and, therefore, belong on the same page--easier to group and draw upon for matching). I rated it a "4" instead of a "5" because the story line could have been more robust, but otherwise, the book is a fun activity for both parents and toddlers.

This book is so much fun we all enjoyed it!!! Our 2 year old loves to mix up the story over and over again, and its great for building motor skills too!!! We cant wait for more books like this!