Arthur's Neighborhood

Our two year old absolutely loves this book. We've given this book as a gift to all the two year olds we know, they all like it a lot. We purchased our daughter a new book. She had torn the figures and slots they go in on the old book because she plays with the book daily! We had the figures laminated so they would hold up longer, it cost @$2 at a printing shop. One problem with some of the books is that the pages come apart, they need more glue inbetween!

Over the past two or three years my five-year-old daughter has worn out two copies of this book. I am ordering a third. She never gets tired of moving around the punch-out characters, talking to them and for them.

My son (20 months) can't get enough of this book. We play with it for hours every day. I'd give it nearly 5 stars, but I'm a little bit unhappy with the play figures. I wish they were more sturdy! Other than that: an awesome book. A great gift, too.

This book takes the child through a typical arthur day: breakfast, school, play, fire engines, shopping, etc. The flaps open, to reveal pictures and words. The characters punch out and are moved into slots on different pages to show different activities. These types of books are fun for kids, and provide a good source of topics for discussion while they go through the book. This one has a "let's find Pal" theme that is useful and educational, and there a good number of flaps, of different sizes, shapes and content. Overall, this is one of the better lift and flap books I've seen. I'd really give it nearly 5 stars; unfortunately, none of these books, while useful, are really elegant stories.

Our two-year-old loves this book/paper doll toy SO MUCH that I am ordering our third copy! An avid "Arthur" fan, she has played for hours putting the characters in the slots and talking to them.