Bob's Busy World

When I arrived to visit my 2- and 4-year old nieces this past weekend, this was the first book they brought me to read to them; in fact, we read it MANY times during the course of my short visit. Whereas my younger niece enjoyed just lifting the flaps and looking at the pictures, my older niece could actually name many items behind the flaps, such as "it's 8:30!" on the first page. But cutest of all, they both were able to reply in unison to Bob's question "Can we fix it?" (answer: "Yes we can!"). The book includes quite a few flaps on each page, and they hold up well to repeated openings of little hands. Given that this book is so colorful and fun, I think it would appeal to a wide range of children, even those who have had little exposure to Bob the Builder.

My friend's son LOVES Bob, so I gave him this book, and he never gets tired of looking at it.

The book has very nice photo-type pictures, large type and many many sturdy flaps that close nicely when the page is turned. The flaps are easy to open after the first use, good for younger toddlers. Pages are slightly coated to resist liquid damage. The book is rather large, difficult for my son to hold it in his carseat, but would be all right for a 3 or 4-year old.... The focus of this book is on Bob, Wendy, Pilchard and the machines.