Christmastime Is Here!

My 8-month-old kid loves this book. It's one of his favorite things, and has the magical property of calming him down when he's cranky. He loves lifting the flaps. I think he identifies with the Little People because their cheeks are also the widest parts of their bodies.

I bought this for my two year old granddaughter after she enjoyed other books with flaps. She loved this one too and wanted to read it at least 2 or 3 times a visit. Not much of a plot but she loved looking at and talking about the pictures.

I highly recommend this book for babies who are just beginning to hold and play with books on their own. My daughter was 7 months old when I bought her this book and she absolutely loves to pull up all the tabs. This book is one of her favorites and she'll specifically seek it out and sit and turn the pages and play with all the tabs. Unlike a lot of other books with flaps or moving parts, these can't be easily torn off and have been sturdy enough to hold up repeated lifting and occasional chewing and drooling. The pictures are well-drawn and the quality of the book is good. Just FYI, this book avoids the religious aspects of Christmas and focuses on things like decorating, Santa, and activities such as sledding and caroling. That may be a plus for some people and a minus for others!

My daughter LOVES the Little People lift the flap board books. She can sit with each of them for a half hour at a time. They are well-illustrated and they have a lot of little details that she never fails to notice. When I saw this Christmas edition, I knew we had to have it. She loved the pictures of the children playing in the snow (and I especially liked Freddie the Frog and his Snow Frog) and she thought the gingerbread man rug in Santa's house was hilarious! The last page is an advent calendar of sorts---she has to wait 'til tomorrow before she starts to "open" the presents around the tree. This is a must-have for any fan of the Little People or lift the flap books---it's adorable, fun, and well worth the price!

I purchased this book for my 3 year old daughter and also for my Family Child Care business. The kids LOVE this book! It's a large size book and has over 100 open the flaps in it that kids love to open and close. We read it over and over. I highly recommend this book for children who like the Little People toys.