Penelope at School

OK, maybe the story won't rivet you, but several other things in this book almost certainly will. It's very creative, nicely illustrated, and the tabs have held up to many readings. My little guy loves it and he's none too gentle. If you only buy one pull-tab book, you can't go wrong with this one. I recommend it highly.

initially I picked up this book at the store because it said "Penelope"... that is what we named our 2.5 yo DD... as we read it, EVERY NIGHT, I just love it more and more. It quickly became a favorite and now we need to collect all four. We have the winter one... just got that one the other day. I recommend. This holiday season we are purchasing a few as gifts. The pull tabs are so sturdy and really work well... it is amazing craftsmanship and construction. I also love the painting style. Really amazing. We stare at each page.

I'm not usually a fan of pop-up/pull-tab books because reading the book becomes more about the physical activity of pulling the tabs than actually reading the story...but this book is an exception. The pull-tabs are very creative and really ADD to the story...not detract from the activity of reading itself. Some of the action tabs include: penelope washes the chalkboard, tumbles in the playground, dances with a friend, hangs up her coat, feeds the fish...etc). I don't even have any children and I bought this book for my collection so that someday I would have it to share with my chldren. I can't help but take it off my shelf and flip through it. It's a great introduction to what a day at school is like and Penelope has a charm that's all her own! Love it! Great for boys or girls!