1963 / Library book / 40 pages / USA
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I preschooled up on this when my daughter was still gestating and enjoyed it in theory. Now we've tried it out, she wasn't really bothered, and her lack of enthusiasm was contagious. It's no Harold and the Purple Crayon.
Sam Taplin and Ana Martin Larranaga, Usborne Sound Books: Dance with the Dinosaurs
2021 / Library book / 10 pages / UK/Spain
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The noisy books seem to be getting louder and more annoying, or maybe I'm approaching a meltdown. It does attempt to encourage physical activity, but pressing the buttons was enough interactivity for her. Just give her a Game Boy and be done with it.
2016 / Library book / 10 pages / UK
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Pretty and educational. Following snail trails is easier than mazes.
2015 / Library book / 32 pages / UK
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My gut instinct is to avoid the cash-in franchising of the once-collectable series, but it's not like the originals were all that good anyway. With the benefit of hindsight and market research, these are probably better, and she sat through it. Go crazy.
1990 / Library book / 28 pages / UK
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This '90s next-generation flap book is the best we've read together for a good while. If it had been in my own nostalgia, I would have passed it down sooner. It's a shame the big flap was all ripped to ruin her experience. Little bastards.
