My 5-year-old's favorite book!
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This is a delightful and fun interactive book!  I've owned a copy for many years and my five-year-old just recently pulled it out and has shown interest in reading along with the captions in the book.  He loves moving the mouse in and out of the pages.  I find that him being able to move the mouse around has helped him pay attention to the story.

We lost the fist mouse but were able to trace the one on the back cover to create a new mouse.  We've since ordered other copies of Richard Fowler's books.  They are all cute books but this one is our favorite.
3126451
A favorite author, and a worthwhile book for every child to read!
823604
This book is beloved by both my 5 year old and my 2.5 year old.  Simple and classic illustrations are easy for both to see when we read it together, and there is enough "going on" in the illustrations to ask questions (why is this bird not small?) to keep the older one interested.  The little one just loves the simple words, to the point where she can "read" the book because she has memorized the flow.  I sense this is going to be a great "first reader" book for my older one when she shows readiness as well; it seems like it would promote that feeling of accomplishment rather quickly!
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My toddler is a huge fan of books, but she is not a huge fan of being read to (yet!).  However, I notice that her favorite books are the ones that are extremely bright, vivid and colorful with large pages. This book REALLY fits the bill when it comes to that.  This one and Miss Spider's Tea Party are by far her favorite. Highly recommend for younger children!
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My 2.5 yr old loves searching for his favorite characters in this book.
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My 5 years old daughter absolutely loves this book ! We read it almost every night before the bed :)
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My 4 year old son loves this book.  He received it along with a couple of others--it was included in a set of three--as a present for some event or other (can't remember now.  LOL)  The story is really cute, and is nicely illustrated.  Thomas thinks he's pretty much invincible.  He huffs in the sun, chugs in the rain, and puffs in the snow.  He says "there is nothing a train cannot do!"  Then one day he gets stuck because of a crack in the track, caused by hail.  Thomas then has to rely on Bertie the bus to take his passengers to their destination.  But, Bertie too is full of pride, thinking that a bus is as good as a train.  That is, until he is prevented from his task by a toad in the road.  Very silly, but the kids love it!  LOL The story is written in rhymes, which makes the reading really fun.  Here is an excerpt:

There in the road
was a bright green toad
Bertie came to a stop.
His driver called out,
"There's a toad in the road!
We will have unload."

As you can see, the story doesn't make too much sense, but it's really fun and cute.  Furthermore, it gives a lesson in the perils of having too much pride, and being boastful.  My son loves it!  Even my 6 year old, who says it's silly--because as she says, "why don't they just move the toad?"--enjoys reading the story to her brother.  She is in first grade and can easily read this book.  If you have a beginning reader at home and are looking for books for him/her to read on their own, this book doesn't give any information about the grade level for which it is intended--other than to say it's a "Beginner Books."  Quite frankly, however, I think it's too advanced for a child who is just learning to read.  Based on my experience with my daughter, I would say it is appropriate for first graders and higher.
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My little one LOVES this book and asks me to read it over and Over and OVER again!  :)  I don't mind, either!
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My son is about to turn 5, and this has been one of his favorite books for the past two years.  He reads it over and over, laughing at ickle and lardee every time, picking out different details in the pictures, recounting all their adventures to me, etc.  He often falls asleep at night with this book in his hands.  And, it is one of the few books I actually don't mind looking at a million times--it is adorable and sweet.  It also attracts attention from kids and adults whenever he takes it out--I know several people who have ordered it after seeing his.  I just came online to try to buy the second book for his birthday, but no luck on Amazon--had to go to the author's site, which would be fine except the shipping isn't as fast.  It will arrive after his birthday, but it's still worth it.  These books are definitely keepers.
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This is my 19 month old son's favorite book! This is saying a lot because he has tons and tons of books. I read this to him every morning so I had to had to give it a 5 star review. The pictures are fantastic, the flaps are fun and I highly recommend this book!
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When my brothers and I were little, this book was one of our absolute favorites!  In fact, I still have it, although now it is beaten and taped together.  The illustrations are cute and colorful (I love the dragon eating pancakes and then the bread from the bread truck!) and the story is imaginative.  Best of all there is plenty of opportunity for children to interact with the reader.  For example, my mom or dad would read to us and we'd chant "There's no such thing as a dragon!" at all of the appropriate places!  Kids will identify with Billy who has a very active imagination, and they will wish that they too had a dragon!  I'm so glad it is still available so I can share it with my daughter!
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My 15 month old daughter is very active, so it is kind of hard to keep her sitting while you read her anything longer than a sentence.  She enjoys books where she can quickly grasp a story, physically turn the page, and something with lots of animals (but not too many on each page, it shouldn't be cluttered).  She loves this book!  Each page has 1 or no sentence; lots of action on every page (she especially loves the one where the lights are off); its funny, even for her!; and easy to understand. Very cute animals, not too much going on on every page, but very colorful.  We just love it!  This is by far our favorite book in the house.
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My son is 12 mos. and he is addicted to this book. He literally goes to the book basket and digs through to find this book and brings it to me. He must have it read to him no less than 6 times in a row or he whines and fusses, it is so funny. There are too many words on the page to get through for how fast he wants to turn the pages at his age, so I have developed a shorthand, which is easy to do with this book. I can see that this will be a favorite as he grows older though. Lots of great opportunities to introduce language to him, such as with the honey: "see them EAT the honey? num-nums!" or at the end, "Daddy puts little bear to BED, night-night!" My son does love books, and will sit through 30 mins- 1 hour of book time a day, so that may be unusual for a baby his age, but this book is truly a gem in his collection (and we have a LOT of books.) I am ordering the rest in this series because I just looked here on Amazon and saw that there is one for Mommy, Grandma, and Grandpa, and maybe that will help with having to read this one so many times in a row! The size of this board book is also perfect for his little hands and reading with him on my lap. Great book, I'd say my son's #1 favorite.
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My 5 year old daughter and I both love this book! Some days we read it, & some days we sing it!
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I heard quite a bit about this book and bought it for my 5 year old son for Christmas.  When he opened it, he was not initially excited.  He only acquiesced to it as a bedtime story when I suggested reading it when I said we could read two books that night -- one he chose and then this one.  He LOVED this one and as soon as we were done, he said he wanted us to read it again the next day.  We've read it every day since.

I bought a few copies to give as birthday gifts, as he has 3 birthday parties this month.  He is excited that we are giving this book as a birthday gift to his friends and has stated that they are going to love it.  I hope they love it as much as we do.
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I fell in love with this book when I first read it in the store.  My son has loved it since he was born. This is still his favorite book at 9 months old - even though I believe it was written with slightly older children in mind, babies enjoy the rhyming words and delightful pictures.

It is well-written, using words such as "aghast," and "astounded," rather than simply saying "surprised."  I enjoy the varied vocabulary and think it is beneficial to introduce children to a variety of words from the start.

It is a fun read for both parents and children and I highly recommend this book!
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My baby boy has recently become very interested in books, especially of the board book sort. This book along with Miss Spider's Tea Party is a favorite of his. He loves to turn the pages and giggles at the purple cat and blue horse each time we read it together. Once the book is read cover to cover there's usually a demand for a repeat performance, over and over! It's wonderful to see him so engaged in the pictures and the story. He's not really learning his colors just yet but he's definitely starting to learn the names of all the animals and the sounds they make (I usually editorialize and add in the animal noises although I'm stuck with fish lips and a kissing noise when I get to the goldfish because I'm not sure what noise, if any a goldfish makes!) As an aside, we started reading this book to him when he was around 7 or 8 months old so might like it so much because it is familiar to him, but it doesn't matter the reason, we love this book!