Good bad for a pre-schooler
929478
The item was as advertised. Overall colors are bright; straps well padded and the bag is of a good size for a pre-schooler.
3454372
This book is okay at the beginning.  It is just practicing writing the alphabet, but the practice sentences at the end of the book are just too hard for a 4 or 5 year old.  For example, "Max got extra xylophones and saxophones".  In my opinion, the sentences should be simple practice sentences like "the big cat".  It should have simple sentences that a 4 or 5 year old could read as well as write.  Otherwise they are just copying something they do not understand.
3773116
My daughter is two and this book has way too many words for her attention span.  I wanted something simple and direct that helped explain that a baby is on the way but this is not the book.  If your child is 4+ then this book would probably be good for them.  The part about the baby coming out is really no big deal.
1096342
Great idea, but the parts (letters) are way too small for any child under 3. By age 3 I feel like the child has outgrown this toy so overall not too safe. We bought it and had to put it in a high shelf to avoid the choking hazard. Now that out daughter is old enough not to choke she is way past this toy developmentally.
4042621
The message of this book is terrible. I understand that it's for 1-4 years olds but it's negative in a time when kids are learning about new things. I've rarely been moved enough to write a review for anything, let alone, a kids book, but this one is bad. So I'm sending it back. Ironic eh?
4618069
My daughter is enjoying this simply because it has pictures from the movie, but I have to say of the several look and find books she has, this is VERY basic.  This would be a good book for a little kid (age 3-5 maybe), but it's way too basic for any child older than 5.
3779456
The game is great for preschoolers - mine are kindergarten and up so it wasn't long until the spaghetti was being used as a "sword"  , then the game moved onto being a game of restaurant - "excuse me waiter there's a yeti in my spaghetti "  .  My kids are way too old for this.
2437863
No, this is not a good book to teach young children how to write. The practice pages are microscopic. There is NO WAY a child learning to write can conform their letters to the small size. Ridiculous.
3869819
Gracious.  I bought this to help my 4 year old with having bad dreams, but this book just made Things worse.  The overall message was lost on him because it was too scary.  It just gave him more
To be afraid of. Maybe better for an older child, or one with less active dreams already.
1125488
I'm sure this is a great game for older kids, but unless your 5 year old can read, try something else.  There are a lot of written instructions on screen and the only way the little ones (4, 5, 6 year olds) can play is if you intend to sit side by side and play with him.  (Not entirely a bad idea either.)  But if you're looking for a game the little ones can play by themselves, look elsewhere.
2495435
I was too disappointed by this small potty seat. It may be good for those smaller toddler. Definitely not suitable for a 3.5 years old boy, or any boy if you know what I mean. Your boy would make a mess with using it. I am giving it away to goodwill.
3745206
This is an ok item for a 4 or 5 year old kid. But I do not recommend it for a preteen or older. It's slow, and the memory in it is very limited.
1605700
I thought this was a horrible book for very young children, ages 3-5.  It is not fun for them and does not ease them into learning.  I like Thompson's "Teaching Little Fingers to Play" much much better.
2474975
This toy is cute, but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone near the age of 3-5.  It's way too hard to put together and take apart.  My husband and I have to do all the building.  My kids love to play with the things we build but they aren't strong enough to snap things together or pull them apart.  I would say this is more for a 6-10 year old.  The good news is that once built, the toys don't fall apart easily.  My other complaint is that there are pictures of things you can build, but only instructions for the train.  I tried to build one of the things on the box and there weren't enoug pieces in the box to build it, which I thought was weird.
2776381
I got this game for my 3 year old for xmas. Her 5 and 6 year old sisters are starting to understand more board games and this sounded perfect for her. My opinion is that it is no where near appropriate for someone under 5-6 years old. My 3 and 5 year olds are of normal intelligence and my 6 year old-brilliant. The 3 year old works to match the animals and doesn't always remember she's suppose to be putting 4 in a row. She CERTAINLY doesn't understand the idea of strategy of putting chips near other animals to set-up possible rows. The 5 year old knows that, but doesn't grasp the strategy of blocking anyone or removing someone's chip that would prevent them from winning.

I know i'm their mom, but I don't think they are any less than normal in their understanding of games and the goals of games that are age appropriate.

Its just my opinion that this is wholly misrepresented in its age-range. Otherwise it's a great game. I gave it 3 stars only because the children withing the age-range stated aren't able to understand it and I wouldn't buy it again. We've just had to make up our own rules so the kids can still 'play'.
4538594
I ordered this for my 3-yr old son. The images are cute, it's a decent quality paperback, and I like the story, but the vocabulary and advanced "sentence" patterns make it just too much for my little guy. He loves books, but he couldn't sit through the first two pages. I've put it in the closet for when he's older.  For a school-age child, this would be great!

I wish there were a thanksgiving story for vegetarian toddlers!
3151550
This book is not a 3rd grade level. It is geared more for a preschooler or kindergartener or early 1st grader. The key showing how to prounce things is correct but tge words are too simple and having a picture of the word on the same page does not encourage the child to soumd out the word but to just guess based on the picture. I ended up covering half my kindle screen so that the pictures couldn't be seen but even for my 2nd grader who is behind in reading skills the words were too easy. This book should not be marketed as a 3rd grade book at all.
I recieved this book in kindle format for free in exchange for my honest unbiased review. All opinions expressed are my own.