Love it -- super fun -- great girl power message
590173
Genius! I love this book. Haven't read it to an actual child yet, but I can see it being a hit w/ kids.
2436244
We just got this, and our 9 & 12 year old daughters love it!!! I saw some reviews that say it keeps coming apart. We haven't had this happen to ours, and we've been playing this all night. I did make sure the parts were very well snapped together, and I am actually considering gluing them together so we never have to deal with that problem. We don't plan to take it apart -- I think that taking it apart and having to put it back together every time you play might actually make the connectors loosen up and cause that problem, so we won't even do that. I wish the box was a large cube shape instead of flat, so we could store it assembled. I will just find another box to keep it in though.  I don't like the fact that it tells you to use a balloon pump (we tried one and it wasn't working out too well). So we just blow the balloons up large enough to squeeze into the frame and that works well -- it's not hard to do at all.  In conclusion, this is a very fun game that even the adults liked!!! My daughter is having a birthday party tomorrow and plans to have this as one of the activities. I would definitely recommend this toy -- but also recommend keeping it permanently assembled!
822013
My daughter loves this!! Such a great message! Not everyone will like you, not everyone will enjoy the same things as you and that's ok! Be yourself!!! The illustrations are great and draws in the kids attention!!
4649953
My 4 year old daughter LOVES this book.  Mostly because she can relate to Lily's excitement about her new plastic purse that plays a "jaunty tune", her glittery movie-star sunglasses, and her jingly coins.  I love it because it offers so many little lesson to discuss along the way.  We talk about how Lily could've handled things better.  We talk about why the pictures show her getting smaller and smaller (she feels remorse for her actions). We talk about how telling her parents what she had done was a great decision because they were able to help her correct her mistake.  And, we talk about what to expect at school and how to have good manners, respect, etc.  Lily is such a loveable character, and so much like my daughter that it's just natural that we both love her and this book so much!  A must have for all pre-school/early school aged girls!
137117
As a mom of 3 kids ages 9-14 I loved this book, but the bigger test was my middle school daughter. Not only did she say it was so much fun to read with cute illustrations and questions, she got 4 friends to form a small group and go through it together. It's perfect for that because there's discussion questions at the end of each chapter. They talked about friendship, social media and confidence. I could not be more grateful to the author, Kari Kampakis, for writing this book and I plan on giving it all the teen and tween girls on my holiday list.
2616946
A hilarious book which is great to use at a girls' night. I have sent copies to my friends, who love it as well. My college aged daughter had a blast reading her and her friend's astrology summary.
1531314
Wonderful alternative message about how to understand all the stereotypical and clichd compliments given to little girls.  Good flow, fun art, good language for kids to understand.
2714372
I can not praise this book enough. My middle and high school daughters and their friends are having so much fun and success with the ideas and tips in this book. The designs are so fun and cute--just right for that age--but best of all the instructions really work and the girls had success with every design they've  tried. So far, I have not even had to by them any special tools -- though they are asking for a striping brush. I'm so pleased with this book and it will make a fun gift for their friends.
1140101
I bought this for my 3 year old (and some of the pieces would be too small for any child under that age), and she loves it...but entertainingly, so did I and quite a few people at work (all of us 30+), as we had no self control and had to open it up and play with it for a little bit before I gave it to her (uh, to "test" it out).  It is a lot of fun to play with either on your own or with someone else - trying to architect the house together.  This one and the cupcake/bakery set are really both adorable - and my daughter has sustained an interest in both for a long time.  We've had the bakery one for over a year, and although we've lost many of the magnets, she returns to it all the time.  (I just bought this house one recently, but I assume it will be a similar fascination).  One thing I will say - having had the cupcake one for a while - the box did eventually dent, and with both of the sets, I've found it a little frustrating trying to get the cards out of the box (as they stick in there really well)... my daughter is actually better at removing them than I am (!!!), and I'll note the company who made it was very thoughtful in scalloping the bottom to make it easier.  The magnets are pretty strong.  I really do recommend this - especially to bring to restaurants or on a plane (or maybe for an older kid, the car - but I know we would lose the pieces if I gave it to my 3 year old while driving!).  This would be fun for both girls and boys.
416695
LOVED IT! Love the message, Love that my granddaughters kept saying "I'm a pretty little back girl!" throughout the story! LOVED IT!!!
1737827
My girls love this book. It is funny while clearly teaching a good message (honesty). We happened upon it at our library. After checking it out twice, we decided to buy it since we had fun reading it each time (especially the library scene).
2543515
We just got this game for our almost 6 year old daughter.  I've heard about this game for a while and so happy this version came out.  I was afraid she was still a bit young but she read the cards and understood the concept without a problem.  I had much more fun than I thought!

We also have a four year old.  He can't read but he could still judge.  My husband held two green cards, had the little guy pick one and had him judge as well.

It was a little hard on our daughter when her card was not judged the winner so make sure your young ones can "take the heat".  I think this is the reason why it's for 7+, maturity.

I want to play this game with our friends and their kids at our next get together!  I can understand why this was such a huge hit for large parties.  This game will be around for years to come.  Simple concept, I guess the KISS method works.
1631972
My 6 year old daughter and I both love this book! It is SO funny and cute and clever. The illustrations are really wonderful and it is a lot of fun to read over and over again. We give this book to every little girl we know as a birthday present.
3380062
Lots of fun for a little girl (and maybe a jealous adult...maybe). While the boy versions seem a bit more engaging and dynamic, this set is also pretty cool. More parts and instructions next time? Girls like a challenge, too. Everything else about it is great, though. She loved it!
3774779
A favorite to make my 3 and 6 year old boys giggle and at the same time expose them to some really great ideas about having the confidence to be yourself. (It's also a nice feel-good boost to lucky mommy who gets to read it to them... would make a great gift to a mommy  who you want to remind how special she is.)  The art is FANTASTIC: fun and fanciful, and full of joy.

The character of the book is a little girl, brimming with color and energetic confidence, with a dog companion.  It is done in simple rhyming prose.  A couple favorite lines: "I may be called a Silly Nut, or Crazy Cuckoo bird, so what?  I'm having too much fun, you see, for anything to bother me."  (a picture of a boy teasing her, but boy, does it look like she and her dog are having fun!  It's wonderful for kids to have such a vivid example of how they might handle such a situation.) "No matter if they stop and stare, no person, ever, anywhere, can make me feel that what they see, is all there really is to me. (Great pic of her on a Seuss-like fantastic contraption of a bicycle) Because nothing in the world, you know, can change what's deep inside, and so...even when I look a mess, I still don't like me any less."  It goes on to silliness that produces giggles; "I'd still like me with fleas or warts, or with a silly snout that snorts..." till the end wraps up where you started at the beginning. "I like myself... Im glad I'm me."

*A note: I remember seeing someone say that the bold pictures were a bit overwhelming for their little girl, who found the book scary.  My guess is this would be rare (though a good note for those who know their child is sensitive this way), but I think the pictures and silly style particularly appealed to my boys.  If you have boys, don't be put off by the main character being a girl...most boys will LOVE the bold, exagerrated, silly pictures, the cool contraptions including a wild bicycle, and a space rocket for her dog made out of a vacuum cleaner, as well as the wild silliness at the end of seeing her with a pig snout, spikes, and the phrase "beaver breath or stinky toes"...and her dog's reaction to her transformation.

This is on the top of my list of children's picture books that I recommend to people.
3497711
This book has such a great message for girls of all ages. It teaches girls that everyone is beautiful and they should not care what others think. It also teaches girls that they do not need a "prince" in order to be a "princess." It also contains some comedic relief when the princess calls the prince a bum because he said that he did not like the way she was dressed after she had saved him from being eaten. I would recommend this book as a must read. All children deserve to feel good about themselves no matter what they wear or where they come from.
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From a play standpoint, this nerf blaster is one of the more fun toys to come out from them in awhile.  It has, to my mind, a bit of a HUNGER GAMES feel to it, resembling a cross bow as it does, rather than a gun.  And it's very cool that it shoots three streams of water.  Kids love that "bonus."  It's fairly compact, so it's great for a smaller child (7+, I would say) to run around and have some good, clean fun.  Nerf blasters generally feel relatively sturdy, but I have to say, this one feels even a bit more substantial than usual.  Good stuff...5 star fun.

But minus 1 star for the rather silly marketing.  The use of the word "Rebelle" (yes, a feminized version of Rebel) is silly, and even borderline sexist.  It's done in pastel colors, so of course only girls will like it.  And the packaging only features girls.  I'm just not sure this makes great marketing sense, and I'd like to think if I were running Nerf, we'd find a way to start making ALL our blasters / soakers appealing to both genders.  But this one is SO clearly marketed to girls that I can't imagine many boys in the toy store demanding to own this item...effectively eliminating nearly half your market.  Silly.