There are better soft books out there
584088
I agree with the previous reviewer. This book is small and lacks a variety of sounds and textures to keep baby interested. Plus there are no words so be prepared to create your own story. We prefer soft books by Jellycat, Roger Priddy, Karen Katz and Manhattan Toy.
2033938
I didn't realize that these books would be so short.  Each page has a picture on one side and a simple sentence on the other.  You turn 7 pages, and you're done with the book.  Now this might not be so bad for a book that a young child could read.  However, as other reviewers mentioned, the words used in the book are not anywhere near simple enough for my daughter who's learning to read.  There's not enough buildup of simple principles both within a single book, and between books in the series.
So you might think that all that's fine if your kid loves Curious George, and you can read it with them.  (Despite the fact that there's a "learn-to-read program" label on the front).  But like I said, they're really short, and because of that, there's no buildup of a story, which leaves them uninteresting.
3169365
I bought this book then returned it.  While it is quite a nice book regarding trucks, it is not really a "good night" book.  There is barely a transition at all to "bed time" which is what a good night book needs to be.  I love books that help children move from daytime/playtime to night time/bedtime.  This one missed the mark for that purpose but still a book worthy to buy if you have an avid truck lover toddler.
642260
Feels pretty limited. I know you can get more books but the pad itself is limited. It just basically calls out what you point at. And the voice is soft. My toddler got bored with it very fast. Probably wouldnt buy again.
2463109
This is a cute book and a good price, but I was hoping to use it as a sort of guest book at a birthday part and since the inside covers are not blank it didn't work out as I had planned. Wish I would have sprung for the hardback version.
4465744
I don't like this book nearly as well as Busy, Busy Thomas. The page quality is not nearly as nice. There is only one look-and-lift per page (and it doesn't blend as well with the background as that of Busy, Busy Thomas), and it's just overall not as fun because you are not always finding tons of new things behind multiple flaps. A disappointment.
2336770
First of all, the book arrived with a very dirty cover, which is very disappointing. And it is a small book and thinner than most of other baby book... I read all the pages in 3 min, and it is hard to add any pictures in. It is quite funny, and obviously not the "Traditional" baby book, but I feel it is way over priced.
1938758
The textures are way off. The "fur" on the front is nothing like fur. there are textures on the inside that are also a million miles from reality. It's a small board book and the pictures are cute, but the "fur" is more like sandpaper than fur (rough felt), so teaching a baby the word "soft" while touching that is just confusing.
4728340
We bought this book to help our toddler with the transition of a new baby coming, and based on reviews it seemed like a good purchase. However, I was disappointed with the actual book. Instead of a storyline, it is only a series of pictures with suggested questions to go with each picture. The illustrations aren't great, and the questions are a little strange. I liked that it showed some of what happens while preparing for a baby (i.e. going to the doctor, getting baby clothes, etc.) but it just seems rather weak on the whole. My daughter likes to look at the pictures, though, so I guess it's serving it's purpose.
106439
I have about half a dozen Thimbleberries books, and love them all.  Of them, however, this is my least favorite.  It has a lot of patterns for pillows and other home decorating projects, but the quilt patterns (which are the reason I buy her books) were kind of lacking.  I could've easily found similar patterns online for free.
3936335
I wanted to like this book more than I did.  It's very attractive, the colors in the pictures are just so bright and lively.  But the words are dull by comparison.  It rhymes, but not consistantly and that throws it off when you read it aloud.  It also seemed odd that it appears to be aimed at preschoolers, but some of the things it says we do with our hands, such as tying our own shoes and writing letters to friends, are things that most preschoolers cannot do.

The book is overall just okay.  I have two toddlers and a preschooler who are always wanting me to read to them and this book just never seems to get into the rotation.  My little ones are not impressed either, and that's too bad becasue parts of this are pretty good.
1949593
This is a cute book for infants.  I think it would be too boring for toddlers or above (fyi).  I was disappointed in the quality of the flip-up animals, particularly when compared to the "Baby Love" book by the same author.  The flaps are sturdy, but there is no embroidery or textures to add tactile interest to any of the animals.  They're just cheap felt with the faces painted on.  I was disappointed, and my 4 month old son isn't too impressed with it, either.  Too bad.
3189748
Not the best touchy feely books out there. They are simply okay. We have several other touchy feely books that are of better quality. Not every page has something to touch, some are just normal pages with pictures. And some of the pictures seem a little outdated. Wouldn't recommend these.
2472415
Gund plush toys are long term favorites of mine because they are so incredibly soft and squishy.  This is my first experience with one that "does" something and it is not overly impressive.  The mechanism is overly sensitive so that the music starts with the least movement anywhere in its vicinity and the single song quickly becomes annoying even for children.  The on-off switch and battery pack were a bit awkward to access which is a good safety feature.  It did not hold the interest of the 1 and 3 year old children to whom it was given for very long and had even less appeal for the 4 year old.  You will get your money worth in terms of irritation but aside from that, children will do just as well with a cute cuddly plush animal or guitar that leaves the sound effects to them.
1256402
I was hoping for a little bit more out of this book than I received. There are better high contrast books out there with better pictures and "verbage" if you know what I mean. I agree with another reviewer who mentioned that she just felt like it was missing the whole rhyming thing. I liked the whole "I kissed the baby. Did you kiss the baby?", but had they added somewhat of a rhyming story line, the book could have been a home-run. I guess I just expect baby books to "flow" a little better than this one did. My little girl listened to the story and looked at the pictures, but it didn't hold her attention like her other high contrast books. If the whole flowing, rhyming thing, isn't an issue for you, then this is the right book for you.
4286206
I don't really like this book. It has a lot of questions, but none are terribly insightful or really special in my opinion. There aren't any that ask you to give advice on topics that you'd like your kid to have as they get older, nor on your perspectives on things. It's very secular Christian focused--meaning not actually religious, but asking what you did for Easter as a kid and all that that won't apply to non-Christian cultures. It's also mostly about your childhood and not much about the rest of your life. For those of us over 40, this misses a lot.

The worst thing about this book is that it is absolutely perfect for someone wants to steal your identity. Former addresses, parent's and grandparent's full names, exact place you were born, all the schools you've attended, etc, etc. All kinds of questions used to verify your identity these days. NOT safe. It is never safe to have all that information in one place and I'm not sure everyone will stop to think about that before filling all that in.

The only reason I chose this one over the others is because there were so many questions, but I would have been much happier with fewer, but more interesting questions. I also got the hard cover because it is larger and gives more space for answering the questions than the smaller one. I found the space to be adequate.

To me, the questions felt quite sterile and not inspiring to me or my daughter and it just felt like an information dump that could be used for nefarious purposes. Even though I'm half way through it and perhaps filled out half of those questions, I might just shred this one and get another by some other author. Or perhaps I'll just buy a really nice blank journal and search the internet for great questions so I can make something more personalized and far more personal. Oh yes, the cover just looks like cardboard and is really ugly in person and the whole thing feels really cheap--not like the heirloom you might want to make it. Most blank journals out there are far prettier.
826320
I can't believe that I am writing a serious review on a kid's peek-a-boo book, but I am.  The rhymes in BOO! Puppy are great, but they fall short here.  The book is smaller than the Puppy version, but all of the peek-a-boo parts are in the same places, so my son already had it memorized.  Luckily, he doesn't seem to care.  It just is more of a chore for me to read.