Elmo's World: Balls! (Sesame Street(R) Elmos World(TM)) (Board book)

~ John E. Barrett (Photographer)

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Product Description

Boing! Boing! Elmo is having a ball! Peek underneath the big flaps to find bouncy balls of different sizes and shapes. Then watch Elmo dunk a basketball--and himself!

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Boing! Boing! Elmo is having a ball! Peek underneath the big flaps to find bouncy balls of different sizes and shapes. Then watch Elmo dunk a basketball--and himself!

Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Board book: 12 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (July 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375805745
• ISBN-13: 978-0375805745
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,231 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Elmo + balls does not = fun, July 21, 2001

By	audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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My son loves Elmo. My son loves balls. But he does not love this book. It's boring. Five two-page spreads (with one flap on each) attempt to recreate an edition of Elmo's World -- talking to Dorothy and a baby etc. -- but the result is kind of a mess. The text is supposed to be chatty but it is ill-suited to reading aloud. For example, one spread reads "Let's ask the baby how to catch a ball. Thank you, Baby! Watch Elmo catch a ball. Like this! Gotcha! Can you catch a ball?" The cardboard on the flaps is flimsy and easily bent out of shape.

This is not an evil book, but it was disappointing and I don't think we'll get any more of this series.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Durability is a problem, May 27, 2005

By	Stephanie Lenz "edenza" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

My toddler daughter has loved other books more intensely than this one so I was surprised when this one started coming apart in a few days.

First the flaps all ripped off. Then the cardboard pages came loose from the binding. I tried salvaging the pages for her to use to make stacks or just to gather up and put into drawers, etc. since she likes Elmo. Then the paper started peeling away from the cardboard. By that point, it was just garbage.

I've had similar problems with the construction of other Sesame Street board books, especially very small ones (usually seasonal, like Halloween books). I've never had a Sesame Street board book last more than a couple of months. None of my daughter's other board books have fallen apart like these so I know it's not her treatment.

The content is fun and the photos are a nice change from pen-and-ink illustrations but what good is a book that practically disintegrates in a month or two?

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but poor construction, April 15, 2002

By	A. Husted (Overland Park, KS USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book for my 1 year old niece, and she loves it! Any book that has flaps is a sure-fire hit with her. However, this book's flap construction doesn't live up to the rigors of a 1 year old. She's torn off 2 flaps already and she's only had it a month. I wouldn't consider her an extra strong toddler, nor is she hard on her toys, but the flaps in the book just aren't strong enough. For that reason alone, I'm giving the book 4 rather than 5 stars.