Joe's Handy Dandy Notebook

by Blue's Clues

Product Features

• Wipe-off pages
• Includes Jumbo Dry Erase Crayon
• 3 Paw Print Stickers Included

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 1.2 x 6 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000JPIJD6
• Item model number: 30863
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 months and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,954 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

A notebook just like Joe's! With wipe-off pages and a dry-erase crayon. Blue's Clues gets preschoolers thinking farther, laughing harder, feeling smarter and playing to learn! Ages 3 and up.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Toy!! It's a winner!, February 16, 2007

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E. Shaklee (Wall, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Joe's Handy Dandy Notebook (Toy)

My son is two and half and absolutely adores Blues Clues. Imagine his delight when we gave him "the notebook". I think he thinks we skidooed into the land of Blue to get it. It does wipe off very easy to use the pages again and again. The paw print stickers are a one shot deal but he doesn't need them in order to enjoy this toy. If your kid loves the show, I say it's a hit!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Notebook Option Out There, May 6, 2008

By 

Blazing Pascal - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Joe's Handy Dandy Notebook (Toy)

I own this notebook, as well as Steve's Notebook and the Golden Notebook. While all three look good, I would only recommend Joe's and Steve's, with a couple of qualifications.

First, I would not recommend that Golden Notebook primarily because the front and back are made of cardboard instead of plastic, as the other two are.

Regarding Joe's Notebook and Steve's Notebook, here are the qualifications:

1) The pages can soak up water when you clean them. That said, I have never put that much water on them. Usually a little dab on a paper towel will do the trick.

2) While a little dab of water can do the trick, it is not an easy chore and not something all little kids will be able to do. Depending on how hard your child writes, this could be more or less of a problem.

3) This is probably the worst issue for me. The crayon simply does not draw very well on the pages. You generally have to press down pretty hard, and this is not always easy for little ones. My little girl often shows me her drawing and tells me what it is, which is good seeing as how I can barely see a faded dark line here and there. It is nothing like simply drawing with a crayon or marker on paper. Of course, this is to be expected I suppose, considering the washable nature of the product, but still.

4) You will likely need to get creative and find a way to attach the crayon to the notebook otherwise it may get lost on day one. Some string and a rubberband will do the trick. I am sure you can come up with something.

Now, even with all those concerns, I still say this is the best notebook out there and here's why. This one and Steve's are the only ones I know of that have plastic fronts and backs. Anyone who is looking for Blue's Clues stuff knows how hard it is to come by and how expensive it can be. These are notebooks that will last a good long time. Not only that, I have found that it is very easy to get some colored construction paper, a hole punch and a better pen on a leash and "reload" these notebooks til your kids are out of college. That right there is the true value of these particular notebooks and the reason that, despite all my problems with them, they still get 5 stars.

So, out of the box, they're not bad and worth the retail price, but what makes these things really shine and makes them worth the "collectible" price is the fact that they will last you a good long time and can be modified and "reloaded" time and time again with a little work. The Golden Notebook, on the other hand, while a good think cardboard and perhaps worth the retail price, still wears down quickly, as one would expect even think cardboard to do.

Other notebooks I have seen have been much, much worse. Be careful what you get.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Joe's notebook, April 20, 2008

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C.G. (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Joe's Handy Dandy Notebook (Toy)

My 3 year old was desperate for a 'handy dandy notebook', and nothing from a stationery store would do: it HAD to look like the thinking chair. Now, with each Blue's Clues episode, he can draw the clues along with Joe (or Steve), and he's delighted! However, for all the joy that it brings, I am conscious that the laminated pages absorb water and warp VERY quickly, and that it would just take one, unnoticed spill to ruin what has turned out to be a very expensive toy: with almost [$...] to ship to NZ, the total cost of this toy doubled to [$...] - way more than I think necessary!!