Customer Reviews

Boats (Picture Puffins)

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For the past 15 years this book has been one of my favorites to share with young children. The colorful pictures of happy bears at the helm of all different sorts of boats is fun to look at. The sentences are short and the words are simple to keep toddlers interested. It is a book that toddlers want to read over and over and one that you won't get tired of sharing with them.

I like this book mostly because my 2.5 year daughter likes it. As the other reviewer stated, the language in the book is rather simple. However, that is not an entirely a bad thing. My daughter has memorized most of text and now, is able to read it along with me.

My 3 year old son loves boats and we were recently looking for a good boat book for him. This book was a little disappointing. While it includes pictures of many different kinds of boats, the text is very simple, even for our 3 year old. (The first page says, "Boats float.") Each page has just a few words and none of the different types of boats are named or discussed. The pictures are cute and would be great for a very young audience. Otherwise be prepared to add a lot of detail as you go through the book with your child. I would have no problem with this book if it was advertised as a book for toddlers rather than the 4-8 year old age range that is listed in the description.