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Good Night, Dora!: A Lift-the-Flap Story

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MOST lift the flap books are board books. This one is a very cheaply bound (saddle stapled) book with less than stable pages. The lift the flap elements are great, if you aren't 2 years old. If you are 2 years old you need a helper to hold the floppy book. This book won't last long...due to poor construction. However, the story is cute, the flaps interesting and so it is maybe worth the price if you have an older child who can manage it alone.

I have a boy and a baby girl, and they both love this book; the pages and flaps are sturdy enough for my little girl to turn handle without tearing them, and the story is just the right length for both!

This is a very fun and cute book that my 2 year old loves. She now knows how to say goodnight and a few animals in spanish and loves to read this book every night. I reccommend it!

The story is very cute and the concept of some of the key words being in English and some in Spanish is great! Not only does it help children learn a few words in Spanish, it's great to help Mom and Dad too. :-)

The book is colorful. It keeps the children interested. It involves the children in the book by asking "do you know who's making that sound?". They adore this book, I only wish they wouldn't fight over the "flaps"!

This is an excellent bedtime book. My daughter makes her Dora Night Night book request ever since we purchased it. It has excellent pronunciations for the Spanish illiterate as well as great illustrations. I highly recommend this book for your little Dora fans as well.

If you're child is into Dora, this a well recommended book. I use it to help teach my daughter spanish and basic reading skills. Its fun and kids love it.

Good Night, Dora! is a Lift-the-Flap story by Christina Ricci, with illustrations by Susan Hall.

On her way home, Dora and Boots discover that many creatures are either already asleep or are getting sleepy. As they make their way home, they say Buenas noches (good night) to each of them.

The pages are thicker than regular Dora books, and the large, colorful flaps reveal not only the sleeping/sleepy creature, but also the Spanish word. For example, as Dora and Boots skip across stones in a pond, they hear "Ribbet, Ribbet". She says: "Hey, someone's making a sound in the pond. Do you know who?" When you pull down the flap, you see one purple frog that's happily asleep...while the other is getting drowsy. The words under the flap say "Good night, frogs! ¡Buenas noches, ranas!"

In addition to the frogs, youngsters learn the Spanish word for birds, bees, chickens, ducks, snakes, frogs, and owls. It's a great story for bedtime, because there aren't too many words to read. Yet, the gentle story will teach youngsters a variety of Spanish terms for 8 different creatures. At the end of Good Night, Dora!, her Mami (Mom) tucks her and Boots into bed.

This book holds up well, especially since the flaps aren't the kind that are over little niches/holes imbedded in the story (what you usually find in board books or those with very stiff pages...some Arthur and Bear in the Big Blue House flap books come to mind).

Highly recommended!

Our neighborhood bookstore has a very good children's section and my son has the habit of zeroing in on anything with Dora's picture. We, of course, had to buy this one and he has taken over reading it to our one year old daughter. The flaps have held up well and it's become the number one bedtime choice for many nights in a row. I've given up counting. A gentle story to end the day.

Good Night Dora is a delightful lift-the-flap story about Dora and Boots heading home for bedtime and encountering various animals along the way to say good night to.

It is an excellent bilingual book. As the child lifts the flap to see what animal is hiding under it, he or she encounters both the English and Spanish good night greetings for each animal. The noises each animal makes are written on the page too, so that a child can guess what might be hiding under the flap.

My three-year-old daughter loves this book. The vivid illustrations really hold her interest, and she loves saying "Buenos Noches" to all of the animals. This is a great book that any Dora fan would definitely appreciate!