Customer Reviews

Little Red Plane (mini Max Version)

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My daughter received this book for her 4th birthday. She loves the moving parts of the plane and all the action. She reads it to herself now that she is learning to read. I highly recommend this book for all children from ages 2-6. Younger children may damage the moving pieces quickly.

a wonderful book that my 3 year old son and I love reading together. It's a good storyline and has very imaginative hands on applications about flying an airplane. Makes reading fun! Highly recommended!

My 20 month old son LOVES this book. We received a used copy of it from a friend. The copy has been read so many times that I had to order a new one. This book gets the child physically involved in the activities of the plane: fueling, flying, loading luggage, and more. I highly recommend this book for young children. Especially boys.

My two-year-old son loves this book but he has already destroyed more than fifty percent of it after two months of use.

This book has many interesting features, from radio sets connected by string, to "radar blips" on a screen in a cockpit, little planes "flying" through the sky, to a steering wheel that changes the view out windscreen as you "come in for a landing--and that isn't even half of the activities in the book.

The problem is that it requires a high degree of fine motor skill to operate many of the activities. The "radar blips" were difficult for me to spin, for example, and the steering wheel kept getting stuck until mommy tore it in one of her many attempts to "Fix it!" under pressure. My son also removed all of the little "flying airplanes" in less than a week of play.

Don't get me wrong--my son still LOVES this book, despite the fact that it is now falling apart! He has a blast using the things that still work, and explaining to me how the things that are broken used to work.

I would recommend waiting until a child is at least four before buying this book for them unless they are very careful players or there will be parental help all the time it is in use.

And, I would like to add that the girls in my son's playgroup loved this book as well--it is DEFINITELY not just for boys!

This is our daughter's favorite book. She is 13 1/2 months now and it has been her absolute favorite since we started reading it to her when she was just a few months old and we just ordered a second copy because hers is so tattered from use. Highly recommended for girls as well! :)

I am writing in response to the reviewer who said that the book is especially great for boys. (let's not gender-type!) This is our daughter's favorite book. She is 13 1/2 months now and it has been her absolute favorite since we started reading it to her when she was just a few months old and we just ordered a second copy because hers is so tattered from use. Highly recommended for girls as well! :)

Another big vote for this book. As a small red plane pilot, I've given out two of these books to friends kids, with very positive results. 90% of the activities are amazingly accurate, from "chocks away" to refueling.

I agree that it is a little fragile, as some of the cardboard effects are a bit ambitious, but worth it for the detailed appreciation of flying.

Captain Brian says "take off!"

This is a very cute book, but beware: it's WAY too tempting for little guys not to destroy!!! That being said, among a pile of books my little guy will always pick this one out and try to fill up the gas tank with the hose (string)! It's one of the few books that he enjoys by himself as he is still little.

This is one of many in the series of interactive books by Ken Wilson-Max. My 4-yr-old son LOVES them. Both my husband and I are architects and we are equally fascinated by these books. While I was trying to buy all in the series, I realized that they do not produce these books any more. Only thing I could find under $100 were used copies. Since the books are loved by all kids, the used copies are not in great shapes. I had to buy two or three copies and put together parts to make one good copy. I really wish they will keep producing these books. They are so fun and educational.

My 2 year old son got this as a gift. Of course, being two he's already tore off half the tabs, but so what! He still loves it! It definitely won't last until his sister is old enough to enjoy it but we've already gotten our money's worth in the short time we've had it. I plan to buy another copy soon.