Customer Reviews

My Quiet Book, Soft Activity Book by Pockets of Learning

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

We were in the market for a way for our 4 year old to practice buttoning, tieing, snapping, etc., in the car and at church. Although several of the reviews were concerned about the myriad of small parts that could be lost, we decided to take a chance. Perhaps the manufacturer has heard their complaints, as our version has all the pieces attached with strings, so nothing has gotten lost. Though I'm sure very young children could pull them off if they wanted to, it has stood up to our 2 and 4 yr. old boys beautifully!

I have mixed feelings about this product. My 20 month old daughter plays with it alot and seems to enjoy it. My complaint is that the snaps, buttons and shapes can all be removed (and lost - and amazingly return) from the book. The plastic buckle on the buckle page was removed by my daughter within weeks. I've read reviews about how this book is great for the car and other types of travel. However, the pieces often fall to the floor of the car and most times cannot be retreived. The button page does not allow for both the button and button hole to be held, which doesn't emulate actual buttoning. The ballons that snap onto their page do not have any indication of where to line up or press the snap into place. I've already ordered another set of books where the pieces remain with the book.

This toy is really great. Two of my three kids have played with it and it is still in great shape.

Of all the toys my kids have, this toy is one of the ones that they keep going back to...

It's a great concept but not worth the money. Some of the tasks don't go a long way toward teaching kids the skills the task is designed to teach. It looks like it was designed in a hurry, without much thought or testing and should be marketed for considerably less money.

This is one of the few self contained toys we have. Everything is attached! It travels well. I bought it for my daughter when she was 1 and she mostly undid everything. At 2, she's just now being able to work the buttons, snaps, etc. I had a homemade version as a kid and remembered that it got a lot of use. The only problem with this one was that some of the fabric pulled away from the stitching. Amazon replaced it before I had a chance to return the original.

This is a fantastic activity book to keeps kids occupied in otherwise boring places. Fabulous things to do, can occupy a lot of time and they can learn things too.

I was a little disappointed when I received this book. I think it is over priced. We have a 14 month old and she could not remove the snaps, I had a hard time trying to remove them also. The only page she seemed interested and could do with no problem was the shape and touch pages. The age listed for this book began with 12 months. I think it should begin more at 24 months.

This was NOT what we thought it would be at all. It is very difficult for small people to use. I would look into another book for the money@

This toy is durable! It has survived my 10 year old son's early childhood, and now has (so far) survived my 3 year old daughter's attacks. Both children love it, but as others have mentioned, some pieces are loose and it takes perserverence to keep it together. My cure is that I hide it except for trips to the doctors and other appointments. This makes it a "special" toy, and it is easier to keep track of the parts. Many bright pages of colors keep their interest, and though they love pulling out the snap-on pieces, they are difficult for little one's to snap on. The velcro balloons that are attached are my daughter's (and mine) favorite part. The buckle is too difficult for her, but she loves putting her hand in the glove and unzipping the lady-bug to find "baby" lady bugs. I feel the positives far outweigh the negatives and highly recommend this toy--after all, if she is not losing these pieces under the couch, she would be losing her barbie car keys, lego pieces, building blocks, lincoln logs (etc) under the couch.

We bought this for our 1-year-old daughter, and although she can't do all of the activities, she loves to try! This is one of her favorite toys to have in her crib, and she is playing with 1 out of 2 mornings when I go to her room to get her up in the morning. One review said that you can make this on your own. I agree, to an extent. I *could* make this, but by the time I had gotten everything to look as nice and be as high a quality, I would have spent hours and hours and a lot more money on materials than just buying it. My daughter loves it, and I am extremely pleased with it.