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I have been reading this book to my daugher, who is now 15 mos. old, since she was a baby. She always wants to read Nina Laden's books, even now when she's going through a stage of only wanting to read a certain few of her many, many books. This book has circular "cut-outs" in the middle of the page to see through and it is very easy for the babies to turn the pages themselves, especially since board book pages seem harder to pull apart and turn. The last page is "grow" featuring a flower that you can make the petals appear and disappear. My daughter loves this part, but I must say it is very delicate and easily torn...she has already wrecked it (and we're pretty careful) so were buying another book!

This book uses the time-tested techniques of rhyming and guessing to build vocabularies. Good for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds, it's sturdy and visually exciting, pluses for parents who want to raise readers.

This book, along with Peek-A-Who are my son's two favorites. He anticipates the next page, eagarly looking to me to say the words and loves the bright, vivid pictures. At age 9 months, Nina Laden's books capture his attention-- so much so that he loves to hold this book himself and look at the cover as he babbles! A terrificly done book, with simple text to read as you "surprise" your little one with the next phrase. I highly recommend this book!

This book uses the time-tested techniques of rhyming and guessing to build vocabularies. Good for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds, it's sturdy and visually exciting, pluses for parents who want to raise readers.

I recommend getting this book along with Nina Laden's similar book, "Peek-A-Who?" This is a big hit with the girls, who really love the rhyming and are constantly fascinated by the stem that "blooms" into a flower at the end of the book. What a great idea!

We own "Peek-a-Who", "Grow Up" and "Roberto, the Insect Architect" also written by Laden, and we LOVE them all. This one is just as good, although the little growing flower feature at the very end of the book is not durable and was ripped off soon after we purchased the book. We still love it and read it all the time, though. As we turn each page, our boys hopefully anticipate what creative and fun illustration they'll see next. The books read so fluidly and easily that my little boys (1,3,5 yrs old) memorize the words and rhyme along with us as we read them. We have given these books as gifts every year for Christmas and birthdays and the recipients have equally enjoyed them. I typically recycle books(out with the old and in with the new) but these are in our collection to stay.

The book is cute in general, but the last page is very poorly made. I couldn't get the 'tab' to work, and ended up ripping the thing. Extremely frustrating, and I'm 31, not 6 months old!

Absolutely one of my 2-year old son's all time favorite. My only complaint will be that the pull tab on last page that reveals the flower gets easily torn and unusable.

A great little book for your pre-school child or grandchild. Simple and fun, it's great for introducing your little ones to the world of reading!

This book is much smaller than I imagined, especially for the price. I would not recommend this to someone who intends to keep the attention of a child.