Customer Reviews

Stanley: The Great Big Book of Everything

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My three-year old son is obsessed with Stanley books and the TV series. It's the best show on television for kids. He knows a ton about all things zoological, thanks to Stanley, Dennis, Elsie and Harry. We've been waiting months for the GBBOE to come out. He's thrilled. The book is wonderful, but would be even better if it had a section were the animals are alphabetized, like in the television series, where they all sing out the letters until they get to the first letter of the animal in question. This would reinforce learning the alphabet. I also had hoped that there would be blank pages or sections where he could draw or paste in his own pictures -- again, as in the TV series, where the book is a kind of scrap book. It'd also be fun for the book to come with stick-on tabs to mark favorite pages.

My daughter and neice both love to watch Stanley and so I bought this book thinking it would be set up similar to the Great Big Book of Everything on the show. I was wrong. This book is not set up alphabetically as it is on the show. It has sections for Mammals, Birds, etc. It then has sub heading such as web-footed animals, spiky animals, etc. You can't just look up P for porcupine....you must go to the mammals section and then look under spiky animals. This book is full of great pictures and lots of good information, but the layout can be confusing. While i still like the book, it is a bit disapointing.

My almost-4-year-old son loves this book. I was originally disappointed with the non-alphabetical organization, but it doesn't bother him, and the index appeases me. My son can now name all the endangered animals in the book, knows which animals eat plants, can spell hippopotamus, and has even started eating a wider variety of foods at dinner (by helping me name the dishes after various animals). He takes the book outside and opens it so the animals "come out" like they do on TV, and he calls his baby brother Dennis (after Stanley's goldfish). I may have to report back in a few more weeks about the durability of the binding, but it's holding up so far...

My kids, ages 8 and 3, both love this book! They were so excited when the book arrived and they had their very own Great Big Book of Everything, just like from the Stanley TV show. They even sing the song every time they open it. This book is full of so much information about all kinds of animals. It's great for looking up specific information or just flipping through. We highly recommend it!

I think it is great that the animals are not alphabetized - make the child think and learn - teaches the child about habitats, how big they are, what they eat (herbivore, carnivore, omnivore), etc. Maybe less TV and more book would be better anyways! 5 year old son LOVES this book and has learned "facts" instead of just the name of the animal. We do not watch the show so I cannot compare it to that. If your child enjoys learning about animals, they will enjoy this book. If looking for a nice alphabetized picture book, this is not for your child. ENJOY!

Love the Stanley show and the great big book of everything theme song. But the book, not so much. The book has many different stories, pictures on one page and to me, this book is just all over the place.

Cyndy

Perfect pint size reading with interesting facts most adults won't know. You have to be okay with the animals not being in any real order, but it does make it more fun that way. I would highly recommend for 3-5 year olds.

My son loves this book!! He received it 2 years ago for his 4th birthday and it has been well used. When he first got it he had to sleep with it for 2 weeks. It has such vivid pictures and interesting facts about animals and insects. Whenever he has a question about an animal he goes and gets this book and tries to look it up and learn more about the animal. He just loves it! I can't say enough good about it. Definately recommend this book!

Great photos, illustrations, and educational facts for Stanley and animal fans.

My husband and I purchased this book for our 2 year old son and it was a big hit. He is now 3 and he gets it off of his book shelf everytime the show comes on and finds the animals for each episode!! My husband and I really like this book and it doesn't bother any of us that it is not in alphabetical order.