Curious Columbus - My Big Day

I have 3 quiet books and this is by far the best for a 2-3 year old bc it gives more opportunity for sustained interaction with imaginary play. High quality and great for travel.

Very well done book. My 3 yo has had it for a few days now, and she loves it. I especially like the shoes and shoelaces. She's always been intimidating by tying shoes, but this lets her play around with shoelaces without the pressure of doing an actual bunny ear tie. She likes each and every page except, perhaps, the dog collar. She did that once and then was bored, BUT I completely understand that this book is meant for a wider age audience, so I'll accept this as just being too simple. Importantly, the quality of the build is good, the activities are engaging and the "illustrations" are very cute and approachable.

we needed some thing. Our kids could play with during church service and this was a hit.! It’s also great for long car rides or just something to help. Keep them distracted without the use of screens

My son, 4, loves this quiet book. He’ll play by himself independently and will reach for this as an after-dinner activity. Well-made and thoughtful.

Overall this is a good quiet book, although more appropriate for slightly older toddlers. When we got this for a long international trip for my son he was 21 months, and couldn't open the tent zip or thread the shoelace, or open the buckles (the buckles to be fair are VERY tiny and even I struggle if I'm a bit tired). He enjoyed the moveable velcro items (and yes we lost a bunch on the plane), but it didn't keep him busy for more than 5 minutes. Now that he's over 2 he can at least do the zip, but still can't do the other stuff. Whoever decided to have a removable part on the front of a toddler book (the plane propeller) gets negative points though! We lost it immediately - probably on the overnight flight over to our destination, but who knows. We realized the plane looked weird at some point and that there was supposed to be a propeller on it. Otherwise this is well-made and durable.

These are pricey but very well-made. I bought both this one and “My Busy Day” at the same time, but they come with a 15% off coupon for a future purchase so I wish I had waited to buy the second one. While the recommended age is 3+, I bought this for my 15-month-old, thinking he would grow into it and could at least do the Velcro things for now. He loves these and begs to get them down whenever he notices them, but he is definitely a bit too young. The Velcro is quite strong and the pockets are tight (both good things in a product like this so pieces don’t get lost!) so you tend to need two hands and he just doesn’t have the dexterity for it yet. That said, he loves to try, and he points to things and has me do them for him. He’s already getting better at several of the skills needed, so it’s good fine-motor practice (although I’m honestly surprised he doesn’t get more frustrated by it.) So, it’s not the solo entertainment I had hoped quite yet, but he loves them and I believe will continue to love them. I also have to check the whole book every time I put it away to make sure the pieces made it back to their spots, which is a little cumbersome for now. A note on the pieces and little ones - if you have a little who constantly puts things in his/her mouth, consider waiting. Mine listens well and hasn’t had the urge to put these anywhere near his mouth (probably because the parts that come out are just felt so nothing to gum) but it could certainly be a choking hazard if you’ve got a little gummer. I also have a particularly attentive little, but a more age-appropriate busy book for his age would probably have more to do on each page. We bought these for a flight because every toy we use on long car trips makes noise and we didn’t want to be murdered by our seat mates, and I think they will be great for that... as long as we can keep track of the pieces. We’ve already used them on a three-hour car trip that turned into a seven-hour car trip (thanks, blizzard) and they definitely saved us from meltdown territory. We did temporarily lose a piece that went over the side of the car seat. Since there is Velcro on the back of a lot of pieces, they’ll find creative spots to stick themselves in a car interior. :-|

The When I Grow Up book has been a life saver!!! Every car ride and restaurant, our son is totally entertained. We left the book and an airplane and immediately ordered another one. Can’t live without it 😂

This book is darling. Always wanted to make one but don't have the skills myself. There is a clock page with moving hands, a doggie whose collar needs buckled, a closet of outfits to dress the little person, an opening mouth with teeth to brush, shoes, to tie, socks to take out from the washer and count on the line to dry, and adorable flowers to practice doing buttons. The pages are all a good scale and size for little learning hands, and I LOVE THAT IT ZIPS closed! That way, pieces don't fall out. I also had a minor issue with one page in my book and the seller was FANTASTIC and replaced my book quickly. Great buy for traveling, car rides, appointments, church, etc.

Got this for my daughter for our long flight to Europe! She loved it, it kept her occupied for long time., very good quality

Me gustó así es más fácil enseñarle a mi hija.

Très complet, les pages sont très belles ! Je l’ai acheté pour occuper mes filles de 5 ans et 19 mois pendant les trajets en train/voiture/avion, elles sont ravie !

My 4 yr old loved this for a car trip and still plays with it at home as well. Great theme to each page although 1-2 pages weren’t as functional as others. Good quality.

Questo quiet book è stato un acquisto fantastico. Mio figlio ci continua a giocare tantissimo, il libro è fatto davvero molto bene. È davvero un peccato che non si possano acquistare gli altri.