I was thrilled when I was asked by Parragon Books to be one of their Book Buddies after meeting them at BritMums. We are all lovers of books in this house especially the boys. We read two books a night while they are drinking their milk in bed.
So when our first book landed on the mat this morning we were thrilled that it was Spot A Lot: Vehicle Jigsaw which was a story book and jigsaw as my boys are big lovers of jigsaws too!
Here's the description of the book sent to me by Parragon books:
The delivery truck
has broken down, but the parcel needs to get to town.
Follow the deliveryman on his vehicle adventure! Look very
carefully to count and spot the different vehicles
on every page. A bright and busy book to keep you and your
little one searching, spotting, reading and counting
together again and again! READ the storybook, then PLAY
with the jigsaw puzzle! Once you've completed your
jigsaw, turn it over and colour it in! This cute, compact boxset
with carry-along handle is ideal for journeys, holidays,
rainy days – and every other kind of day!
Spot A Lot: Vehicles
Jigsaw is available at:
Easons, Matalan, TK
Maxx and The Works.
The book and puzzle comes in a box which is sealed with Velcro. This is fab as you can keep the book and puzzle together - and keep the puzzle all in one place. It is a very sturdy box and has a little handle for little hands to carry it around.
The boys were so excited so we sat down and read the book together. It is a great book as it is more than just a story book, you get to interact with them. So rather than us sitting there and me reading the book we got to go through it together finding all the different things that the book asks us to. There are lot of funny things on each page that made the boys laugh, one being the dog wearing a hat umbrella.
We also ended up doing all the vehicle sounds as we went through the book.
Once we finished the book it was straight onto the puzzle. The boys couldn't wait and we all got down on the floor and started to figure out the puzzle. Finley knows how to do puzzles whereas Noah loves to do them but doesn't quite get the concept and puts pieces everywhere. But he is pleased with himself on every piece he places. But with a little prompting and help from Daddy we managed to do the puzzle. The puzzle has 30 pieces, just the perfect amount for Finley.
The puzzle is bright and has loads to point out during making the puzzle and afterwards. Then once you have completed it you can turn it over and colour it in. I will leave this one for Finley to do as I think Noah may just scribble all over it. This is on our to do list tomorrow during Noah's nap.
It is such a great set that I would recommend to any parent of a child that loves vehicles. It is well illustrated and has such bright colours.
The whole interaction of it is brilliant and just what you want in a book for a 2 & nearly 4 year old. There was no time to get bored as there was just more and more to find.
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*I received this product from the publisher for free. However, they have not paid me for this review, and they do not exercise any editorial control over my review or anything else on this site.*
