So I kinda made us buy a pop-up book yesterday on our walk through Barnes & Noble. Every kid needs at least one, and I was pretty sure we didn't have one yet. Since I was buying, I took a glimpse inside before getting it; so, needless to say, the odds are pretty good that we won't be seeing a Donate or Destroy here today.
THREE PROS
*We have a quality assortment of animals here who are well drawn, are given their proper dialog, and pop-up nicely
*Amazing choice of a sloth as the last creature in the book, since it really slows things down and seamlessly transitions into a goodnight
*The pop-ups actually have different motions depending on the animal, which is good because who wants to see the same animation (or whatever the proper term is) on every page
*The pop-ups actually have different motions depending on the animal, which is good because who wants to see the same animation (or whatever the proper term is) on every page
THREE CONS
*Seriously, Jack Tickle, you picked that as your pseudonym and then compounded it by writing something with "ticklish" in the title
*By now you all know I have an issue with calling the book something that really only has to do with one page inside
*The gorilla and peacock must be getting old, since they really only choose to creep-up (not pop-up)
ONE DAD'S OPINION
A solid value purchase in the pop-up genre. The author and editors over at Caterpillar Books were wise enough to include a good amount of well-thought out rhyming text to go with the pop-ups, rather than just trying to put a bunch of pop-ups inside a book cover and surrounding them with like seven words total. Having also peeked into some of the other titles in the Jack Tickle pop-up series, this one appeared to be the best of the lot, but I didn't really read the rest of them. [Hey, is there a synonym for pop-ups? I'm sure it's getting difficult to read this term over and over again.] In sum, if it wasn't a pop-up, it would probably only be a Borrow, but the pops launch it into the stratosphere reserved for Buys. You know what they say, once you pop, you can't stop!
ONE DAD'S OPINION
A solid value purchase in the pop-up genre. The author and editors over at Caterpillar Books were wise enough to include a good amount of well-thought out rhyming text to go with the pop-ups, rather than just trying to put a bunch of pop-ups inside a book cover and surrounding them with like seven words total. Having also peeked into some of the other titles in the Jack Tickle pop-up series, this one appeared to be the best of the lot, but I didn't really read the rest of them. [Hey, is there a synonym for pop-ups? I'm sure it's getting difficult to read this term over and over again.] In sum, if it wasn't a pop-up, it would probably only be a Borrow, but the pops launch it into the stratosphere reserved for Buys. You know what they say, once you pop, you can't stop!
BUY / Borrow / Donate / Destroy
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