My grandson absolutely LOVES the book and asks me to read it repeatedly. I have the "Pete the Cat" stuffed toy and he plays with it while I read the stories to him (and I actually was considering making a shirt with velcro buttons to reinact with the story). After seeing the puppet, I just had to get it. It is a nice size and is easy to maneuver. My only disappointment is that only one of the buttons pops off (it is attached by a string so it won't get lost or disappear in little one's mouth) which I feel won't be as big a hit with the kiddies when reading the story because in the story, all 4 buttons pop off to reveal his belly button, and I believe my grandson will be trying to pop off all of the buttons and become disappointed when that doesn't happen. I guess I will still make a yellow shirt for the stuffed toy where the four buttons can pop off, and will sew a "belly button" on the toy as well. That way, it flows with the story in exact detail and my grandson will be able to reinact. Thus, that's the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. I think it will still be a hit with the little ones and would recommend. I feel it would be great to have in a classroom for a Preschool or Kindergarten teacher story aide.
Addendum: I failed to mention that the shirt does close with velcro, and when opened does reveal a belly button on the puppet. I discovered that on my own as it was never mentioned when I placed my order to get it. Now my grandson likes to open the shirt revealing the belly button. ;)
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