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Just fine

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019

It's a cute book and the illustrations are nicely done. The only complaint I have is that while it does rhyme, I don't like that they just take the end of the word and tack it onto the end of the next words. Like elephant and "hellophant". I bought it cause I thought it rhymed (like gruffalo or room on the broom) so kinda disappointed. It's a good book just not what I was really looking for.

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Amy W.

Eh-otamus

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2018

Eh. I don't like the nonsense words. I can't flow when I read to my baby. She must think I'm some sort of idiot for not being able to quickly pronounce what she assumes are normal words in a baby book. But no, it's yellowphant, elephantipede, and flosserous. Will have to gift this one to some pregnant friend before mine can start asking for re-reads.

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Amy W.

Eh-otamus

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2018

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Dash

Funny but not a fan of “made up” words

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022

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Funny book. Though author peppers JM made up words throughout in order to make the sentences rhyme. My 5 year old (who is doing fairly well with reading) got stumped by all the made up words and I could see her trying to figure out if she should try remembering these words. For kids who are learning to read, this may confuse children

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Texasshopper

Not appropriate for 2-3 year olds

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2020

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My very advanced 2 and a half year old grandson doesn't like this. And frankly I don't either. Pictures are fun, but central to the story are a centipede, dental floss and wet concrete, which are generally not within the experience of a child that age. A joke is not funny if you you have to explain everything about it. Probably good for older kids.

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Loveanddirtysocks

Alright

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2019

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This book is one of my least favorite that I have bought for my son. After reading reviews I decided to take a chance because they were so split. The book is cute, but for the sake of rhyming the author used made up words. This wouldn’t bother me if it were only a few corky made up words, but I just felt like it was too much and ended up taking away from the book and overall story. I would not recommend this book.

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Ash

Cute, but just okay.

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2021

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The illustrations are super cute, but it would be a lot cuter if they didn't put the end of the animal names at the end of so many other words. Bottomus, cementepede, hellophant, ect... I just read most of the words normally and it sounds better to me. My toddler loves the pictures when I read it to her, though!

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Jazmin

Nice for older kids

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2019

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The book had good intentions. The point of the book was cute and had nice vivid pictures, but they tried to much to make it rhyme and for a toddler learning to read it's very confusing with the book mixing words together to rhyme and be funny.

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Age range uncertain

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2019

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I bought this book for my 7 year old granddaughter. While she enjoyed the pictures, the words were difficult for her to read or understand. I believe it is more suited as a read aloud book so that there can be more expression while being read. A young child might be able to form the words, but I perhaps not get the full benefit without expression. Would recommend to anyone looking to add a book to their read aloud library.

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Okay Book

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2021

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The illustrations are eye catching and enjoyable for a toddler. But the rhyming patterns are a little far fetched and difficult to read aloud. Would have preferred spending my money on a book that was deeper and less nonsensical.

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Shopper 1

Cute but not for younger toddlers

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2022

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Cute book. Bright colors, fun illustrations, rhyming. Pages turn fast, as there aren’t a lot of words on each page. Length and play on words makes it not a good fit for a young toddler. For example, the title is two words combined. That theme continues throughout the book.

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Diane Shelton

Did not hold interest of my 3 year old.

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021

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The pictures are not very colorful. This may be more suited to an older child, maybe 5 or 6 years.

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