Three Little Mermaids (Paula Wiseman Books) Novelty Book – Lift the flap, January 25, 2011

This book is so well made! Its very thick and all the pull out tabs and pop ups are very sturdy in my one year olds hands! Not only is it an adorable counting book, but they're having a tea party while counting! Each page is a different number, with a different sea creature, along with the mermaids, for example, crabs and seahorses, etc. The illustrations are beatiful and the text is well written. I had read a review that said the text was strange.....i dont think so at all. The text is cute and geared towards a child. My daughter loves this book already, saying "again mama" after reading it for the first time. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a book to teach counting, or just a nice book! This book can be enjoyed by babies, toddlers and kindergarden age alike! I am very happy with my purchase, this book was a bit more expensive than most of the type, but worth it.

As another reviewer said, my 4-year-old daughter also wanted this book after reading the fairies book by this author. She loves this one just as much. Beautiful artwork, cute story. My daughter loves the moving parts, the different textures, and the beautiful colors. Just beware if trying to buy the book at a lower price from another seller. I went for the highest-priced seller on the "new books" list, and the book obviously was NOT new, as it was missing a couple key moving parts. I did not have time to try for an exchange since it was close to Christmas. As a review of the product itself, I highly recommend the book.UPDATE: The seller contacted me. Though it was AFTER Christmas already, the seller did apologize for the mistake in sending a damaged book, and the seller sent me a new, undamaged book free of charge. It arrived within a few days. Not ideal, but I did appreciate the effort by the seller to amend his mistake.

I love buying books that do something different. We have so many traditional board books and chapter books for hids on our home. This one has fun moving parts, textures, and even a slightly sticky page that goes along with the story. I bought this several years ago for my three year old. She is now 6 and still enjoys reading it and can now read it herself. Even if your child does not love mermaids, the quality of this book and the features are unique and worthwhile.

This book was given as a gift, along with a mermaid doll, for a little girl on her 2nd birthday. Her mother reports that she loves the book as do the whole family. They read it over and over again.

I bought this book for my baby girl who loves to sit in my lap and look at pictures while i read to her. She is only 5 months now but has been fully engaged looking and listening since before 3 months. I help guide her hand to touch the different textures and pieces in the book, and am sure she will like reading and looking thru this book on her own when she is a few more months older. Great quality, thick board pages and each has a unique fun feature. Helps to teach numbers and rhyming. Similar style to Matthew Van Fleet books, we also own his DOG book. Makes a great present for kids and babies of any age!

My daughter is crazy about mermaids, so I got this book thinking it would be cute,but it turns out that this book not only has interactive moving flaps, it is a counting book and has some nice examples of simple rhyming and alliteration (a string of words all starting with the same sound). This will be a great book to use for my 3 year old's homeschooling curriculum! We will be able to practice number recognition, counting, and phonemic awareness - all in the context of really pretty mermaid art!!

I love the Matthew Van Fleet books. Alien Opposites and Tails are two of our favorites. That being said I was hoping for the same caliber and while it's a really great book it's not quite there.There are several places where kids can pull or push and make movement, some good textures and beautiful artwork.I love the counting part of this book and the story is very simple, which is great for younger kids. And there aren't enough books about mermaids in my opinion.However I thought the sticky part was weird (and some sort of disgusting mess just waiting to happen) and wondered why the part with the snails smelling isn't scratch and sniff.Overall this book is worth buying, especially if you have very hands on kiddos who love to touch and move!

My daughter absolutely loves this book. It’s so much more than a touch and feel book. The pages have more exciting ways to engage with pulling and pushing tabs to make the characters move, Sticky, raised glitter, scented and bumpy textures. She really enjoys this and I like how it keeps her more engaged.