Pat the Bunny: The Classic Book for Babies and Toddlers (Touch-and-Feel)

This is one of my go-to books for baby gifts. Love the the simple instructions and cute illustrations

A really lovely book for babies and toddlers. I remember reading this when I was very young so I got it for my children. Both of my boys love this book! It’s so nice that it’s interactive so it’s a great way to help develop language.

I bought this for my daughter (she still a baby) as I used to have the same one when I was a child. So for me this book is so special. The quality of this book is good. And I am sure my daughter will enjoy it when she is ready.

Pat the Bunny was my first baby book. My 3 daughters each received a Pat the Bunny. Now my 1st new baby GrandGirl has just received hers. It is a Precious Classic.

Give this to your family & friends with very small children <1 year to 2 years- the kids will love you and the adults will spend the rest of their lives trying to get the text out of their minds

Very interactive and fun. My son especially enjoys a page that allows him to smell flowers.

This book is very simplistic in it's print style, simple colours and repetitive words. Each page has an action performed by Paul or Judy which can then be copied on the facing page. Although boring for an adult, it's great for babies and toddlers. My 10 month old daughter will push other books to the side to get to this. She really loves it. I think it has also helped her grasp simple instructions like smelling the flowers and patting the bunny gently. I find the pages to be quite robust, Judy's book and the peek-a-boo cloth are still attached even after a lot of play. Also, the fact that I was able to wipe the pages clean (including the fluffy bunny after an over zealous, chocolate covered, two year old found the book immensely entertaining), it's a definite plus in my opinion. However there are few minor annoyances. The mirror is quite flimsy so the reflection is quite distorted, it scratches easily and the rattle device inside the button box page is quite thick. This affects the shape of the page and it has caused an imprint of the device on the following page, right across the dolly's face. The number of times I have had to reattach the cover of the book to the comb is just annoying. I've sellotaped the comb now so that it can't happen again, but I'm disappointed that I've had to do this. I'm only deducting 1 star for these annoyances as I don't want to put anyone off buying this for their little one. It is great to see the amount of enjoyment that my daughter gets from this, it is well worth it. But I think buyers should know that they might spend just as much time repairing it as reading it.

We love this book. This new extended one is superb! Much bigger and easier for baby to hold.

This is my little one's favourite book. He is almoat 9 months old and I have been reading it to him since he was around 5 months old. Great book.

My daughter loves it

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Even though Pat the Bunny is such an old classic (published in 1940, and the first touch and feel book ever) I had never heard of it till my son was born 3 years ago. Many librarians and book experts recommended it for babies and young children. Thought about getting it when he was a small infant, almost did when my husband and I were in a bookstore and saw it there. But hubby convinced me it looked too cheap and flimsy, even I thought it looked pretty bland, by only by looking at the cover. Thought I would just see if it was at my local library instead of buying it.Then just forgot about it altogether. When my daughter was born I tried to look for it in the library, they did not have a copy there. So I said, what the heck, maybe I will just order it from Amazon. Saw some really excellent reviews here, but also some saying the product was flimsy, not worth it, etc. I also wondered if it may even be too babyish for my now 3 year old son and even my daughter who is over 1 year old, since some reviewers were saying they got it for their infants. Finally did order it and I must say I am really glad I did. I read on a children's book site that every toddler should "pat the bunny" and it is true!It is a very interactive experience, The children can pat the soft fur of the bunny(which is artificial by the way, animal lovers), play play "peek-a-boo" by lifting a "blanket"(a piece of fabric) to see one of the characters faces underneath (My kids LOVED this!), smell flowers that really smell like baby powder, feel a scratchy beard of the father character (sandpaper), read a little book within the book and finally put their little finger through "Mommmy's ring" in the book. Both my son and my daughter loved the book, my son could not stop smiling throughout and my daughter seemed fascinated by every page too. I do recommend getting this book for your new baby or as a gift to new parents, but having said that, I don't think even a 3 or 4 year old is too mature for this book. Even though my son loves it when I read more wordy Dr. Seuss books or even a lengthy storybook like the story of Babar the elephant, he still liked this little book very much as mentioned. As far as the illustrations go, yes as some people have mentioned they could be seen as unimpressive, or not very colourful, but this is a simple little book, where the focus is not really on a great visual experience, but more of an interactive one, and there is something soft and comforting about the pictures anyway. A warning, I do agree with some of the reviewers, the book is a little flimsy, it is a plastic spiral book format,maybe that is the way it has always been, but it is not the best style, this is one thing I would like to change, however, just keep it high up somewhere, don't let the little ones have access to it, till you want to read to them. It is also a bit small ( about 4" by 3" rectangle) but I did not mind that and neither did the kids, it is cute size, I don't know if there is a bigger size available elsewhere, but this one from Amazon is small. Overall very happy,sounds cliche, but "never judge a book by its cover!" Also, I must say Amazon's service was great,they delivered promptly. Thank you very much!

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