First 100 Trucks Things That Reviews Summary

Book Size and Portability

Pros:

• "Nice size for portability."
• "Perfect for traveling. It's small enough to take everywhere and my son loves it!"
• "It's the perfect size for keeping in a diaper bag."
• "Great size for him to carry around and bring into the car."
• "It's smaller, so it's great for the car and can easily be carried into an appointment or restaurant to help keep my busy boy occupied."
• "The size is perfect for bringing along in the diaper bag or just having him carry it around the house."
• "It's the perfect size and the images are very engaging."

Cons:

• "Didn't realize it was such a little size book."
• "I am slightly disappointed simply because the book is smaller than anticipated, I've seen these 'first 100' books before and they're usually large, however this one is about the size of a mans palm."
• "This book was smaller than expected."
• "Was way smaller than it looked online the books actual size is probably 6 in tall and 5 in wide."
• "It's a little small which makes the kid lost interest quickly."
• "It’s just really small. I usually do a little better research on these items, but didn’t make sure I knew the details because we have other books in the series and they are all 'normal sizes' for books."
• "This book is teeny tiny."

Content and Educational Value

Pros:

• "These books are great for teaching kids new words."
• "It's been unbelievable for discussions and creativity."
• "This was a great book to teach him about all kinds of trucks."
• "You can go through and read each one, then ask your child to locate. It'll quickly expand your child's vocabulary, build on background knowledge."
• "Thick cardboard pages. Large, colorful pics. Perfect learning tool to teach girls and boys many different vehicles and their functions."
• "Since it uses photographs instead of drawings, I felt it helped her better conceptualize what things are."
• "It uses photographs and the real names of the trucks."

Cons:

• "But I soon became suspicious when I begin to notice non-truck vehicle creeping in: Excavators, vans and buses."
• "Unfortunately, it has a BOMB SQUAD truck. What?! I'm supposed to explain bomb squad trucks to a preschooler??"
• "Confusing title, confusing marketing."
• "The title is a misnomer as it includes a large variety of vehicles that 'go' including watercraft and aircraft and other vehicles."
• "First, only about half the book is actually trucks-the rest are other vehicles (bikes, tractors, boats, airplanes-which is fine, but misleading)."
• "Some of the names seem a little inaccurate."
• "There are no more than 40 actual trucks in this book."

Durability and Design

Pros:

• "The book is sturdy doesn’t bend or break when it get grabbed or thrown."
• "All in all this seems to be a very durable, bright, informative and fun book."
• "Sturdy, good quality."
• "It is also durably built."
• "The board book is almost indestructible."
• "The book is well constructed and looks like it will last a long time even with lots of abuse from little hands!"
• "Its a cushioned hardcover with board book pages."