Animalphabet: A lift-the-flap ABC book from the author of The Gruffalo

One of my favourite books. I love all the cut out features, pull up flaps, beautiful art work. It’s such a lovely interactive book for toddlers. My boy was 18mths when I got it him but loves it more now he’s coming up to 2.

Exactly what one expects from Julia Donaldson - a delightful and clever book, which completely captured the imagination of my 2.5 year-old grandson. It takes you right through the alphabet, featuring a different, beautifully illustrated animal with each letter. The animals are linked through comparisons: Who is pinker than an elephant? Who can fly better than a pig? Who has more stripes than a yak?, etc. This makes for fun guessing and a lot of discussion as well (“I can jump better than a jellyfish, Grandma!”).But what makes this book really special is the original and clever production: many of the pages have fold outs or cut outs that add significantly to the interest. In terms of educational value, I think the book has a lot to offer: vocabulary development, understanding of comparatives, and of course the alphabet. The font used is large and there is only a small amount of text on each page, so perfect for the intended age range. The cover is hardback and the inside pages a good weight of paper. Nevertheless, the book needs to be handled with care to make sure nothing gets torn.Thanks for reading my review. I hope you found it helpful. Check out my profile page for more reviews of toddler books and puzzles and educational toys and games.

The pictures are lovely. My 2 year old boy loves naming all the animals as we go through and he is a massive fan of this book in general. I know some people don’t like that the book doesn’t make a great amount of sense (they way they go from one animal to another). I do understand that but I still like it and my little one loves it. That’s what matters!

I bought this after buying Counting Creatures by the same duo. I was not disappointed. The most gorgeous illustrations skillfully linked by text that supports phonics learning. Great die cut pages and flaps to keep interest. Would thoroughly recommend as a gift (hardback version) for a 3 year old.

As ever Julia Donaldson does not disappoint. Simple, but clever clues to each animals, my class of year 2s found it a challenge to remember which letter comes next without going from the beginning each time .... I was quite horrified. So many details in the pictures, which give clues to the next animal.

I bought this book as a birthday present for a 4year old boy. He absolutely loved it! The interactive pages with flaps and holes etc plus the beautiful coloured illustrations, and lots of animals made it a great hit. As it’s the full alphabet it’s a good long read so kept him interested for a long time!

My son loves this book - he is three and it’s his current bedtime fave! Interactive and lovely illustration. Only down side for me is that some of the animals are questionable - not obvious choices for the letter but I guess these out of the ordinary animals extend the child’s knowledge!

Beautiful book and great quality .however the book came damaged, considering the paper like card the pages are made from I’m disappointed .This is the first time receiving anything damaged from Amazon tho.