Bought from a local charity shop for only £1, "Calm Down, Boris!" is a children's book aimed at youngsters from perhaps ages 4 and above, though this is only an estimation as the book was purchased for my young nephew who is not yet three years old. Buying this book has proven to be an excellent judgement call as it has become a firm favourite at our story time in recent times. Being slightly square-shaped in size, the book is a hardback and has only ten pages containing the story - so it is ideal for youngsters with a short attention span. Books like this are ideal for my nephew I find, as anything slightly longer or more detailed will often ...  Read the complete review

My daughter is only 11 months old but I think my love of books has rubbed off on her. I did read my own books out loud when I was pregnant as I was told this leads to your children enjoying books so maybe that worked! Calm down Boris is an amazing book brought as a present by grandparents, winner of the Richard and Judy's best book for children back at Christmas 2006. I had heard about this book and had actually said I wanted it for my daughter once she was old enough to be interested in it. It is a novel children's book that has a brightly coloured monster on the front page (not a scary one!) that is a hand puppet. You put your hand in it via ...  Read the complete review

I thought we had every variation of kids' book going from lift-the-flap to fold out playscene via jigsaw book until my youngest daughter received this excellent puppet book for her birthday. Published by Templar and incorporating a most satisfyingly 70's stylee shagpile orange puppet this is a truly interactive and entertaining book that is bound to please younger readers. The book comes in hardback form, with helpful instructions on the back for adults to put their hand into the puppet and "put on your best monster voice", which I duly have done many times already as we have romped our way through this 5 double page book. The ...  Read the complete review

Calm down Boris, is a children's book that was written by Sam Lloyd and was first published in the UK in 2006 by Templar publishing. This book won the Richard & Judy award for the best book for children in 2006. I bought this book to read to my son in my local Tesco, it cost £5 but the price on the back of the book is £8.99, so was cheaper than the actual price. The first thing that attracted me to this book was the fact that it has a big orange monster on the front, the monsters mouth actually acts as a glove puppet and you have to put your hand into the puppet through the back of the book and as you are reading the book you then have to act out the ...  Read the complete review

I purchased Calm Down Boris by Sam Lloyd after reading a favourable review on DooYoo. My young son was at the time enthralled by Usborne's 'touchy feely' book That's Not My Puppy and so this seemed a perfect accompaniment. Calm Down Boris is a relatively large board book whereby Boris, the main character, is a hand puppet attached to the back page of the book itself. Each page, including the cover, has a hole for the hand puppet to peek through. At the back of the book are instructions as to how to operate the puppet inside. His jaw can be opened and shut as well as rotated 360 degrees. The book also advises that you put on your best monster voice ...  Read the complete review