Bob the Builder Magazine

Well, the older kids have their magazines coming through the letterbox; Mum and Dad get the paper and junk mail. But what is there for the four year old? Well, once a month a huge and beaming smile crosses his face first thing in the morning as he bounds downstairs to find the monthly Bob The Builder magazine from BBC Publishing on the doormat. For the sake of the review, I will assume that you have a basic knowledge of Bob, a cartoon builder, and his happy band of helpers (the talking digger, cement mixer and more!). If not, they were number one a couple of Christmases back! So, what does the little one get for the £1.40 I have lavished on ...  Read the complete review

Remember last Christmas, when Bob the Builder had that wonderful <cough splutter> single out? Well, at least he kept Westlife off the top spot for once, and for that huge service to the British public, he will forever remain a hero. However, my daughter (almost five) wasn’t impressed with Bob singing and dancing – oh no, Bob the Builder builds. Yes, he is allowed to have a TV programme and a magazine, but not a pop career. Ho hum. At least it saved us having to buy the CD! My daughter enjoys Bob the Builder magazine and for £1.35, it is good value too. Published by BBC Children’s Magazines, you know it is going to be impressive and ...  Read the complete review

This magazine is certainly one for the boys! Noah gets so excited when he see's it in the shop and nine times out of ten he will choose this one over the many others that catch his eye. The magazine features all of the characters that you will find in the actual programme. They are all dotted throughout the magazine and introduce an activity or feature in one of the double paged spread stories. As with most children's magazine these days, you do get a free gift which is usually pretty rubbish. In the last one that Noah had, he got a replica vehicle of two of the main characters but they were so poorly made that they broke within a few hours and ...  Read the complete review

Our youngest son, aged 3, loves to watch Bob The Builder. This is an area that the BBC really do seen to understand, they produce many programmes for this age group that are really loved. To compliment this they also publish a wide range of childrens comics. The Bob The Builder comic is bought for our son on a regular basis, he loves to listen to the stories and at the same time he is learning. Having pictures of his favourite characters in the story keeps the attention span. There are always a selection of games, colouring and stories which normally get read from cover to cover. As with most of the competition "free" gifts are normally given ...  Read the complete review

I bought the current Bob the Builder magazine for my son Ryan recently. He sifts through every magazine available and it normally comes down to one of two things; best toy or most stickers. He loves Bob anyway and the fact that this one had a tape measure as the free gift swung it. Price £1.99, pretty average in this genre, a small price to pay though for a good few hours fun. Free Gift The measuring tape is a big hit, 2 weeks later he is still measuring the length of Dad`s nose and Dad`s arm (Dad`s nose is 23, 25 by the way and his arm is 21,24!) Content All of the usual characters are included at some point in the ...  Read the complete review