Fun With Flaps (Oh Dear! - Rod Campbell)

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Product:	Oh Dear! - Rod Campbell
Date:	02.04.08 (66 review reads)
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Advantages: all round good board book

Disadvantages: none

Oh Dear By Rod Campbell





Oh Dear is a board book written by Rod Campbell and has lots of flaps to lift up to reveal pictures hidden underneath. Rod Campbell has done quite a few similar books to this one and as I had been given his book entitled Dear Zoo I thought I would get my hands on this one.



This book was first published way back in 1983 but has been re-published many times since until this one I have was published in 2003. The RRP on the back of the book is marked as £4.99 pence but I have seen it many places for a lot cheaper and there are always tons of these books at boots ales and on line auction sites.



The book tells us a short story involving a young boy named Buster who goes to visit his grandma on her farm. When his grandma sends him out to go and bring in the eggs, Buster just can't quite remember where he is supposed to look. His wander round the farm to hunt for the eggs takes him to various different places where various different animals live. He meets the horse in the stable, but finds no eggs. He meets the duck in the pond, but again finds no eggs. The pig in the sty also has no eggs but eventually Buster remember that he should be looking in the Chicken coup and inside he finds the chicken and she has laid some eggs for his breakfast.



On each page there is a different animal hidden underneath a lift up flap. On the outside of the flap is the place in which they live and when this is lifted up you are able to see the animal housed inside. There are eighteen pages in all and Buster meets eight different types of animal. The final flap which is the chicken coup you lift open to reveal the chicken and then you can also lift the chicken up to reveal the eggs that she is sitting on.



There is not much writing in the book but what is written is big bold and simple to follow. As this book is aimed at very young children I think this is really all that is needed. The pictures are all very big bright and bold and are far better than the pictures in the book Dear Zoo by the same author. I find that some of the flaps are fairly flimsy and often hard to peel back from the pages, especially if the book is brand new they seem really stiff and hard for Jack's little fingers to lift them up.



Jack really does enjoy this book. He is loving all books that have this lift the flap option at the moment, as it is something that he can do and draws him into the book itself. The pictures seem to keep him engaged long enough to get to the end and he loves playing peek-a-boo with the animals under the flaps. Because of the flaps being rather flimsy though I do have to be careful that he doesn't suddenly rip one of them off like he has done with another book that I have had to mend.



The fact that it is a board book though does make it a lot more hard wearing than other books Jack has and I do think it is wearing well considering we purchased it second hand. It is in such good condition that I think even after Jack has grown out of reading it I can pass it on to someone else to get enjoyment from it. Being a board book I was able to give it a wipe clean with a slightly damp cloth when I bought it. However the pages are no high gloss like others I have so I had to be careful not to have the cloth too wet.



All in all I think this book is deserving of a score of 10/10. I really think it is a great book and a must for everyone's collection or at least to borrow it from the library. Where I managed to pay next to nothing for it at a boot sale I think it was a brilliant bargain. I am not sure if I would pay the RRP of nearly five pounds for it but I would think there are so many places that you could get it cheaper no one would really have to pay that much. Jack loves reading it and I do too. It makes it more fun where he can lift the flaps and get involved. The pictures are good and the story is simple yet good. A well recommended book I think.



I hope this has been of some help, thanks for taking the time to read.xxxx

Summary: a great book for small children