Let's Sticker & Paste! Amazing Animals

I bought this book for my daughter when she was about 19 months old and we started doing the pages when she was about 20 months. She's now 22 and we've completed the sticker pages and many of the middle pasting pages. Overall, I really love this book and am planning on buying many other books from the series. For those looking for a fun activity book to keep their child busy on their own - this is NOT that kind of book. It's designed for a parent or caregiver and child to complete *together*. There is a very useful guide in the beginning that clearly outlines the goals of the book and what materials you will need (for example, the pros and cons of liquid glue vs. glue sticks). It's also necessary for the parent to encourage and guide the child, and then once you get to the pasting parts (around page 6 out of 39 activity pages) the parent has to do some serious work cutting out the shapes for the child to paste. Some other reviewers have complained about this, but I actually think it's a great aspect of the book. I spend quality, engaged, time with my child and yes, sometimes she wants to grab the scissors away from me, but is learning to be patient and wait - as she should. There's a lot of learning that goes on with this book - fine motor skills, spatial awareness, understanding orientation, etc. For those who flew threw the book in a day or so - that's not how it's supposed to be used. You're only supposed to do a few pages a day, with the child still excited to do more when you're finished. This is more of an exercise book that teaches children different skills involved in stickering and pasting, which they can then go on to use in other craft activities, beyond the book and into their pre-school years. Overview of the book: - First 6-8 pages are sticker pages, where the child pastes stickers randomly/creatively in a scene. - Next section are large cut outs that have to be placed on a white-space on a scene. The first pages are simple squares and circles, and then become more complex shapes with particular orientations. - Then there are scenes where you cut out the items to be pasted, and the child can paste them any where they like on the scene. - The next set of paste activities are more like puzzles. It begins with two piece puzzles, pasting one long picture strip onto a long white space. But the child must work to line up the pictures and put it in the correct orientation. The activities then progress in complexity to 3 piece puzzles, then 4 piece puzzles, then 4 pieces that are triangle-shaped, and finally 6 piece puzzles. - At the end of the book is a certificate of achievement. - There is also a thick back page made of cardboard with a glossy laminate that can be used as a "drawing board" with water-based markers. Overall, I am extremely pleased with this purchase and highly recommend these books to other parents of toddlers. Lastly, if you purchase this book definitely read the intro for parents; you will get a lot more out of the book that way.

I got this book for my 3 year old. We started using it around the time he turned 3. It progressed so smoothly as he built on his skills. Initially it was nice for us to do together, and he grew into doing both, cutting and pasting on his own

Just love Koumon books including this one. My 3.5 year old son always refused to sit and do any structured activity and just wanted to do free play led by him all the tine which was great but not enough. Until I heard about Koumon book series from a dear friend who has an older boy. These books are absolute godsend! So engaging, and so easy to make my son get interested. And how much he progressed in just a few weeks of working with these books for just 20 minutes a day is unbelievable, from cutting to folding to coloring to solving mazes, it’s just amazing. Thank You for helping our children!

My daughter loves these sticker and paste books! The first few pages are sticker pages and get more involved as you go through the book. The stickers and cut outs are a variety of shapes which adds to the discussion and learning opportunities for the child. Toward the end the pages are puzzles where you cut out four pieces and paste them to match the picture at the top. This is our second book in this series. I made it extra fun by getting scented glue sticks for her to use with the pasting pages!

About me: special education teacher, former pre-school teacher, mom I bought this for my almost 3 year old daughter as a Christmas present, but pulled it out one day while we were waiting for dinner to cook. So glad I did---she loved it! She finished 34 activities in one evening (of her own choosing--I'd recommend letting less enthusiastic kids do only one or two at a time). Pros: Lots of fun spending time working with my little girl. She had fun too and felt proud of herself, so it's great for building self-esteem and increasing skills. Pictures are fun and colorful. We talked a lot about the different animals we saw and I was able to introduce some new vocabulary words by mentioning that the lion had a mane, or that the animals were going on a safari or using binoculars, etc. Good for counting, especially the sticker pages, as well as animal, color, and shape recognition. Each activity has a note for parents regarding the activity or skill being worked on, and the pages increase in skill difficulty. There is a certificate of achievement for when your child finishes the book--my daughter is excited about that. Cons: There was a distinct jump in skill level required for activities toward the end of the book. My not-quite-3 year old did fine completing a 3 piece picture that had 2 pieces to paste back in, but the next activity was 4 pieces that needed to be put together a certain way to make a complete picture. She didn't quite get it. Also, the pages aren't perforated at the top, so we left them in the book as we worked. This meant the book wanted to keep flopping closed as we got towards the end, but I just put a paperweight on it. It also means that if your child is an enthusiastic gluer the pages will stick together. May be a con for some: This is definitely an activity book that requires assistance and encouragement from parents. I don't personally view this as a con, but just be aware if you are purchasing it with the intent for your child to work independently. This wouldn't be the right book to give if you need to get some chores done, for instance, unless your child is older and/or already fairly proficient at cutting skills, etc. There are 39 different pages in this book with different sticker/paste skills to work on. Here is a break-down of the hierarchy used: 1-3: Put stickers anywhere you want to on the page. 4-8: Put stickers in the white area of a picture to complete it. They start with circles, then a triangle and rectangles. 9-25: Glue picture on the white area. Parents need to cut out the shape first; you'll also need to provide your own glue. We used a glue stick. 26-29: Glue multiple pictures onto the page as you like. 30-39: Glue pieces of a larger picture together like a very simple puzzle. The first one has 2 halves of a penguin, while the last one is 6 pieces that fit together to make a snake. I hope this review helps! I have already decided to order more Kumon books for the kids in her Preschool class as holiday gifts since this one was such a success.

My 4 year old son loves this book. It starts off with stickers to place wherever on the page and turns into stickers with a spot designated to place the sticker. It then evolves into cutting and pasting. It starts at a low level and gradually works into a higher level.

Comprei para minha filha de 2 anos fazer, mas até a outra de 4 anos amou! é muito bem feito, colorido, as impressões ótimas, com adesivos, elas se divertiram bastante fazendo!

Estoy encantada con los libros de Kumon. Compré el primero por casualidad para mi hijo de 5 años y después compre estos que son de recortar, pegar y colorear. Mi hijo pequeño ya va por el tercero. Ahora recorta solo y se enyretiene un montón. Muy recomendable. La entrega ha ido muy bien.

I libri di Kumon e' molto intelligenti, bello e interessanti per i bambini. Mio figlio gli piace giocare con i questi libri. Compro ancora.

Graded tasks for a child to learn a new skill. Would advise use at child's request. Guidance is given to parent/teacher/grandparent

Mein 4-Jähriger Sohn ist ein absoluter Bastelmuffel gewesen. Daher hatte ich gedacht, dass ein ganz leichter Einstieg etwas für ihn wäre. In diesem Buch sind die ersten 5-8 Seiten normale Sticker, die erstmal überall im Bild und dann später auf eine bestimmte Stelle platziert werden. Danach wird es schwieriger - Eltern schneiden verschiedene Formen aus und das Kind klebt diese dann auf. Der Schwierigkeitsgrad steigert sich, sodass am Ende Puzzleteile ausgeschnitten werden und das Kind legt die Teile richtig zusammen und klebt diese dann auf den Zettel (siehe Bilder). Finde es ein gelungenes und schönes Buch.