After reading other reviews I took the leap and sent this to a 2-year-old. He loves it. I assure his parents that I was not over-concerned about the book's fragility (very hard concept) and that when he had worn it out we would replace it. (Figuring that wearing it -- tearing the tabs and popups or whatever -- would mean that he liked it.) We shall see how it goes. Initially, despite my encouragement, the boy's dad was highly protective! "No, no! gentle! Pull the tab!" LOL But I'm a big believer in childhood discovery at all ages and there's a lot to discover with this clever book.

I remember this book from when I was young. The kiddo I got it for likes all the moving pictures and has had me read it to him several times so I think it's a success. Personally I recommend the whole series because who doesn't love pop up books

Pros:
Very cute book. All about made up bugs.
Each letter has multiple words that begin with the letter. Great for practicing sounds.
Has flaps, pull tabs, different textures. One page has a scent.

Cons
Has flaps, pull tabs. They can be easily torn.

This is my second copy of the book. It was a gift for my daughter for her as a newborn. I didn't let her play with it due to tabs but she LOVED to have this book read to her. When she was about 2 1/2 I finally let her have it. She destroyed it. She still loves it. I purchased it again for her 4th birthday a couple of weeks ago. She still loves it. We read it a lot and she's much more gentile.

Such a cute little alphabet book that involves little bugs. Both young boys and girls will love this book. My 4 year old daughter reads it to her 2 year old brother. You can't miss with a cute little alphabet book like this. Very durable too.

My 2.5 year old absolutely ADORES these bug books by David Carter. I worried, because of his age, that they would get destroyed pretty quickly but I was very pleasantly surprised at how sturdy they are - and how easy they are for little fingers to manipulate. Will be purchasing many more of them in the future.