Twirl. Turning heads, shaping minds #Giveaway
Pop up books are so much fun. I remember how much I loved them as a child. How much the fun the mystery of what would be behind the flap. Even on my 50th “discovery” of the same flap, I still had a great time. There is just something to be said for books that really engage a child, and something more to be said about books that engage parents in the fun too.
Raincoast Books has recently launched a debut collection from Chronicle Book’s new publishing line: Twirl. Twirl produces interactive books and games for very young readers and are currently available wherever fine books are sold.
We were sent the debut collection to check out, including Presto Change-o! A Book of Animal Magic, The Ultimate Book of Vehicles, Jojo’s First Word Book, A Tree for All Seasons and My First Color Dominoes.
Keira was quick to grab Presto Change-o! A Book of Animal Magic by Édouard Manceau. She was absolutely delighted by this book of transformation and squealed when I first turned the hat around on the first page to reveal a bird. “Bird! Bird!”. This book is a large board book which features swivelling pieces that reveal animals from everyday objects. The book also features rhymes that give a hint of what is to come, although to be honest, Keira is far more interested in the transformation aspect! I couldn’t help but fall in love with this book. There is just something about flipping a salad bowl upside down to reveal a turtle that brings me back to that child-like joy.
We then moved on to The Ultimate Book of Vehicles by Anne-Sophie Baumann and Didier Balicevic which is meant for ages 4-9. This book uses flaps, swivelling pieces, sliding pieces and pop-ups to really bring a large variety of vehicles on land, at sea and in the air to life. Playing with book we encountered surprise after surprise such as an articulated crawler excavator demolishing a house, a dump truck swivelling to dump its load and a wheel excavator changing the tool at the end of its boom via a wheel. And that is just the first page! Everything is carefully labelled and brightly coloured. Even without the 60+ interactive features in the book, this would have been a real winner based on the layout and illustrations alone.
Jojo’s First Word Book by Xavier Deneux is absolutely adorable, fun and a great way to encourage language in Toddlers. Keira loves the little fabric handle which makes it easy for her to run around with. This book is pretty special and the cover alone is the first hint at this with a chunky house popping out. Every other page is tabbed which also makes it easy for little hands to flip through. These details make it so much more than just a first word book. Keira is finally starting to vocalize more and really enjoyed pointing at the various objects and body parts to tell me what they were, (all on her own!)
A Tree for All Seasons by Maryse Guittet is a board book in the shape of a tree that allows the reader to see what seasonal changes occur to the tree. It also has lift the flap features which reveal the creatures living within the tree. There is a page for each season with winter being the back cover.
My First Color Dominoes by Édouard Manceau features both a board book and a domino game. The book itself simply presents the primary colours plus black and white. What I really liked about it was that the last page shows how to mix these colours to create new colours. The Domino game was a little beyond Keira’s understanding which makes sense since this is targeted at ages 4 and up. It does seem like a lot of fun though and simply involves matching the colours and objects on the cardboard domino pieces included in their own self-contained box.
Connect with Raincoast Books on Twitter as well as Chronicle Kids for updates and more about Twirl and other great books!
Buy it:
These great books from Twirl can be purchased from Amazon and other fine Canadian retailers.
Win it:
One Canadian Frugal Mom Eh reader will win their own set of Twirl Books including Presto Change-o! A Book of Animal Magic, The Ultimate Book of Vehicles, Jojo’s First Word Book, A Tree for All Seasons and My First Color Dominoes. Giveaway ends on May 4th at 11:59 pm EST. See Giveaway Tools form for entry and T&C.
Disclosure: I received the above mentioned books in order to facilitate this review. All thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.
Thank you for the prize! We especially love the vehicles book — a surprise since dd isn’t usually interested in vehicles!
the ultimate book of vehicles!
bet my nephew would like The Ultimate Book of Vehicles
The Ultimate Book of Vehicles 🙂
presto changeo!
I think my kids would like Presto Change-o! the most
He would love the Ultimate Book of Vehicles…anything with wheels!
I think my daughter would like Presto Change-o the most
Jojo’s First Word Book
I don’t have kids, but I’m sure the A Tree for All Seasons would be of interest to the children of some of my friends or colleagues. It would make a nice gift. Thank you!
Love these products!
I think my kids would really like the First Word Book and My First Color Dominoes
I think the First Word Book would be a hit at my house!
My niece would love a tree for all seasons! She loves trees 🙂
My great-nephew would love the Presto-Chango book.
I thin she would like My First Color Dominoes
Presto Change-o sounds great!!
A Tree For All Seasons is what my grandson would like.
My infant would most like Jojo’s First Word Book when she gets a bit older.
jojo’s first words
Grand kids would enjoy Presto Change-o!
Presto Change-O would be fun.
I think my niece would like The Ultimate Book of Vehicles most. I bought her some toys for when she visits and the cars and car playmat are her favourite.
my son would like The Ultimate Book of Vehicles
My son would enjoy presto chango and the ultimate book of vehicles.
Oooh, they all look great for different reasons, but I think the Presto Chang-O would be most interesting to my little one because it helps to encourage looking at things in a creative way! Thanks for the opportunity!
Presto Change-o!
A Tree For All Seasons
A Tree for all seasons
I think my grandson would like Presto Change-O.
A tree for all seasons
I think my daughter would love the book, Presto Change-o! A Book of Animal Magic by Édouard Manceau the most.
My granddaughter would love the book the Presto Change-o! A Book of Animal Magic.
I think my daughter would like Jojo’s First Word Book!
I think my granddaughter would enjoy Presto Change-o! a lot but I am sure she would enjoy them all.
I think my kids would really like My First Colour Dominoes.
The Ultimate Book of Vehicles
The Ultimate Book of Vehicles would be awesome for my grandson
The ultimate book of vehicles would be his fave!
A Tree for All Seasons
The Ultimate Book of Vehicles looks great!
I think my kids would really like a tree for all seasons.
My son would love The Ultimate Book of Vehicles!
“A Tree For All Seasons” looks beautiful!
My daughter would love the A Tree for All Seasons
thanks
I believe my kids would be most interested in A Tree for All Seasons
My little guys would love the Ultimate Book of Vehicles!
I think my kids would like Presto Change-o! the most.
I think my youngest would love Jojo’s First Word Book the most.
My son would love Presto change-o or the ultimate book of vehicles!
Presto Change-o!
My daughter would Love A Tree for all Seasons!
my son would love the ultimate book of vehicles
The Ultimate Book of Vehicles
I think my cousin’s little one would love “Presto Change-o! A Book of Animal Magic by Édouard Manceau” the most ‘cos she’s so inquisitive!
I think my daughter would love Jojo’s First Word Book.
animal majic
I think my daughter’s favourite book would be Jojo’s First Word Book
My son would love the book of vehicles.
I think The Ultimate Book of Vehicles
He loves all things with wheels so the ulitmate book of vehicles.
Presto Change-o would be a big hit!
A Tree for All Seasons
My son would definately love the Ultimate Book of Vehicles the most!
Presto Change-o! A Book of Animal Magic looks like it would become a bedtime favorite!
She’ll love the bunny in the house on the cover of the first word book, and the handle too! The seasons will be a hit too.
My son would enjoy Presto Change-o
Jo Jo’s First Word Book- bright and fun pictures to catch the grandchildren’s eyes.
Jojo’s First Word Book
I would love to win the “Ultimate Book Of Vehicles” for my little baby grandson.Thank you so much for this awesome prize pack.
My little cousin would love the Presto Change-o! A Book of Animal Magic
Noah would absolutely love the Book of Vehicles.
My son would love the Ultimate Book of Vehicles
A Tree for all seasons looks pretty cute!
I think my youngest son would like A Tree For All Seasons the most. Awesome prize pack, thanks for the chance. Books rock!
My nephew would love the The Ultimate Book of Vehicles!
A Tree for All Seasons
My First Color Dominoes by Édouard Manceau I think would be the one my grandchildren would enjoy the most.
My son would love The Ultimate Book of Vehicles. Trains and fire engines are his favorite right now.
I think my son would enjoy A Tree for All Seasons because it is so unique — it would capture his attention.
I think my niece would love the My First Color Dominoes book most.
My grandsons would love The Ultimate Book of Vehicles.
I think my son would enjoy Presto Change-O
I would think my granddaughter would enjoy JoJo’s First Words.