My boys have loved this book for a really long time. It has gone through periods of sitting unread on the shelf, but recently it has been rediscovered and it is being reread regularly. I love the very memorable rhythm of the words, and for one of our car trips we went through the whole book purely by memory!

Pictures The pictures are seemingly created from lots of bits of paper cut out and glued together. It gives a very particular stylised look to the pictures that I enjoy and that the boys enjoy too.

Words The words that go along with the pictures on each page are fun and evocative. They have a rhyme that is not too forced and has made it easy for Liam to memorise.

Adults reaction I still don’t mind reading this (even after having read it many times). I could even say that I had enjoyed reading it. (The enjoyment has worn away now after the number of times that I have read it)

Kids reaction Liam (my three year old) has probably listened to this book at least a couple of hundred times. He knows the words by heart and can recite it to himself. He loves looking through the pages and reviewing the pictures. Henry (my one year old) is just starting to love it, and is starting to prefer to read it, rather than just point at things in the pictures.

Overall A clear winner. I would recommend anyone with young boys to get this and give it to their boys as a special present that will be very well received.