The kit shows Shulz's inner views of his own characters, features quick tips, and then proceeds to chapters on basic elements of cartooning. Each chapter is filled with clear directives, lots of hints, and space for creative doodling on art paper. The book itself is clever in design as it comes with eight markers in a plastic case and an oversized hard backing that makes it easy to draw on the go. Both books unfold to tell the stories and toddlers literally build a story, replicating story elements with simple Duplo construction. When Jack comes to a bridge, for example, it is the toddler who builds the simple block bridge illustrated in the book.
Books give both a sense of accomplishment and being a genuine part of the story.
Children who are learning letters or beginning to read will be supported with yummy recipes for fun and cookies and alphabet cookie cutters that will definitely warm up cold days. If they don't you get to enjoy it. The kit comes with a boat to build and plastic coated activity cards that suggest twenty-two experiments for investigating water science. The authors think of everything from a Wonder Bag for storing materials to clear writing that will guarantee success and fun. Attached to the wire spine is a flashlight that can transform the human hand into an eagle, wolf, elephant, moose and numerous other characters that might be the beginnings of involving dramatic play.