Amazon Customer Reviews

When my child was little, I think the preschooler volume of this series had not yet been written, so I started with the Kindergartner volume, and each year bought the next volume of the series. He loved this series, and it gave him a huge advantage in our deficient school system. By 6th grade the standardized tests showed him so far advanced in knowledge that the principal had Johns Hopkins University contact us. They asked for him to have him take the SAT at the beginning of 7th grade. He scored at the average level of a graduating high school senior in verbal, and well above the average of graduating seniors in math.

In 8th grade, when we enrolled him in a private school, we discovered that the English teacher was using this series to bring all her students "up to speed" in cultural literacy. Our son went on to graduate as Valedictorian of his high school, and was accepted by 11 tier one universities. Last spring, he graduated from college with an outstanding average in a very difficult major.

If you want to give your child a boost to his education and confidence, this series is THE BEST! Every family should have this series in the home and read a few pages every night!

I just got this for my 3.5 yr old. Wow, I am so impressed with how much content is packed on this book. For his bedtime story he always chooses from the stories or poems section. And, I always choose a story from the History or Science section. Amazing, how at three he already knows about Betsey ROss, George Washington, Pilgrims, and many other history facts. We are now looking into getting the activity book. Highly recommend it!

My four year old daughter can't wait to start kindergarten. I got this book to help prepare her for starting school. As an artist, I was thrilled with the art section. The stories and poems are great too. I love the boxes on each page that have questions to ask and things to consider with your child as you read or look at pictures. My daughter and I love this book, and when my 2 year old son gets a little older, I will use this book with him as well. Highly recommended!

I bought this book in the spring, and my son entered preschool this fall. Since I'm a working parent, he has been in daycare since infancy, but I wanted to help him learn more at home. Also, many daycares do not teach curriculum over the summer so this was a good way to keep him engaged at home during those months.

The book is great - he loves every section. The pictures are colorful, vibrant, and interesting, and as a parent, I really appreciate the variety and level of information included. The stories are written at a pretty high literacy level, so you might find it hard to read the whole story in one sitting. I do this at bedtime when my son is calmer and more likely to listen. I also have to explain a lot of the words, but I have read that hearing a wide range of new words is good for kids at this age, so don't let that intimidate you.

There are lots of fun nursery rhymes, poems, and songs. The history section is excellent - my son now understands all about George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Betsy Ross, and Martin Luther King, Jr. We also have fun with the science section, where there is an explanation of how plants grow, the different forms of water (liquid, solid, gas), information about our bodies and about people in general. The art section doesn't hold his attention as well, but it's one of the smallest sections in the book so that doesn't really detract from the overall quality of the book.

There's also an appendix at the end of the book that recommends bedtime stories, songs, and activities to do with your child, as well as a checklist for kindergarten readiness. This book is an outstanding supplement for parents of children who are attending preschool, or even for 3 year olds just getting ready, and I highly recommend it.

The kids love this book. I actually use is as a bed time "story". We cover a little bit each night. It is educational enough to please me, and is very simple to understand with nice pictures for the kids. They don't realize that it's part of our home schooling.