When my first daughter was a baby, she loved her book Little Duck. It made her laugh with those deep baby chuckles. She loved it so much that the stitching in the duck puppet tore, and when we tried to read it to her younger sister a couple of years later, our fingers kept sliding out. I saw this book, which is exactly the same format as Little Duck, on a holiday discount after Christmas. We bought it knowing exactly what we were getting: a simple and rather boring story, with a finger puppet that would make my sweet girl laugh. Don't purchase this book for the sake of the story; buy it because small children find real enjoyment in the puppet popping out and playing peek-a-boo. It is nothing more than a novelty book. ( )