8 Little Planets: 1

Sturdy book, bright colours, and has kept my nephew entertained.

Bought it as a present and it was well received, very informative but lovely and easy to read. Going to get it for my little one!

Great book to get small child interested. Loads of colors and easy to read making it a lot of fun for a little one

My kid loves it.

Chris Ferrie has created the brilliant "... for Babies" series. We've bought loads of these for ourselves and as presents for others. We've recommended them to plenty of people as well. On the basis of those books, we bought this - a world of difference (no pun intended).In the "... for babies" series his short punchy writing style is a brilliant accompaniment to the pictures. Here he tries to use a different writing style... and it's really poor. He's trying to write in verse but it seems like he has no sense of rhyme or rhythm."8 little planets with the Sun at the center.Does each one wish it were a little bit better" - Apart from the complete fail on the rhyme, I don't even know what he's trying to say here. It's like he couldn't think of anything better and just thought "Oh this'll do".The book is beautifully colourful and physically attractive. Although, on some pages, there is so much going on, that the central theme of the page (the planet in question) kind of gets lost. The idea of the book is great, but the sort of fun that many authors have, using rhyme and tempo in language that is to be read aloud to kids, is missing here. If someone else had provided the writing to support Chris Ferrie's imaginative ideas, this could have been a great book.Second reviewer feedback(!) - Our son has complete free reign over which books he wants read to him and (unlike other Chris Ferrie books) this one hardly ever gets picked.UPDATE:I've updated our score on this as our son picks this one quite regularly now. As above, it is a beautiful little book.... in its concept, layout and presentation (it just has incredibly clunky writing!)

Lovely read for little one ..we love it as bed time story

Loved by the little space enthusiast!

Superbly drawn and those little rhymes packed with knowledge are entertaining for the baby and for the inner child in parents. Wish I had one of these when I was a wee girl