Who doesn't love those Little People? Your favorite Little Person will be screaming and laughing in anticipation of what is under the next flap in this book. Fisher Price, as usual, had Little People in mind when they made these sturdy lift flaps - they will last much longer than your average lift the flap book. This book is a terrific springboard to a shopping trip with your little one - or playtime with Little People toys. It is a steal at less than $4.00!

Fisher Price has done it again! When reading Eddies Shopping Surprise your toddler will scream and laugh in anticipation of what is under the next "flap". Each flap is well made and stands up well to the hands of your favorite "little people". This adorable story is a terrific springboard to any shopping trip you may take your little one on.

Although there are now two full-scale biographies of Cantor (Koceluk and Goldman), it is fair to say that neither gives the sense of the magnitude of Eddie Cantor's stardom that can be gleaned from perusal of Fisher's exhaustive bibliography of Cantor's work.

Fisher has chronicled Cantor's stage, screen, radio, television, recording and literary career with great care and provided a very nice compressed biography as well. The overall effect is stunning, as one realizes that in many ways Cantor was the greatest star of his era.

Although Fisher has done much of the spadework, he has (understandably) failed to provide a complete account of all of the Eddie Cantor sheet music, radio shows and television appearances. Still, this is a mammoth and impressive work.

I like the concept of this book very much -- the tabs cue the baby to the key point on the page and help the baby learn to turn pages (although my 7-month-old can already turn pages). Overall, I like the book, but I have a few criticisms: (1)There is too much going on, so it's a little overstimulating, especially if your baby is tired; (2) With some pages, you see more than one animal, so it's a little confusing what to focus on (and therefore which animal to associate with the words); (3) The text could be improved (it would be nice to have text with a little more rhythm or consistency to reinforce the associations). Nevertheless, an alert baby (who is not too tired to handle all the stimulation) will enjoy the book.

My 1 year old son really loves this book. We've read it so many times that I know the story by heart. The pictures are bold and bright. My son likes to turn the pages himeself. It's got a great rhyming text. And the words of the items that Eddie packs repeat, which is great for learning to read and identifying objects in the pictures!

This is one of the hardest reviews I've written because I honestly wasn't sure when I finished this book if half of what I had just read was true or said merely for revenge. While the story of Eddie Fisher's career is interesting there is so much malicious gossip that it detracts from the basic story.
Starting as a talented child and then through a very up and down career Mr. Fisher never had any doubts about his abilities professionally. Through his version of his marriages to Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, Connie Stevens and so forth we get all the dirt that we ever wanted to hear and then some. While I like a good "Hollywood" biography as much as the next person I've never read one that gave me so many details on people that I really didn't WANT to hear. Sometimes petty, sometimes shocking and frequently doubtful there's a lot of stuff in this book that really could and should have been left unsaid. A strong proponent of freedom of speech I also believe that much of what Mr. Fisher had to say was simply unkind and people who have since died like Montgomery Clift and Roddy McDowell are no longer able to defend themselves and to deny what is printed about themselves.

Although he never had any doubts about his singing ability Mr. Fisher is also quite self-effacing about his shortcomings as a husband, father and speaks openly about his addictions. What is probably the best aspect of the book is when the reader realizes how much Eddie Fisher has learned along his journey.

I wish him peace but I wish he didn't have to be so just plain mean in this version of his life.

This was an interesting enough book. I felt like Eddie Fisher didn't really become sleezy until after Elizabeth Taylor dumped him. They say if you see a really screwed up guy, a girl/woman did it. Well, there you go. Of course, I'm no authority on Eddie Fisher. He was before my time. I knew him as Carrie Fisher's father. I felt sorry for Debbie Reynolds and how he runs her down in the book. Since she is the mother of his children, it wasn't very classy of him.

If you want to read a good gossipy Hollywood book, read this. Ann Margret, Bing Crosby, no one is spared.

First, I couldn't put the book down. It was a fascinating read. One thing I have to correct here and that is Eddie's opinion that he was bigger than Elvis. Eddie - NOBODY except God is bigger than Elvis. Eddie Fisher, according to what he reveals in his memoir, was his own worst enemy. Yes, he bedded many beautiful and famous women, but the business decisions he made were atrocious! Ye gads! this man never learned his lesson! His drug addiction was his downfall and of course, his marriage to Liz Taylor didn't help either. But, I do understand how he felt about Liz. When you fall hopelessly in love with someone and they end up cutting your heart out, you are never quite the same again. I didn't realize Debbie Reynolds was so devious. He does tell why they broke up - she was too prim and proper and needed to loosen up a bit. However, if he had stayed with her he might not have had such a sad life. Who knows. The one thing that you will get out of this book is that lots of women loved Eddie and Eddie loved Eddie too.

MR FISHER JUST WANTS MONEY, FOR HIS TALES,NO ONE SHOULD DEVULGE THE PERSONALS OF SOMEONE ELSES LIFEI PERSONNALY never LIKED HIS SINGING EITHER, GREW UP WITH THAT TIME . shame fisher