Originally purchased this wonderful book for my son when he was four years old. It taught him basic information about our solar system that I mistakenly thought he was too young to understand. The data was presented in an informative and entertaining way. The book that I purchased came with a cassette tape and he was able to read along. He read and re-read the book so many times that he wore out the binding. The story is of a young boy who is befriended by "Planetron." As I remember, Planetron, a robot, takes him on a tour of the solar system. The book is colorfully illustrated with pictures of the planets and sun. Information about each celestial body is displayed with the picture. My son is 19 years old now and recently mentioned that it is the one book he really remembers and would like to keep as a momento of his childhood.

My six-year old daughter recently became very interested in Native American folklore in the past couple of months. We checked this book out at the library and are now buying it for our collection. Very well-written and illustrated. A must for anyone interested in Pacific Northwest lore....

I like this book more more than my three year old. All the things the squiggle can become are chinese things. It is good to have a nursery book where all the faces are not blond, blue eyed! The walk with the squiggle becomes full of giggles.

The little girl in this book has a wonderful sense of imagination. She can create marvelous things with one piece of string. The illustrations make this book even better. They are eye catching, and colorful. Kids will learn to use their imaginations to see wonderful things where other people would only see a a piece of string. This is a great book!

My toddler asks for this book almost every evening at bedtime, the repetitions getting a response similar to that gained from childrens' play songs like "B-I-N-G-O" or "Wheels on the Bus". My spouse finds the slavic names somewhat daunting, but I find that they ryhme along just fine. The inclusion of a "cast shot" as the last page of the story allows me to practice memory skills with my son, asking him the oft-repeated names so he can point to the characters. This tale has me looking with eagerness for other folk tale retellings to share with my children.

Our 3 year old loved rhyming the names and re-reading the story to us. The illustrations embellished the words and stirred his imagination.