Melissa & Doug Water WOW! Fairy Tale Deluxe | Water Reveal Travel Book | Activity Pad | 3+ | Gift for Boy or Girl - FSC Certified

Bought as a present for my niece, who now owns a collection of these books. She is a tad heavy handed and tends to gouge the brush sometimes, but they have held up pretty well- only a few scrapes and holes in the pages. Definitely a lifesaver while travelling to keep the little ones entertained, and they are convinced that they have magical powers or a magical paintbrush. Whatever works!! No mess to clean up- even if they use too much of the brush all that happens is things get a wee bit wet, but it all dries up quickly enough. once the pages have dried, they can be reused time again. The pages are cardboard, so are pretty strong and don't bend or break easily. They definitely pass the toddler/ young child challenge.

I bought these as a gift for a princess obsessed 3 year old and she just loved them! Especially at her age she really enjoyed the instant, colorful results. There's no need to press hard or stay in the lines. It's more than colouring, there are find and search puzzles, too. The pictures dry and fade quickly so you can have another go again very soon!Perfect for waiting at a restaurant because water is available and it doesn't matter if you spill a little.

These books are brilliant for long journeys, they kept my 2 and 4 year olds very happy last year on a car trip from Glasgow to the Peak District and beyond. No need for constantly dropeed coloured pens rolling around the floor and children do seem to like being in charge of anything to do with water don't they, so it's a win-win. The books dry out and can be used over and over - ours certainly were. I've bought two new ones for this year's summer holiday flights because eventually they do get a bit dog-eared, but all in all highly recommended.

Overall I like this, it is a good idea and is a good way to keep kids entertained. My main criticism is that my daughter was a bit over zealous with the water/pen and it meant at least one of the pages got ruined and wouldn't be able to be used again.

My 3 years old daughter loves it! We had 14 hours flight so I bought this. She was concentrated painting it for a long time. Before she didn't like colouring but after playing with this, somehow she got confident of colouring something and started to paint by herself.It was easy to use in the flight and didn't get messy at all.

Perfect gift for 3 yo. Very happy with it

My daughter adores these books after getting one for Christmas. Great practice for learning to colour and spot different animals WITHOUT any of the terrifying mess that comes with painting! very sturdy and doesnt wear out (shes basically washing this book a few times a day the way she colours in!)

Clever idea. But it is made of cardboard and you wet it to reveal the pictures. So it very quickly goes permanently out of shape. My little girl loves it though.