Fun at the Fair

By Ingela P. Arrhenius (Illustrator)

Part of the Bookscape Board Books series

Discover the magic of a fair through touch and play.

4.7/7 Bookroo experts·3.5/5 Goodreads · 11 ratings

10 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Dive into a vibrant fairground adventure with uniquely shaped pages revealing carousels, trains, and rollercoasters. Perfect for little hands, this tactile board book offers a playful journey through sights and sounds, ideal for bedtime stories and interactive fun. Will your toddler uncover all the fair's wonders?

From the publisher

Toddlers will love exploring all the wonders of a day at the fair in this chunky, tactile board book.

Little hands will thrill at flipping through the uniquely shaped, die-cut pages that overlap to reveal carousels, trains, rollercoasters and all the other fun-tastic sights and sounds of a bustling fairground. Delightfully petite, with light concept-based text and jubilant illustrations, Fun at the Fair is perfect for hands on play and bedtime reading alike.

• The tactile, toylike quality makes Fun at the Fair an irresistible attention-grabber for toddlers.

• Decorative and elegantly-designed, this book is ideal for both nursery display and hands-on learning.

• Lovers of Scandinavian design will love Ingela Arrhenius’s beautiful, 1950s-inspired art.

Fans of City Block, Main Street Magic, and Ingela Arrhenius’s Animals and Pop Up Things that Go! will love Fun at the Fair.

• Board books for toddlers

• Family read-aloud for ages 0–3

• Baby shower gift/home décor

At a glance

Format: Board book
Pages: 10
Reading age: 0–3
Audience: Board

Themes & topics

Books about amusement parks Books about imagination and play Books about the circus Books about performing arts Books about fairs

The Bookroo review

What our editors thought of Fun at the Fair

A first glance at the cover of this board book wonderfully displays bits and pieces of the rides as the differently-shaped pages overlap, mirroring the real-life experience of seeing a fair from afar. The unique amusement park theme is simply portrayed in a few pages with limited text and busyness, highlighting a few favorite attractions found at the fair: a merry-go-round, a train, a roller coaster, bumper cars, swirling swings, a ferris wheel, and different prize and concessions stands (ice cream, popcorn, and cotton candy). Ingela P. Arrhenius’ signature illustration style includes attractive colors, minimal but fun inclusion of design, toy-like characters (of a variety of ethnicities) often with rosy cheeks, and a few darling details (e.g. the cotton candy matching the vendor’s hair, the many fun hats included throughout the book, and the numbered bumper cars). Flipping through the uniquely-sized pages allows for a glimpse of upcoming and past visited pages and rides, encompassing you in the fair until you reach the back cover. While non-uniform pages can sometimes be off-putting, they feel intentional in this short, simple, and fun book that captures the zaniness of the fair in its illustrations and book shape.

The verdict

“Creative page shapes effectively mimic the lively fun of the fair in this simple, short, and sweet board book.”

Bookroo Editorial

Reviewed January 2020

4.7/7

After the last page

Talk about it together

This book is all about fun things to do at a fair. Have you ever been to a fair or an amusement park? What do you remember about it?

There are a few noteworthy fair or amusement park activities included in this book. What activity looks like the most fun to you? Which ones would you want to try, and which ones would you *not* want to try?

What readers & critics say

Reviews

4.7

out of 7

“Tiny in both size and number of pages . . . this will fit wee hands easily and will be easy to manipulate . . . It’s a pity the text can’t rise to the level of excitement it promises fairgoers. Little hands will enjoy holding this small, chunky book; adult readers can supply their own text.”

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