I love collecting personalized books for my two kiddos. I am especially fond of the books and gift sets from I See Me! Most recently, my daughter received a copy of the Princess: A Day in the Life of a Princess personalized book for National Princess Week back in April, and my son received a copy off My Very Own Name 15th Anniversary Edition in honor of the anniversary of the title. As a toddler, my son really loves board books, so he particularly enjoys his personalized copy of It’s My Night Night Time! I also love the gift sets offered by I See Me! including the My Snuggle Bunny Gift Set. Thus, when recently offered the chance to review the My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set in exchange for my honest opinion, I eagerly accepted the chance to add another title to my son’s personalized library.
Price
The My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set currently costs $43. The gift set comes with a My Farm Friends Personalized Book ($29.99), My Farm Friends Personalized Coloring Book ($9.99), and My Farm Friends Personalized Stickers ($5.99). If you purchase each item separately, all three come to a total of $45.97. Buying the gift set thus saves $2.97. Each item alone is priced a bit more expensively than other board books, coloring books, and sticker sets. However, unlike other similar products, I See Me! offers all three with personalization. I would definitely pay the current price for a set for my son or daughter. In fact, I have purchased personalized books from I See Me! for both my kids. I therefore rate the price of the My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set favorably.
Quality
Young children — especially my kids — are sometimes hard on books, especially beloved books. The binding of My Farm Friends Personalized Book is very sturdy, and the glossy board pages are thick but still flexible to allow little hands to flip through the book easily. The book has already withstood the wear and tear that my son and daughter has put it through. My toddler son likes to carry his books around with him but sometimes drops them around the house. However, despite falling to the floor a few times, the book still looks as good as new. I am certain that this book will last for years to come based on the high quality materials and construction. The pages in My Farm Friends Personalized Coloring Book are also a bit thicker than the pages in most of the other coloring books that my kids own. The stickers in the My Farm Friends Personalized Stickers are very high quality too. I therefore rate the My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set very highly in terms of the quality.
Personalization
Recommended for boys and girls from birth to age 6, the My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set allows for personalization of a child’s name, gender, hair color, skin tone, and birthday in the book and the child’s name in the coloring book and on the stickers. The purchaser can also include a custom dedication in the front of the book. I chose to dedicate the book with “Holy cow! What a special child you are!” I See Me! also allowed me to include a photo of my son on the cover and within the text of the book, which makes the story even more special and personalized. My son loves pointing at his face peaking back at him from each page as I read the story aloud. The child’s name also appears throughout the story within the text and pictures of the book, the pictures of the coloring book, and the stickers. I really love that the cover of the coloring book reads “Colored by Will Johnson.” I therefore rate the My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set extremely highly in terms of personalization.
Text
“On Will’s farm, there is much to see. There are new friends to me. Come see them with me!” begins My Farm Friends. Written for a wide range of early readers (ages 0 to 6), the board book in the My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set from I See Me! introduces young children to the animals on their very own farm. My son loves hearing me read the rhyming text aloud and especially loves hearing me make all the animal noises. My daughter, who is four years old and has been learning to read for the past couple of months, can already read the entire book by herself. She loves reading aloud to her baby brother and really loves seeing his name throughout the text. Personalized books are perfect for little readers because kids love recognizing their own names. Both my son and daughter love reading this book over and over again. I therefore rate My Farm Friends extremely highly in terms of the text.
Illustrations
My son is twenty months old, so his favorite part of most books is the illustrations. As I read the story in My Farm Friends aloud to him, he loves pointing at all his favorite animals. The pictures are brightly colored and just plain fun. The same uncolored pictures appear in the coloring and activity book. My son still scribbles, so his big sister is having a fun time helping him color in the farm pictures. He also loves flipping through the coloring book, pointing at all the animals and familiar farm objects like tractors. The stickers are also super fun and feature the same fun illustrations along with my son’s name. I thus rate the illustrations in the My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set very highly.
Final Verdict
If your young child is a fan of farm animals and sights, I highly recommend the My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set from I See Me! The set comes with a My Farm Friends Personalized Book, My Farm Friends Personalized Coloring Book, and My Farm Friends Personalized Stickers for the reasonable price of $43. Both the board book and the coloring book are very high quality. With a sturdy binding and thick pages, the book is really withstanding the abuse that my kids put it through. My son loves looking at the farm animals in the book, coloring book, and stickers. He also loves seeing his face throughout the pages of the book. I look forward to sharing the My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set with my son as he continues to grow!
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I See Me! My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set Review © 2016 Heather Johnson
I See Me! My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set © 2016 I See Me!
Personalized I See Me! My Farm Friends All-in-One Gift Set © 2016 Heather Johnson
Cover of My Farm Friends Book © 2016 Heather Johnson
Inside Pages of My Farm Friends Book © 2016 Heather Johnson
Cover of My Farm Friends Coloring Book © 2016 Heather Johnson
Uncolored Page of My Farm Friends Coloring Book © 2016 Heather Johnson
Colored Page of My Farm Friends Coloring Book © 2016 Heather Johnson
