I can't tell you how many busy books I have picked up, but this is one of the nicest, well executed, and highest quality ones I have gotten. So many of the busy books lately require adult assembly by putting self adhesive velcro 'dots' on the loose parts and in the book itself but not this one. Here the velcro is sewn on, so no assembly and no velcro dots falling off. The book itself has cute and colorful illustrations and there are a lot of 'moving parts' to spark my grandson's imagination. Typical of most busy books, this has zippers, buckles, buttons, laces, etc to help develop fine motor skills. A bonus in my book is that this busy book doesn't have an overabundance of parts too lose, unlike some others I have, which is a game changer in the car. More important than anything, my grandson (2 YO) loves it and will just go over to play with it in the middle of his day. This is worth the price and will make a great gift for a 2-4 year old.

This thing has a ton of activities in a relatively small package - great for traveling. Specifically great for plane rides where you can help your child navigate the book, because some of my sons favorite parts were the dinosaur bones that you could velcro apart and put back together and if I wasn't there, he could have lost some of the pieces. Still, it engaged him for a good amount of time, especially the fold out brontosaurus. Also as you can tell in the photos, all the interactive pieces are nicely stitched completely around so I feel like it has a decent durability.