Product Tested By Amy Thompson – Jake 8
Years
Amy Awarded
The Freddy Buttons 6 Book Series 5/5
They looked really good, and the title
of the books made them seem interesting. We couldn’t wait to start reading. We
really liked the concept of these books. . It gave them an understanding of
where foods is grown and you don’t just get them from a supermarket. Front
cover for these books looked like he was going to get into bother. We really
enjoyed the stories. Having a mystery to solve got my children hooked. Yes they
enjoyed reading books and really liked the recipes. We’ve had to go and buy some fruit and veg
for the recipes, I never thought I’d get them eating spinach or kale. These
books are really well written and illustrated. We loved that it was
entertaining and educational, the did you know page was very clever and the
yummy recipe at the back was great. Quality really good. Glossy cover, bright
pages and easy enough to store on the book shelf has not too thick. I do
believe these are good value for money. I
would consider buying more of these books.Would most certainly recommend. The
colourful book with a quirky front cover grabbed our attention quickly, we
loved that not only was it educational there were FBI missions to solve, and
when you’d finished with the story the Did You Know page was really
interesting. We especially liked the recipe at the back of the book to make
some delicious and healthy food. Amy
Thompson – Jake 8 Years
Product Tested By Sabrina Devlin – Holly
& Jenson – 9 & 3 Years
Sabrina Awarded The Freddy Buttons 6
Book Series 5/5
I
thought these books were very bright and colourful and they arrived well
packaged. I thought the concept of these books was great and my kids loved
learning about food and where it comes from. The front covers where bright,
colourful and the illustrations were very appealing to children. The stories
were great and are well thought out. Both my kids loved reading these books and
they got excited sitting down together to read each book in the series. I found
these books very educational for my kids with how each story taught them about
various foods and also the fact that each book had a recipe inside to go with
the food they were learning about in the story which was great because we were
able to make these recipes together and for my kids it made the book come to
life. The illustrations in the book were very well done and each character has
been well drawn. My daughter loved that each story had a ‘Did you know’ section
which helped her learn some fun facts. My son’s favourite thing about the book
would be the colourful pictures. The quality of the book is great however to be
honest I think the inside pages are a little thin. These books are definitely
value for money and have a lot to offer to kids. I would definitely consider buying these books as they
are very educational for children. I would recommend these books to anyone with
kids as it’s a great way for them to learn about food and healthy eating. My
kids have both enjoyed reading these books and learning about different foods.
My daughter’s favourite story in the series has been Freddy Buttons and the
little lost hen. Sabrina Devlin – Holly & Jenson – 9 & 3 Years
Product
Tested By Kate Onyskiv – Evelyn 3 Years
Kate Awarded
The Freddy Buttons 6 Book Series 4.4/5
Nice size,
varied themes to the books. Thought my daughter would enjoy them as we have an
allotment, so she can relate to growing fruit and vegetables. The books are
based on a small self-sufficient farm where Freddy Buttons lives and his family
seem to make everything from scratch. I liked the concept, as its important
children learn where food comes from. The front cover picture chosen for each
summed up the book well, without giving anything away. Good stories that my
daughter enjoyed. I found them a bit long to read a few in a row though. Books
1-3 are shorter and 4-6 are longer reads. At three, she is younger than the
suggested 5-7years age range on the books (I think that is to read the books to
themselves) but understood and enjoyed the stories. My daughter refused the
Horrible Hornets one at first as it looked ‘too scary’, she enjoyed it after
we’d read the others a few times. These books are educational regarding food.
They show fruit and vegetables growing in the garden. They show some milk comes
from goats, honey from bees, eggs from chickens. The books show the children
enjoying eating fruit, veg and dairy products. There’s a fact file on one of
the things featured in each book and there’s a recipe (including branded dairy
products) in the back of each book for things like milkshake or fruity crumble.
Not really any mention of healthy eating though, apart from how nice it is
eating fresh food and the lack of junk food visible in the books. Illustrations
are good nice colours and animals, they show the emotions well. Being three, my
daughter enjoyed the animals going to school and pooping on the floor in the
Slimy slug book, overall, she enjoyed hearing about the animals’ (FBI)
adventures. The books themselves are nicely printed. Nice thickness to the covers and nice matt
paper inside. Good value as nice books and make a good set. I would consider
buying these books. I would recommend if
they wanted some books for young children about food basics. It would be easy
to set up related activities and cooking after reading the books. Would also be
good for schools or childminders. Nicely made books, bright and colourful to
look at. They are educational about where fruit, veg and dairy are from on a
small farm. My daughter enjoyed listening to them and would often make me read
a few in a row. The final page of Freddy loving branded dairy, and the branded
products in the recipes, I found a bit advert-like in a book that is for sale.
It was only when I saw that the books are also available when you collect
tokens from the branded products that it made sense. That doesn’t detract from
the stories though. I’m sure children will love saving up their tokens to read
these. I was hoping they would encourage my fussy eater to try some new things
to eat, but sadly not. She did seem to learn from the books though. Probably
more suited for the age range stated, but enjoyable and educational for ages 3+
there is also a website with Freddy activities, and YouTube channel that has
kid’s cooking videos. Kate Onyskiv – Evelyn 3 Years
