Review | Convertible Submarine Book -

Toby is really getting into his books at the moment. Most of the time he’d rather be hands on, or running around, but recently he’s been coming up to us with a book that he’d like to read. So when Miles Kelly asked if we’d like to review a new convertible submarine book, I was thrilled that we might be able to blend the two!

Two selling points of this book is that it’s also a play mat and a submarine that the kids can sit in. Toby was delighted when we first got the book out to have a read. He was fascinated with just how long it was (I can’t even fit it all in one photo) and had fun when we were reading the story.

During the story he would be pointing at some of the sea creatures to prompt me to tell him what they were and when we had it completely unfolded he loved walking along it and following the story with his feet. I love that the book is so engaging, so colourful and so vibrant.

The story is really easy and totally child friendly, which is great as I hate when some stories start to become too intricate, involved or are difficult to read for a toddler.

Once we’d finished reading it was time to set up the convertible submarine book and Toby was so chuffed that he could sit inside the book. He liked that he could still see all the illustrations, but best of all his favourite part was the little porthole he could look through. Personally, I was a little disappointed with this as the plastic and velcro straps that are meant to keep this up are too long, and so most of the time it flopped straight back down. Toby wasn’t fussed as he just held it up and anyway.

I got this book out for Toby when Ted was asleep so we could spend a bit of time together reading, exploring and role-playing and he loved every second of it. Toby wasn’t very happy about putting it away but it was so nice to know that he really enjoyed it and it’s definitely something that will be coming out again and again.

It’s pretty robust for a book which is good since both of my boys are quite boisterous and heavy handed when it comes to books, and Ted will grab and rip anything he can at the moment. It’s definitely a collection I’d like to start for the boys – these books are fab.