Reviews
We LOVE receiving feedback and reviews on our products! Hearing about the huge gains that little ones are achieving, at times after just 1 session with their Busy Book, is just unreal! Below are some of the reviews we have received:
"As a very busy toddler who never sat still and only wanted to play with cars, I attributed a lot of Jimmy's early interest in learning to Busy Books Australia - it was the only thing he would sit to do for an extended time. After using and outgrowing the first release of Busy Books, we were so excited to hear about the launch of their newest bundle. James is now five and in his first year at school, and these two new books are perfect for him! Today we flicked through the 'My Body, Mindfulness, Time' book and it is absolute perfection for his age. The activities are spot on (think body parts, senses, learning to read time, left & right, sequencing of days, months and seasons, as well as feelings and emotions) and have provided a new challenge for him! He was all smiles the whole time he flipped! I have no doubt he will get a couple of years use out of this one, and then it'll be our youngests turn. I can't rave about them enough, these books are honestly the best investment for developing growing minds, especially busy toddlers! The quality is second to none and they allow us parents some downtime!" - October 2021
“James has honestly (mostly) outgrown it now. He's in school and is smashing it, he's already writing sentences and doing level 2 readers. At our parent teacher meeting in week 10 his teacher said we should be so proud of how much knowledge he had coming in and how his pen grip and understanding of letters and sounds was amazing. I give a LOT of that credit to your busy books. In saying that he still picks them up and plays with them, he loves doing some of the pages on repeat!” - April 2021
"Our Busy Books have been a huge game changer since we received them 6 weeks ago! In this short time we've seen so much positive change in our 4yo James - improvement in concentration, problem solving skills, recognition of both upper and lower case letters and their sounds, even grip strength and stability with the pen. The biggest wow for me though is his eagerness to do it! I usually have to suggest 'quiet time' activities and we generally don't get long out of crafts or colouring, so when James asks to do his Busy Books (and sits for 30 minutes at a time completing the different pages) it makes my heart swell! Highly recommend for toddler and pre-school children!" - December 2020
- Amy P
"We absolutely love our busy book! We were lucky enough to win one in a competition in September, before winning I was contemplating on buying a book for my daughter but after discussion with hubby he thought it wasn’t worth the price tag. After seeing her use the book and see the learning she has gotten out of it he thought the book was fantastic, I went on to tell hubby I wanted to gift some books for Christmas presents and he seen the downloadable option on the website and didn’t even think twice and purchased… As an educator I can appreciate the effort that goes into these busy books after doing similar things in my job, so made hubby sit with me and cut, laminate, cut again and place sticky Velcro dots down. He said several times while doing this “why didn’t we just buy them!” We definitely appreciate all the hard work, thoughts and effort that has gone into all of these books Kylee these are absolutely phenomenal products."
- Christine, Alphabet Numbers Writing skills Busy Book
- Ariella Lew, Paediatric Nurse Consultant, Director, Kids on Track Consultancy
After spending time exploring all the Busy Books and trying activities with the clients, I support I can definitely say that I LOVE THEM! They will continue to be a resource that I use within sessions regularly!
Five things I love about the Busy Books:
- The pages are not overcrowded with information and images
- The ring binding so you can fold pages behind to solely focus on one page at a time
- The spare pieces so that you can complete barrier games or memory games + you don’t have to worry about not being able to use an activity if one piece goes missing
- The different ranges of activities targeting focus areas - this allows for you to approach the same topic in a different way or use different cues to support children to complete activities with support whilst setting them up for success
- The books are really engaging with lots of fun pictures and bright colours - they also cover different themes so there is something for everyone! - Rhyannon Perkins, Therapy Support, Founder and Director, Be Heard Therapy and Support
"It has been an absolute pleasure using Busy Books Australia's resources in my OT therapy sessions. They are a perfect addition to my therapy bag to target goals of fine motor, social skills, attention, communication & cognitive skills - all the essential skills required for school! The kids have so much fun that they chant “busy books” & the parents are captivated by all the learning concepts taught by the book. They often ask how we can get this resource through NDIS funding!
As an OT, this has helped my kids to increase their engagement in activities. I use it to model language and extend on theirs. This is also the perfect activity to facilitate their fine motor / bilateral coordination as they NEED to use their helper hand as the Velcro is quite strong ! One of my favourite adaptable activities is hiding the visuals around the room and drawing a treasure map for my 7 y/o client. An awesome way to build spatial awareness, visual perception AND get some movement. Thank you so much. This will benefit parents, teachers, educators and therapists in supporting kids"
- Jessica L - JessThanPerfect_OT, Occupational Therapist
"I love the busy books as a mum of toddlers and as a speech pathologist for a few reasons - it has images that are bright and simple for little learners to recognise, it makes matching, colours, counting, letter sounds and early writing fun. It’s also adaptable for whatever goals you are targeting - can be used for turn taking, requesting and other areas of receptive and expressive language development. It’s also compact and easy to take away with you to cafes, during travel or out and about. A sturdy, quality book developed by a mum with love - I highly recommend it as a screen free alternative at home and as an educational tool."
- Mariah - Sound Adventures Speech Pathology
"I have just received my order and I wanted to say THANKYOU. As a teacher I am always looking for ways to extend and build on my own daughters current understandings. Within minutes of opening she had snatched the first book and sat for 40 minutes completing page after page. Within 5 minutes these books have given me a great understanding of where she is with her understandings and I can’t believe how eager she is to learn! I’m beginning to think her “challenging behaviour” recently could be due to me not challenging her! Thank you for an incredibly beautifully presented, great quality tool which I can use at home and in the classroom!"
- Stacey B
- Gemma D
"I was really hesitant in buying this - a month in & its by far one of my favourite purchases for my 3yrd old! About to order the other book now!!"
- Fiona S
Colours Shapes Patterns & Alphabet Numbers Writing Skills Busy Books - "The twins love them! They each take one and one works with mum the other with dad and then they swap! We have also been using them in siennas speech therapy as well to get her to request “more” and things like that. Honestly they are amazing and so beautifully made. We had one incident with a missing picture that we replaced with the replacement one but found the original a few days later.
I’m really happy that we ordered them and very excited for the next set and more to come. There is honestly so much in them they are never bored with them. You should be very proud and exhausted as I can see how much work goes into them! You should be very proud of these books you’ve done an amazing thing especially for kids with asd!" - August 2021
I’m really happy that we ordered them and very excited for the next set and more to come. There is honestly so much in them they are never bored with them. You should be very proud and exhausted as I can see how much work goes into them! You should be very proud of these books you’ve done an amazing thing especially for kids with asd!" - August 2021
My Body Mindfulness Time & Pairing Numeracy Money Busy Books - "Theses ones blew my mind. I’m thinking they will last the twins about 12mths before they master them and that’s great! But then we went through them and there is so much variety and things they are still learning and things they haven’t learnt yet. And we realised they won’t last 12mths, these books will help them for the next few years. With all 4 books now there is so much variety that they never get bored and there is something for each of them. We learn together and we learn separately. They have been amazing for during speech therapy lessons as well helping promote speech and questions and answer time. I only wish I had had something like this when I was a kid. Love love LOVE them! You are amazing K!"
- Tara H
- Grace
- Kerin
- Molly R, Occupational Therapist
- Renee D
"I bought the Alphabet Numbers & Writing skills for my 3.5yo and he absolutely loves it. He is really into numbers and this book is a great complement to his learning. I'll definitely be purchasing the other books in the future. My sister inlaws who are both primary school teachers were really impressed by this product."
- Jessica A
- Janina
"The Best Books we own!! Our Busy Books have been a huge game changer! In the short time we have owned them they have changed the way we learn, play and connect. It is fun, engaging and educational way to learn. We have seen so much change in our 3yo. She loves having busy book time and we even took them on holidays with us and they we a huge success with our friends children too. Highly recommend!"
"I bought the printed busy books bundle for my autistic grandson - he absolutely loves this, thought gets distracted at times by the velcro (lol). He is 12 years old but obviously not at the same level as his neuro typical peers. This visual and tactile mode of learning is perfect for him and his 4 yr old brother loves it too. Thanks for a great product! I am a primary school teacher of 21 yrs and this has saved me hours of time, by being able to purchase a product already assembled etc. and ready to go. Keep up the great work!"
- Renee T
- Merrill
My Body Mindfulness Time & Pairing Numeracy Money Busy Book Bundle
"Again you have produced a fantastic resource to assist young children learn. My son loves how it is interactive and he especially loves learning about his body parts. Keep up the great work."
- Laetitia
"We purchased the colours shapes patterns book not long after we bought our second bub home as an activity I could do with my 19 month old while breastfeeding or with full hands. From the moment I introduced the book to Indie, she loved looking at the different pages, shapes and activities and especially loved pulled the pieces off the velcro and resticking them! In the last 2 weeks we have been spending some one on one time together, focusing on the front 3-4 pages. Indie has gone from being guided 99% of the time to where each matching colour is to learning to say and recognise 4 new colours, and being able to match these colours independently majority of the time. I would absolutely recommend these books to your little ones, at just 21 months I am so proud of the progress Indie is making purely from the use of her busy book!"
- Molly B
"My littles have had so much fun with these books! They are absolute gems and I have been recommending them to everyone. The quality is outstanding and the love and effort put into each page is clearly visible! My 4 year old and 2 year old have been asking for their buzzzzy books constantly and the progress in both of their educational learning and sensory skills is developing rapidly since receiving. Go the bundle you will not regret it!"
- Bec C
"An amazing resource for our little people! These wonderful books are super easy for little fingers to use and whilst learning, they stay engaged for a period of time too! Number one stand out for me is the quality of this product. We have been using for 5 months now, with our children 5 years and 2.5 years. They pull the little Velcro cards off and on and on and off again, and they have not missed a beat. Miss 5 zooms through both books in one sitting and then asks to do them again, whilst Mr 2 will almost get through the colours and shapes book in the same time!
We are constantly asked if they can play with their busy books and I think that is the key to a great product. They actually enjoy them because it is practical for them and they are in charge! They love when we sit and go through the books with them, and ask questions if they need along the way!
We have seen a big increase in vocabulary for our 2 year old, who didn’t say a word until he was 18 months old. He loves that he can use the same resource as his sister and does so well completing most of the activities. He also loves having his sister help him and encourage him. Children have a short attention span and I think having a product that we can keep them still and engaged for half an hour or more is an absolute win! Perfect for rainy cold days and well worth every penny! I only wish I came across this product earlier! Thank you!!"
- Jess H
I have a 2yo and a 5yo. My 2yo loves the colours, shapes and patterns books as she is discovering colours and shapes in her environment. The Velcro pieces make it an interactive experience for her. She can celebrate her achievements, correct her errors and promotes language use. My 5yo uses both books and now he is in Kindergarten, he is using the books to consolidate his learning and share his new skills with his family.
As a teacher in NSW, I’m so happy that Busy Books have included foundation font avoiding confusion for students. These books covers lots of the English and Mathematics (with sneaky science and pd/h activities) curriculum content areas, including lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers up to 10 & 30, missing numbers, sorting objects, time, patterns, fractions, area, adjectives, pre writing and formation activities, 2D shapes and 3D objects. Wow! I would definitely use this resource with students who require additional support.”
- Manda
- Bridget
- Kara of Our Tiny Moments
- Jade
"My other Mums friends actually notices how my daughter is so good with her shapes, colours and the sizes. She's starting to use more of the alphabet book now too. I keep it in reach on a bookshelf where she can reach it. I usually ask her what she wants to do during the day and she grabs it and gives it to me so we can do it together or sometimes she just starts doing it on her own. She can go for an hour or two sometimes just going through them which is actually convenient when I'm busy nursing or getting my 4 month old to sleep."
(feedback after 6 months of owning the Busy Books)
"My 2 y/o daughter loves her Busy Books so much, as soon as we received and opened it, she started going through it. Love that they’re learning a lot at the same time enjoying the activities. Highly recommend getting this for your toddlers." (feeback after 2 months of owning the Busy Books
- Sarah V
- Krysti of The Bored Toddler
Colours Shapes Patterns and Alphabet Numbers Writing Skills Busy Books - "The girls are so excited for their brother going to big school. However the want in too. They keep asking me to do homework. The Busy Books are an absolute dream for any Mama that wants to take 10-15 for herself while the littles ones are occupied. Or are great for you to spend some time with the kiddies interacting with them and watching their little minds tick over. We have the “Colours + Shapes” + the “ABC + Numbers” Books. I was quite surprised how much Lottie (my 2 year old) knew how to interact and match up the velcro cards. Clever little cookie. Winter Rose is in her element too! I have shared some stories to so you can see the girls in action."
- Alice of Alice in Healthy Land
- Alice of Alice in Healthy Land
- Tiani
"I purchased this product a little while ago for my 2.5 yr old son. Not long after we received our Busy Book, we had a solid 2 weeks of rain, and our town was cut off by flood water. I honestly don’t know what I would have done without our busy book to keep Teddy occupied! And not only is he having heaps of fun ripping and sticking the Velcro pieces, he is learning valuable skills in a super fun way.
Thank you so much for creating such an amazing product!"
Thank you so much for creating such an amazing product!"
- Jade
- Steph
"My 18 month old daughter loves her Busy Books. I love watching her trying to figure things out. It's also a helpful tool for me to encourage learning in a fun way. I would definitely recommend these books for your little ones."
- Laura
- Gemma
"James loves his Busy Books. They are so easy for him to work with and he is enjoying himself while learning. Definitely a great investment. Thanks"
- Emma B
"Just wanted to thank and Commend Busy Books for such a great learning resource! We jumped in and ordered colours, shapes and patterns when my 18month old showed interest in puzzles. The book was hand delivered and we were quick to jump right in. We started off slow learning 2 activities involving colours. I noticed within the week that he had more precision on matching colours and shapes. We currently can match all our colours by sight, we are working towards names but we have most of them! The book itself is sturdy and made with toddlers in mind (You can tell a Mum come up with the design) , large spiral binder makes it easy for him to turn pages by himself with out ripping them out (like others iv now had to bin). I also love the spare bag of cut outs ( yes they are 100% cut of ready to go)! Also the Velcro wow that stuff is never coming off the page! FANTASTIC! We play with our busy book every second day as apart of my time I spend with my sons learning, it’s a great rotation to have as well as our puzzles and flash cards! I do find how ever he engages for a solid 10/15 minutes with the book compared to 5/10 with puzzles. I think this is because of the options and he lets me know when he wants to move onto the next activity.... once a puzzle is done... well it’s done Isn’t it! Since starting our books he can clearly identify colours, I can ask him to get me a red shirt and he will return with the correct colour, and just now as I’m writing this he is self learning and has shown me a car and is making brrrrooomm sounds, his never done this with a picture before. Thinking about how to finish this review, but nothin more needs to be said other than We love it! I can’t wait for the new books to launch and to move onto the next book when we are ready."
- Skye N
"Thank you for creating such a diverse resource for us to enjoy in so many ways, we look forward to seeing where our Busy Books Australia books take us on Reefs learning journey next. (Ps I really wanted to add to anyone wondering, we are really impressed with the quality and functionality too, easy to clean and not one velcro dot has even come close to peeling off!!) (review in May 2021)
- Alies T
"These busy books are amazing! I love that some pages are simple and some are a little challenging which gives my toddler room for growth. The books also have a second set of the puzzle which is great as we all know toddlers misplace everything. Highly recommend, will definitely purchase if a new / different book becomes available."
- Kubra A
- Sara M
"We bought this and our daughter loves it! Brilliant product. 100% customer satisfaction"
"I got the printed book of colours, shapes & patterns. It is really useful for my boy. He enjoys it a lot. I am so happy seeing him doing it independently. Thanks."
- Srimythili
- Allison J
"My son has these and loves them! Best Busy Books I've found for sure and the service is fantastic"
- Shaylee I
"My 2.5yo loves her Busy Books and so do I! I love the quality of the books at such a great price and love how they stimulate her young mind and keep her entertained, especially while I juggle a 7mo as well. Highly recommended!"
- Bianca
- Bianca
- Kate
- Mary
- Renay
- Sabine
- Alyce
- Crystal
"A few weeks since receiving our busy book and Azariah is still working with it. Keeping him busy and as still as 3 year old can be. He loves tracing the shapes and is improving all the time. We are so proud of him, and we love our busy book."
- Laura
- Laura
- Lara
- Shamila
- Connie L
- Little Farmers Family Day Care, Western Australia
- Carolyn-Ann
"Received the books today. I feel like someone sent a gift for me, how the packaging has been done with love. The quality of the books are excellent. Want to buy more products from them."
- Amatun M
"We’ve used our busy books with our son and they have been so helpful. We (along with his speech therapist) have seen a noticeable increase in his ability to understand emotions which he previously has had difficulty with. He loves to play with them and it provides me with uninterrupted time to myself."
- Misti V
"We love our busy book! My 2 year old has been playing with this for the past 3 months. Every time he plays with it I can see him improving his skills with learning colours, names of things and numbers. I love that there is so much potential for development and that the activities get progressively harder to keep them busy and learning."
- Sarah K
Have you purchased a Busy Book recently? Please let us know how your little one went with it and what your thought of it. You can do this on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/busybooksaustralia, on the product page of our website or send me an email at hello@busybooksaustralia.com.au
I look forward to reading your review.
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So happy someone made a book like this. My 3 year old is excited to complete it since we purchased it. It’s one on one time too so she’s happy to have the attention. Love it."
- Paula K
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