Mosaic pictures arrive in pieces, and the second title in this series hands a child roughly fifteen hundred of them to place.
Each of the sixteen pages is built around one picture to complete, which gives a clear start and a clear finish rather than an open-ended colouring session. Working through a page means matching shades, judging edges and keeping stickers straight, all of which ask more of small fingers than a crayon does. At the younger end of the four to eight range an adult sitting alongside makes the difference between frustration and a finished picture.
Points that stand out:
• The second book in Dreamland's numbered mosaic sticker sequence
• Sixteen pages, each organised around a single picture to complete
• Small sticker squares that give fingers precise work to do
• A four to eight reading age, with adult help useful lower down that range
Built for young children working on concentration and finger control, published by Dreamland Publications and available from Boipoka.