Sofia the First

This is the longest book that my 2 year old will actually sit through. It has great illustrations and the words are "handwriting-like" so they are a little more interesting than standard printed text. Some reviewers have complained that it doesn't contain every detail from the movie, but I was actually thankful for that. It made for a nice, short fairytale for a younger child- which is what this character is targeting. It IS on Disney JUNIOR after all. Toddlers and pre-schoolers just don't have the attention span for a book that would cover every detail, nuance, and sub-plot. Plus, I think all of that could get confusing for a young child to try and follow. The book cover is a beautiful purple with stamped lettering on it and the dust jacket was of great quality (though not durable enough to last more than a few weeks of my toddler opening and closing and pulling on this book LOL). It was a great purchase and I have a feeling that we will be reading "Fia!" for years to come.

Sofia the first has been a hit for my family since the first episodes. We scrambled to collect all the books, toys as they came out. This was the first thing we purchased, it being a Christmas present, my daughter was very excited. It is just long enough for a bedtime story, and sums up the first tv movie wonderfully. Sofia is the perfect modern day princess, teaching young girls to be yourself, and treat everyone nice-I love the message! This book is gorgeous full of pretty artwork, and the font is perfect for kids.

My daughter is only 15 months old, but she took to Sofia immediately when she first saw it on Disney. I thought it might be fun for her to have some Sofia toys. So far, there's not much out there, but this book fit the bill. My daughter happens to enjoy looking at books, and she loves seeing Sofia in book form. The illustrations are adorable, and the story helped me to get the back story (I missed the beginning of the series).

My just-turned-3-year-old daughter absolutely LOVES Sofia the First and this book is a regular request. It follows the storyline of the Sofia the First pilot episode "movie" that covers the story of Sofia's mom marrying King Roland, and Sofia moving into the castle, starting at a new school, and having to transition. A few plot points from the movie are skipped, but overall it's well done. The paper quality is wonderful (lustrous, not matte) and the illustrations are beautiful. She has a lot of the pages memorized and often tries to "read" this book to herself. Your little girl will love this book -- it's well worth the money! (And in my opinion it's the best of the Sofia hardcover books.)

Beautiful illustrations and story. My 1 year old daughter loves books and she is currently into Sofia the First Disneyjr show. Thought this would be a good book. First reading went well she loved it. Only reason why I dropped one start is that when I received it today in the mail the outer paper cover was damaged. See pictures attached. Luckily all the pages inside are perfect and so is the hard cover of the book.

I bought this book as a gift, the person who received it was super excited when they got the book. I was very surprised when I saw this book myself. The book is much larger than I expected. The slip cover has a cool shimmer to it, and the coloring is vibrant. The pages seem durable and the artwork is pleasant to look at. A lot of work must have been put into making it. When I look at the book I see quality. The whole experience has been very positive. I am more than pleased with this purchase and would recommend this product to anyone interested in Sofia the First.

This is a wonderful little book even though it basically retells the movie. I thought it would be like a lot of the other hardcover princess books meaning long and I would have to read it to my kids with out my 5 year old being able to participate but I was wrong. She is reading in class and it has so many of her sight words she is practicing in school that we were able to read it together and her little sisters love that she is reading to them too. Pictures are beautiful and it is just a nice little book. All my girls love it and they love Sofia.

My 6 yr old thought it was ok. The formatting was terrible. Words overlapped making it difficult to read! At the end it looked like 2 pages were on top of each other. Disappointing for $8.

Beautiful book, the illustrations are incredible and the length is perfect for a nice bedtime story (not too short or long). Very happy with this purchase for my 3 year old and it would make a nice gift as well.

This book has lovely illustrations and a nice story line to it. It touches on the problem of step-sister jealousy and taking on new challenges. It shows in a pleasant way how to overcome these through understanding, compassion and sharing. An appealing book for a young girl.

Great book. Our favourite bedtime story for the last 5 months! Hard cover of great quality and beautifully written with nice use of font.

It a really nice book for grade 1 girls my daughter was really interested of reading this lovely and friendly book

received in good order and speedily posted. just in time for my niece Sofia's 5th birthday Thank-you ......not sure I like having to write this much in a review. might put people off sending them