My First Book Of Tracing (Kumon's Practice Books)

I have tried many worksheets and activity books to help my 3 year old’s pencil control. With other books, He usually does one or a handful of pages each time, and needs encouragement. This, however, retained his attention for so long that he finished it in two goes, within 24 hours, without us prompting him to do so. I guess it’s because the book starts simple and then gradually it gets harder and harder. But each step is small enough and is repeated enough times for the child.I wish the book were wipe clean so we could use it again and again.

My 3 year old used to have a fist grip before using this book and never really enjoyed any workbook. This book has been amazing, she now holds the pencil almost correctly (two fingers and a thumb) with excellent pen control. Most importantly she has enjoyed the tasks and can see she is progressing. Best workbook to start things off with.

Great book for children development. I bought it for my 4yo twin girls and it was a great success. The first few tasks are very simple, but you can see, that children start to use more efforts towards the end of the book. Overall the improvement in pencil control skills was noticeable to me.I think generally 2 years would be a bit to young for this book, but 3yo should cope with it without problem.

I've reviewed a couple of these books. We like them all but for us this one made the biggest impact as a first writing/ drawing tool. My son (just gone 3) was reluctant to do a lot of drawing, but did 19 pages if this book in one sitting. It's very colourful and a bit less obviously educational than some of the others so he thinks of it more as "fun". Great book and a great series. Makes educating your little one (or supplementing) easy and accessible.

My 4 year olds pencil grip improved dramatically with this book. His little hand was quite weak. Now he traces quickly and accurately straight lines and curves alike. Best buy. Will get the other ones .