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Robotic charmer Rolie Polie Olie and his best friend, Billy, little sister, Zowie, and faithful dog, Spot, come together in one fabulous tote box, complete with a sheet of colorful Rolie Polie stickers and four mini board books by William Joyce (Olie, Billy, Zowie, and Spot). Kids love reading about the surprisingly ordinary day-to-day adventures of these otherworldly characters, with their shiny, spherical heads (except Billy, who's more cubical) and wiry antennae. The sturdy cardboard briefcase-shaped box has snap closures and a plastic handle, so young readers can take their robot pals everywhere. Brilliant colors, lighthearted stories, and a computer-generated contemporary style ensure an appreciative audience for these unusual and appealing books and stickers. (Ages 2 to 5) --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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Great Find
The book is very colorful but there isn't much of a plot line- then what do you expect from a 2 yr olds book right? I would say go for it its more of a picture book but the color quality is great for children. I purchased this for a little girl and she loves it to death. She's 3yrs old right now but still keeps reading or looking at the book. The box doesn't last long but its nice to get the entire set for this price.

a great collection!
This case filled with four books is so cute. One is about Olie, Zowie, Billy and Olie's dog Spot!! This set also comes with some very colorful sticker too!!! My son loves this collection. The books are very colorful! Each book has a cute little rhyming story about each of the characters. If you have an Olie fan out there this collection is a must have!

Excellent! Travel Box of Entertainment
My daughter loves her travel box of Rolie Polie Olie books! They are a life saver. Easy to read and sweet stories. Good graphics. Offers hours of wonderful reading.

Olie's fun to read!
These books are great for younger kids. Both my 2 year old nephew and 2 year granddaughter love looking through each book and for me to read the books to them. The box is a great way to keep all the books together & we make it part of the routine, so they learn to put away their books.

Rolie polie fun!
These books are great. There are books for each character, Olie, Billy, spot and Zowie. My son loves them and the snap case is great. When he is done we ask him to put them back in his case, to clean up. Very sweet books. ... Read more

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Any book that features robots dancing around in their underpants is a book worth owning. William Joyce--creator of Dinosaur Bob and George Shrinks--brings his expansive, wildly colored illustrations to the story of a cute, buglike robot and his family. Rolie Polie Olie lives on a faraway planet with his mom and pop, his sister Zowie, and his doggie Spot. They spend a pretty ordinary day playing, working, eating, and getting ready for bed in this delightfully modest tale of robotic family happiness. Joyce's bouncy prose is engaging enough to be read aloud time and again: "You're Rolie hot and Polie tired. Your motor's zapped. Your piston's fired. Yes, okey dokey is the day when all you Rolie did was play." The illustrations are vintage Joyce, with a 1930s deco look that's polished without being soulless. The pictorial lushness is a nice counterpoint to the simplicity of the tale, which devotes a grand full-page spread to the little-known fact that "The Rolie Polie Rumba Dance was always done in underpants!"--Claire Dederer ... Read more

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EXCELLENT READING
My son loves Rolie Polie Olie. The illustrations are very bright, colorful and well done. We read Rolie Polie Olie almost every night. Great book for kids!!!!! We are ready for more and new adventures.

Rolie Polie Olie
I previously worked in a daycare with toddlers and they LOVED this book!!!!!!!!!! I had to read it every single day....they had it memorized and would recite the book along with me. This is such a wonderful book...the pictures are wonderful and the story is so cute!! Great for any age :o)

THIS is a GREAT one.
This book has been my son's favorite (and I do mean favorite) since he was 6 months old. He is now a little over 2. Initially, I'm sure it was the bright colors and clever graphics that won him over, although the prose has a lovely cadence as well. While the graphics still captivate him, he just loves this story of a day in the life of Rolie Polie Olie. I imagine that we read this book an average of 4 or 5 times a day. Every day. And it is still a joy both to our son and to us. Is there a higher recommendation?

A Rolie Polie Good Book!
I bought this for my daughter when it first came out. She was a year old then, and now going on five. She still likes to read this book. She has always enjoyed reading, and this book still is one of her favorites at bed time.

Awesome Pictures.
A must-have for all Rolie Polie Olie fans.

It mirrors one of the episodes but is fun anyway. The pictures/graphics are fantastic. ... Read more

Book Description

Join Olie, Zowie, Spot, Billy and all the Rolie Polie Olie gang as they discover all the colors in the universe. ... Read more

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Excellent for colors!!!
My son is 3 and loves this book. The bright pictures and great prose is fun and a wonderful way for little ones to learn. Each night it is almost like playing a game together before bed!!!

Great colors and lots of fun to read
This book was awesome. I grabbed this book from the library for my 10 month old son - he was always going to the book and giving it to me to read to him - we got to the point where I would say "where's the blue dots and the blue spots" and he would automatically go find the book - we had so much fun with this book that I had to go and buy the book for him.

cute story and good teaching tool
My 20 month old really enjoyed this book--he's a big Olie fan. It's short and repetitive, which is exactly what toddlers like (and need). It's intended for one year and up. The colors are vivid and so this book is a great early teaching tool, but keep in mind that toddlers can really only learn one color at a time, so trying to get your child to repeat what color is on each page might be discouraging for you and frustrating for the kid! As a parent, I am grateful for very short board books, since my children are going to ask me to read it about ten times in a row. This fits the bill perfectly and should be pleasing to Olie fans and kids who just like stories.

Great Book for my 16 month old
My 16 month old has loved this book for the last few months. He loves the repition and the bright colors. He has not seen a Rolie Polie Olie video yet, but he received a electronic Rolie toy and a plush Olie for Christmas and really relates to the book. Unfortunately, there are not too many "Olie" things out there. We love this book, it's up there with Goodnight Moon!

Something for my daughter to teeth on...
My daughter is 5 months old and loves to watch Rolie Polie Olie. My husband and I have grown very fond of it, too. Now that I am building her "library", I want to include books that will spark an interest in books throughout her life. I beleived that this book would be perfect because she is already familiar with Olie and the other characters on the show. HOWEVER...once I received the book and began to read, a feeling of ambivalence came over me. I was dissapointed that the words did not "flow" well and became monotonous. As a parent, (the one who is actually going to read this book), I had hoped for more. But, I'm sure my daughter will enjoy the art. ... Read more

Book Description

Kids will delight in learning how to count with Rolie and his friends with the fun and colorful tabs in How Many Howdys. ... Read more

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How Many Howdy's (Rolie Polie Olie)
Rolie Polie Olie is my 23 month old daughter's favorite TV character. She now owns three of the Rolie Polie Olie books. This is counting book from 1 to 10 and will be a help in teaching her how to count. We plan to purchase more as they become available. The book "Rolie Polie Olie" that we purchased for her last fall was and still is her favorite book. Hopefully Disney will make more Rolie Polie Olie merchandise available soon. Right now the selection is limited.

Learn to count with Rolie
At last a Rolie Polie Olie book I can actually give to my 18 month old without fear of having pages torn. He is mad for anything Rolie and this boardbook is no exception.

The book concentrates on counting the numbers 1 to 10 with each page having a rhyme prompting the child to find the appropiate number of items.

All the main characters from the show appear. The rhymes are quite bouncy and fun and the pictures, whilst not as detailed (background wise) as the show or storybook are still cute and colourful.

A fun way to learn. ... Read more

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What wonders a snowy day can bring! Rolie Polie Olie, a cute littlearthropodish robot, often wishes for snow in his frost-free land. One day hisdream comes true--the sun blows a bulb and snow begins to fall. Olie and hissister Zowie decide to build a buddy--named Mr. Snowie! As with the legendaryFrosty the Snowman, all is well until the sun returns to its bright, warm state,then suddenly Mr. Snowie is in danger. "What to do? What to do? They had afriend they couldn't keep cool!" There's only one solution. It's time to rocketto Chillsville where they encounter scores of frosty friends for Mr. Snowie,including one very familiar looking jolly fellow with a white beard and a bellylike a bowl full of jelly.

William Joyce, author-illustrator of Rolie Polie Olie, Rolie Polie Olie: A Little Spot ofColor, and many other popular picture books, delights young readers withhis quirky computer-generated characters and lighthearted adventures. Vividcolors, jaunty shapes, and playful, simple text are trademarks of Joyce'sunique, contemporary style. (Ages 2 to 6) --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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Rolie Polie Playful!!!!
My 2 year old son loves anything with Rolie Polie Olie. William Joyce's hardbound picture books are the best of the collection. The other board books are cute, and tough, but the picture books truly show off the great technique used to illustrate the books. This one uses fun language as well, and a friendship message to tell the story. I love the way names of things are changed, like "Klanky Klaus" for Santa... it makes reading these books aloud a lot of fun. I highly recommend Sleepytime Olie and the original Rolie Polie Olie picture books as well.

Not as good as the first
My kids love Rolie Polie Olie and the first book is a household favorite and when I saw Snowie Rolie right before Christmas I just had to get it. I didn't read it until later, after my daughter had opened it. The illustrations are as charming as ever and the plot is cute enough but the text is definitely lacking. There is no rhyme, no flow, no beat. It just is not enjoyable to read, if it didn't have such great illustrations it would be a total loss. Sigh. Please tell Mr. Joyce we want the rhymes back!

A Fun Book For Children
The book "Snowie Rolie" by William Joyce is a very creative book for children. It sets there imagination off. The set is very aesthetic setting with cute characters. The rhyming and fun use of words, I think, captures the childrens attention and makes them like the book even more. I didnt have Rolie Polie Olie as a kid but my niece loves it. I think its a wonderful book for children.

Help Mr. Snowie!
If you have a kid that is 5 or 6 this is the book for him or her.
They would like how the sun burns out and if your child has an imagination then its perfect. I liked it because it proves that the author has a really good imagination.

Sloppy transcription of a TV show?
I made the mistake of buying this book for my son and my nephew without reading it first. What a disappointment. My son has loved the original Rolie book from the start. It was a must-read every night for close to a year. But he never chooses Snowie Rolie from his stack of Christmas books- I think he's had me read it a total of 2-3 times.

If Joyce wrote this book, then I won't be buying his future works. I guess he sold his reputation and his soul for the big dollars- shame on him! Actually, I don't think anybody "wrote" it at all-I suspect this book is a sloppy adaptation of a Christmas TV episode.

Much time was spent on the graphics, which are as cute as those in the original "Rolie" book. But there was no attention paid at all to the language, or even the story line. It's very disjointed- events on one page don't even flow to the next. The story seems almost random. I have to conclude that they selected specific pretty or memorable frames from a TV production and then tried to tie them together with some text. An unimaginative person sat there and probably said "we need an analog to the "rolie polie rhumba dance" and then spat out "they did the chilly cha cha". Totally uninspired. I really have the impression that the text was edited for grammar and typesetting errors and that nobody ever sat and wondered if the story was good or whether it even made sense.

For years we have loved the original "Rolie" book: the language is wonderful, the illustrations enchanting, and the moralistic story is perfect too. The original Rolie Polie Olie book certainly qualifies as a great piece of children's literature- but don't be confused by this pale imitation. ... Read more

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Join Olie and his best friend Billy for a taste of their robotic-style fun and games. ... Read more

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another great toddler teaching tool
The best thing about this book is that it fits a toddler's attention span perfectly. Words are used sparingly and the phrases rhyme, making it more fun for a little one to "help" you read it. We have all four books in this series, and our two year old son loves them. Great for teaching shapes and colors since the illustrations are so vibrant, and the pictures are familiar to kids who watch the tele show. ... Read more

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fun fun fun
This book is not only about the new retro cartoon Rolie Polie Olie, but is also a fun book to have to help teach your kids about shapes. It's a fun approach to learning! If you have an Olie fan, this book is a must have! ... Read more

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fun fun fun
Here is yet another board book by the makers on Rolie Polie Olie, the new retro cartoon on Disney. I highly recommend this book because of its' bright colors and cute story. It teaches kids about being pal and doing things together, whether you're siblings or not, that pals are the best no matter what. My two year old loves this book and I had to buy him a second copy because the first one got destroyed from reading it so much. It's part of our night time routine! It's a great purchase!

very cute
My two year old loves this book and has since he was a year old. It's a fun bright colored book about brothers and sisters. It has a great message about love and friendship. A must have for any Olie fan!

Rolie Polie is Okey Dokey!
My son loves Rolie Polie Olie (he is 15 months). It is a very wholesome show and the book is great. He loves spot the dog and the colors are very vibrant. We love this book and anything that has to do with Rolie.

Be My Pal! (Rolie Polie Olie)
My 23 month old daughter loves Rolie Polie Olie. It is by far her favorite TV character. This is her second Rolie Polie Olie book and she loves it! The book "Rolie Polie Olie" that we purchased for her last fall was her and is still her favorite book. Now she has a second favorite book in "Be My Pal!" We have another baby on the way and this book talks about how Olie and his little sister Zowie figure out how to be siblings and best pals. I highly recomend this book. I just wish that Disney would release more Rolie Polie Olie Merchandise. The selection is limited at this point. ... Read more

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Join Olie and Spot for a taste of robotic-style fun and games! ... Read more

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Join Olie for a taste of robotic-style fun and games. ... Read more

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Olie
My toddler loves rolie polie olie and this book. The book is great to read to your child at any age. It's the perfect bed time book; as in the end of the book Olie goes to bed. The pages are colorful and very durable with a gloss to them. The only thing I found a little suprising is the size of the book. It's quite small about three inches wide by about five and half inches high. However the size is great for a toddler to handle himself. Overall this is a great book and a must have for the rolie polie olie fan. ... Read more

Book Description

"I'm a little bit bigger,
not a little bit smaller.
I'm a little bit taller --
I'm growing Rolie up!"

If Rolie Polie Olie grows a little every day, when will he be big enough?

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I like Olie!
I like this book very much, but it's not as much of a favorite for the 2 year olds that I bought it for. They enjoy the board books more. I think part of the problem is the funky type that the words are written in. The other part may be that I'm willing to let younger hands be rougher with board pages than I am with paper pages. I'm a big fan of Olie. ... Read more

Book Description

Put the Rolie Polie Olie world together with vinyl cling stickers, and then take it apart again! Circles, squares, robot legs and arms, and colorful polka-dot stickers let little fingers re-create the jazzy fun of this enchanting television show for preschoolers. ... Read more

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tons of Rolie Polie stickers
There are five glossy two-page spreads set in outer space and on Rolie's planet. A very simple story has Rolie's dog Spot on the lam, and there are LOTS of stickers to place over and over, about 50 different ones, with four of each.

Great! Hours of fun with the reusable stickers!!!!
We played with this two for hours on a recent plane ride. It's really well done with tons of stickers that stick over and over again. A very good value. Invaluable if you need to keep a little one busy (and quiet) for any length of time. ... Read more

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With every turn of the page, children will love lifting the colorful, large flaps to help Rolie find his beloved dog, Spot. ... Read more

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Entertaining!
Another great Rolie Polie Olie book.The bright colors are terrific!Each page has flaps that your child lifts to see if he can find Rolie's dog, Spot.While Spot cannot be found under polka dots on every page (and "it is not fun to look where Spot is not and not and not..."), Spot DOES appear on every page, peeking out from behind one of the dots. The search for Spot is a terrific game.The only down side of this book is that there have been days when my son has required that I read it about 50 times.Yikes!But, he LOVES it and just can't get enough of it.

My 9 mo. old loves this book!
My 9 mo. has been fascinated with Rolie Polie Olie
since she was about 5 mo. old.When I saw this book
at [the store], I showed it to my daughter.She was so
excited and immediately started her baby talk.I bought
the book and now she wants me to read it over and over and over...She loves flipping the polka dot flaps to look for the
family dog, Spot. I agree with the review that said it is short.I guess we will just have to buy more Olie Books.

My eight month old loved it!
After the first read through, my eight month old cried until we read it to him again. We ended up reading it to him 5 times the first night. It's still his favorite! He loves the bright colors and the lift up flaps. He giggles every time we find spot on the last page! We haven't had this kind of a reaction to any other book - and he has quite a few!

Where's Spot?
That's what you find out when you open all the flaps in the book to help Olie look for Spot.My 19-month old son loves this book!

14-month old loves this book
My son loves this book!Unfortunately, it's a bit short, so he keeps asking us to read it over and over and over again.As with all the other 'Olie' books, Joyce's illustrations are excellent.A great book to read toan infant/toddler. ... Read more

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For the youngest Rolie Polie Olie fans, this busy book delivers tactile, interactive fun! The satisfying size is just right for little hands. ... Read more

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fun fun fun
This book from the makers of Rolie Polie Olie, the new retro cartoon from Canada. You can find the show on Disney. This book is a larger board book with a plastic mirror. This is a book about emotions, and Olie and Zowie making sad, happy, surprised faces in the story and then giving your child a chance to make the same faces in the mirror. It really is a good way of teaching your children about emotions and that it's ok to express them. My two year old has loved this book since he was about a year old. The book is so worn out now! Hats Off!! ... Read more

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fun fun fun
This book is another get learning experience brought to you by the wonderful retro cartoon Rolie Polie Olie! It's fun and bright and very colorful. My son plays with this book so much it's almost worn out! It's a great tool in helping with eye hand coordination. ... Read more

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Join Olie and Zowie for a taste of robotic-style fun and games! ... Read more