Melissa & Doug On the Go Secret Decoder Activity Book - The Case of the Runaway Ruby

This book was recommended to me in a toy store as a little gift for a 5 year old and it was a GREAT recommendation! The book says either 6+ or 7+ and it took my 5 year old a while to work on it over quite a few days, but he was really into it! He worked on it diligently and of his own accord. It was well worth the approximate $5 price. He had such a good time that we bought one on amazon for his friend's birthday.Most of this book is using the spinning wheel to decode messages, so it was also great practice for his handwriting. We've tried one other "secret decoder" stories by Melissa and Doug now, and the others are also good, but I liked this one best because the others were completed very quickly and this one took longer.One suggestion for the makers... I would like to see more diversity in the book - please introduce some female spies, and show characters with a variety of skin tones.

This was a nice distraction for my son on a flight that was a few hours long. He enjoyed decoding the mystery and it gave him a nice break from his screen. I would say he is probably right at the edge of it being too "little kid" for him having just turned 9, but I will definitely be purchasing the other versions of this for our next trip!

Good product

I bought this for my seven year old's Easter basket. It's such a cute concept. You read the book, and there are clues you "decode" with an included decoder wheel. My son loved it, and spent a good chunk of the morning completing it as soon as he got it.

I bought this for my 7-year-old son for a road trip. He loved it and it kept him occupied for a long time! It's great that there's built-in storage for the pen, as I'm sure it would have gotten lost immediately. My son would do some of the book and take a break, then go back to it later, so it definitely kept his interest.

My 6 year old loved it, spent about two hours working on it during a plane ride. Takes some patience for someone so young, pretty simple but entertaining.

I would like to have seen a couple of pens for this package. But my grandson likes it.

My 7 year old really enjoyed this activity on a recent flight. It kept her busy for quite a while. She was the perfect age for this product. I had also bought one for my newly 11 year old and she wasn't interested. I would say 6-8 is a good age range for this.

Want to send a young child an Easter Surprise that isn't chocolate or candy? This mystery book is the answer. You can even use the wheel afterwards and write a secret word for the child to work out or vice versa. Not sure if my husband or daughter had more fun with it.

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As others have suggested, my 7 year old iPad-crazed boy actually enjoyed playing with this when we pull him away from his screen time. We were hoping to save it for long car rids, but he enjoyed it so much we let him use it for regular play. Going to have to buy another one.

Desafortunadamente el plumón estaba seco y mi hija me avisó ya que lo había terminado de desbaratar, así que no pude devolverlo.