A listing is written to be found in a search, not to tell you whether the thing will actually work for the child in front of you. These are the checks worth making before you buy, not after.
None of these guides review a specific product, because we have not used one to review. What follows instead is what to look for — specific, checkable, and the same kind of thing whether you are buying from us or from someone else.
Four checks before you buy, none of them decoration.
Page count is the wrong number to check first.
Why most logs die by week two, and what to check for instead.
It has to work without a single word on it.
The progression matters more than the pictures.
Page count is not the number that matters.