Guidecraft Safari Collection Book Display
by Guidecraft
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Baby Products Reviews of Guidecraft Safari Collection Book Display
Customer Review: Adorable book display!
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought 2 of these for my family daycare. They were quick to put together - although I didn't follow the directions for the second one. First, I would highly suggest using a drill. It would've taken much longer to put it together has I used a screwdriver. The display comes with 4 pieces - 2 sides, 1 bottom and the inner wooden dowels with canvas for the books. The directions tell you to screw the woden dowels into the sides first, and then screw in the bottom piece. I found it much each easier to screw the bottom piece to the 2 sides first - the wooden dowels stayed in place much better while screwing them into place because the structure of the display was already there. Other than that - one minor flaw - one of the dowels cracked as I was screwing it into place. I don't know whether this was my fault or a product defect, but it happened. It didn't affect the display, but time will tell whether this one wooden dowel holds up as well as the others.
Aside from putting it together, this is the cutest thing ever! The sides are actually carved out, they aren't just a picture. The display holds a decent amount of books too! And, the kids love to see the fronts of the books - they're much more likely to pull out the books if they can see the pictures!
Customer Review: Perfect for Toddlers
Summary: 5 Stars
This little bookcase is so cute and of top quality construction. It is made of thick wood that is strong and firm, with beautiful detailing. The animals are not just painted on, but hand carved. The bookcase is a bit smaller than I expected, maybe two feet wide, but the four canvas pockets were big enough to stack books side by side (two large picture books or three small board books) and then two to three books deep, so the bookcase can really hold a lot. There is a small shelf on the bottom where we were also able to put 20 thinner books in two stacks. And because the books face out, our little 3-year old really enjoys going to the bookcase to pick out a book (and then enjoys putting them back!). The assembly is very easy, but a power drill will make hands feel much better when you are done. Guidecraft is really good about backing their product. We needed a replacement part for the clothing tree and after one call (to a real person), they sent us the new part at no charge for part or even for shipping. We have the entire matching set: toy chest, step stool, table & chairs set, rocking chair, director's chair, and clothing tree.Customer Review: Great Bookcase!
Summary: 4 Stars
This bookcase is great looking and easy to assemble- I am challenged in that department and my husband usually cringes when I tell him I put something together because I always end up with extra screws. Not the case with this- it only took 20 minutes and a screw driver and it came out great! My 18 month old daughter also loves it. It is a perfect height for her and she can pick out which book she wants because this lets her see the covers as opposed to a traditional bookcase that would only display the books' spines. The animals on the sides are very nicely painted. The only thing that held me back from giving it 5 stars was that it doesn't fit all of her books. It is also difficult to get thicker books into the canvas slots. Nevertheless, it is a great product and I would not hesitate to reccomend it!Customer Review: Satisfied customer!
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this book display for my 8 month old son. Perfect - just what i wanted. here are the top 3 things i liked-
1. Right size for my purpose: my son is just figuring out how to stand. i help him stand and he can reach out to books easily. That they are displayed by front cover, he gets to attractive colors almost immediately
2. Hand paintings by the side are nice - fits my nursery very well
3. Wasn't too hard to assemble. Took me all of 5-10 minutes.
Customer Review: Not worth $
Summary: 3 Stars
Safari Book Display
We received this product on time and it took quite time to put together. Could have provided spare screws, one provided in the pack was total useless. We havnt still fixed it properly because of that.
For the money they charge, shoudl have included couple of spare screws. Guides are not professional