Product Description

A guide for parents on the latest kid craze.

Wildly popular, Webkinz® are the must-have toy for every five- to twelve- year old. Presented in a highly intuitive, handbook-style organization, here is the first guide on this sought after stuffed animal. It enables parents to quickly and efficiently find the critters they’re looking for, learn the ins and outs of the Webkinz® Web site, and understand what their kids are doing online.
• The first book to be released about Webkinz®
• Contains everything busy parents need to know about Webkinz®

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #518596 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

About the Author
Marcia Layton Turner is a parent and the author and co-author of many books, including The Unofficial Guide to Marketing Your Small Business and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to 30,000 Baby Names. The former contributing editor of ePregnancy magazine, she’s written for Woman’s Day, Parenting, and Gift Shop, among other publications.
Grant Turner is a seven-year-old expert in all things Webkinz®, from quizzes and online job activities to gem hunts and games. This is his first book.

Customer Reviews

Great overview of Webkinz world
This is an excellent introduction and overview of the Webkinz world. They give helpful suggestions, such as carefully picking your child's user name as it is the name they will be known by in tournaments, and in the Webkinz world.

They explain how to keep your Webkinz happy such as;
· Putting it to bed before you log out
· Feeding it healthy food
· Playing with it
· Bathing it
· Having it's favorite toy (and where to find out what that is, on the my pets bio)

They bust the urban legend that Webkinz die, which they don't. They can get sick though, and that requires a visit to Dr. Quack's clinic where you are often told they need more sleep or a better diet.

There are areas where I wish the authors went into more detail, such as specially formulated foods like the Iceberg Chili for polar bears. I know from personal experience if you feed one of these special foods to the wrong pet, the wrong pet will complain. They mention the subject, but only give two examples. I would have found a complete list more valuable.

They touch on everything in the Webkinz world, from decorating your room, to the most efficient way to earn money such as Quizzy's . The general sections of the book are;
1. Getting started
2. Earning cash...and what you can buy
3. Fun and games
4. Educational activities
5. Communication and security
6. Other fun things to do online
7. Cooking and socializing
8. Webkinz trading cards
9. FAQs (frequently asked questions)
Apendixes that include;
· Webkinz and Lil' Kinz
· Where to buy Webkinz
· Gem Hunt Hints (this tells where to find specific gems)

With as many hours as I have logged helping my six year old navigate Webkinz world, I still learned several things from this book.

If you're a complete expert in one area of Webkinz, such as cooking or a particular game, you will likely be disappointed in that particular area of the book, because it is an overview and introduction. It is not an in depth analysis of the website, which as you may know is huge. But for someone who is simply looking to help their child and who hasn't already master every single in and out of the site, this is an excellent guidebook to the world of Webkinz. I'm glad I bought it.

Great Beginner's Guide
I can't believe how much you can do with this little virtual pet. Without this book, my son would have been just pushing around his pet in his virtual playroom.

This is a well organized, easy to use guide to get you started on your own virtual adventure. I would highly recommend it.

Nice help for parents who want to understand Webkinz World, but are not very savvy or patient!
I purchased this book a year ago when my daughter and I first embarked on this journey into Webkinz World. I found the chapters helpful in finding the gems in gem hunt and helping my daughter take care of her pets. No there isn't indepth analysis as the site changes and updates games, rooms and new elements periodically. But for a mom like me, who has never been good with video games, I found the book encouraged dialogue between my then 8 year old and now we have our special time together going over what is new at Webkinz World and testing our knowledge of trivia on Quizzy's Corner. Anything that will give you and your child quality time where you are both sharing ideas on decorating, money budgets, pet naming, spelling, math and history is a good thing to me!