I wanted a book my daughter could fill with drawings and paint and all sorts of adorable art for my husband each year for Father's Day and his birthday, but all of the other books had pages that were too thin to withstand everything I had in mind.  If the pages were thick enough, they weren't large enough for her to spread out.  After several returns, I came to this: it's perfect.  Thick pages and a landscape view so she can spread out.  Again, please note it's a LANDSCAPE view, unlike the picture.  It works for my purposes, but it may not work for yours.