My grandson absolutely LOVES the book and asks me to read it repeatedly.  I have the "Pete the Cat" stuffed toy and he plays with it while I read the stories to him (and I actually was considering making a shirt with velcro buttons to reinact with the story).  After seeing the puppet, I just had to get it.  It is a nice size and is easy to maneuver.  My only disappointment is that only one of the buttons pops off (it is attached by a string so it won't get lost or disappear in little one's mouth) which I feel won't be as big a hit with the kiddies when reading the story because in the story, all 4 buttons pop off to reveal his belly button, and I believe my grandson will be trying to pop off all of the buttons and become disappointed when that doesn't happen.  I guess I will still make a yellow shirt for the stuffed toy where the four buttons can pop off, and will sew a "belly button" on the toy as well.  That way, it flows with the story in exact detail and my grandson will be able to reinact.  Thus, that's the only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.  I think it will still be a hit with the little ones and would recommend.  I feel it would be great to have in a classroom for a Preschool or Kindergarten teacher story aide.