Invented by a Speech Therapist My Little House is a multi-sensory felt book that opens into a three-dimensional playhouse for ages 3 and up! All four panels have Velcro at the top and along the sides allowing children to put the house together all by themselves. My Little House takes kids on a creative adventure and promotes developmental language skills while having fun along the way. The thirty-six felt pieces included with the house are colorful and vibrant. The layout of the book is unique as well. Every element of the inside design of My Little House is one of purpose and intention – from the color of the apples in the kitchen to the different sizes of fish swimming in the fish tank. (Flat: 52 x 15 Assembled: 13 x 13 x 15 ) This great educational toy/tool is multi-purpose: Platform for propelling communication. Facilitator for promoting conversation and dialogue. Tool for language development. Stage for social/emotional growth. My Little House promotes: -Receptive Language input through introducing new words gestures and stories. -Non-Verbal skills -Fine Motor Skills -Focus and Attention -Visual Attention and Processing -Sounds -Social skills -Size/Shape -Expressive Language output by encouraging children to tell tales and share feelings. -Writing Describing Narrating Comparison Memory & Recall -Object Recognition and Identification Grammar -Answering Questions And it s FUN!!!!!