This is a very basic board book billed as featuring "the many [things] ... found on a shopping trip." It would be a rather odd shopping venture as it covers everything from fruits and flowers to shoes and perfumes. The text is very simple and sparse, not even noting everything featured in the photographic illustrations. Rather the text only refers to those items on the page that can be scratched and sniffed. This is the major highlight of the book and the reason I give it so many stars. The children in my toddler class absolutely loved being introduced to a book with the added sensory element of scent. I was a little bit nervous that checking this book out of a library might result in a well-used book that had no smell left, but every page worked perfectly fine, so it's of sturdy enough construction to last through many reads and tiny fingers scratching away. This is definitely a fun read for something a little bit different with some extra bells and whistles. ( )