Overall this is a delightful book. I read Melt Your Pencil: A Super Fun Activity Book! as an online reader, therefore, that made it hard/impossible to draw the lines for the mazes or connect the dots puzzles, and of course, coloring was out of the question, but some can/could be done visually. This activity book has several positives to it. There are a variety of different puzzles, coloring options, and mazes. Things are fun, clever and should appeal to most girls. This leads to the first issue I had. It feels to be geared towards a more “girly girl” for most of the activities. However, some would fit boys, but I was thinking it was more stereotypically girl focused. The second issue I had was the illustrations are cute and seem to be geared towards a younger audience, but the puzzles are geared to someone who is a more solid reader. Adults could assist, but if you wanted to use it in a classroom setting you might lose a few people due to the younger look. However, I was thinking a 10 to 12-year-old could work as that pre-teen age (or in my experience) is more likely to be drawn to a cute, “not child but not adult” look. 
Something I was on the fence about with Chris Uphues illustrations was the 1970s groovy look. I know everything “comes around again” (sometimes more than once) but I am unsure if this is a bit too retro for today’s kid, but then again, it is time for the 1970s to make another appearance (we already had “bell bottom/boot cut” look, so why not the drawn look, I guess).
Despite those two issues, I did enjoy the book. There were a few new “bad” kid/dad jokes I will be using (such as: How does a penguin build its house?*); I liked that it was not just one type of activity, and there were “diary/journal” pages for your own “whatever” (there is a prompt to the page, but of course, use it how you wish). Uphues illustrations and creator Beautiful Days make an activity book slightly different, while keeping the things you want from a workbook/item like this. (Due January 2025).
*(Answer: Igloos it together)