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The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf
The perfect golfing A book that is a complete, working 9-hole miniature golf course, with miniature golf balls and putter included. The first book you can play through. The book that's a true original.
Featuring nine themed courses, from pirates to dinosaurs to the classic windmill, The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf celebrates the silliness and the golf-for-everyone! attitude of Putt-Putt. Each page in the book is a cleverly designed hole, modeled on real mini golf courses. Tap the ball through the grooves and make sure to avoid the obstacles. Then see if you can get it in the clown's mouth on the last hole. Every hole is par fun.
Featuring nine themed courses, from pirates to dinosaurs to the classic windmill, The Miniature Book of Miniature Golf celebrates the silliness and the golf-for-everyone! attitude of Putt-Putt. Each page in the book is a cleverly designed hole, modeled on real mini golf courses. Tap the ball through the grooves and make sure to avoid the obstacles. Then see if you can get it in the clown's mouth on the last hole. Every hole is par fun.
18 pages, Board Book
First published May 1, 2009
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February 20, 2025
I immediately fell in love with this 2009 book! It's an interactive board book where you can play your way through 9 holes of miniature golf! You're given a tiny putter and 2 minute ball bearings that counts as your golf balls.
Author and book designer Mike Vago crafts a back 9 that he claims are based on famous mini golf courses from around the globe. I'm not sure if he's joking or if he's deadly serious about their being world renown miniature golf courses. But I do know that there is a Blackbeard themed putt putt at Myrtle Beach! Vago refers to it and there is a 'pirate cove' hole in the book. While I've never been to that course, I've driven by it several times. I'm pretty sure that hole #7 is based on a reality... I think.
There's a pretty novel concept running throughout this book. Each time you sink a putt, the ball emerges on the next page. The innovation prevents having to dig the tiny ball bearings out of the hole. It also helps to lessen the chances of losing the ball. The problem with this however is that sometimes the ball is placed really close to the spine of the book. It makes putting really difficult. I recommend playing through the book on a large flat surface like a table and be willing to adjust the position of the ball in order to have a clearer opening swing.
Even though I have smaller fingers, it was still an issue trying to properly grip the putter with only 2 digits. A small tutorial, just a couple of drawings in a diagram, would have been greatly appreciated for optimal play. I still loved getting this book and delighted even more that I got it off a free shelf. My used book came with only 1 ball bearing. With the very loose storage compartment in the book, I was lucky both weren't missing. Thankfully, you can buy more of these at a hardware store. BB pellets should work just as well. Just be careful to not lose the putter. I don't know where you can purchase replacements for those.
Author and book designer Mike Vago crafts a back 9 that he claims are based on famous mini golf courses from around the globe. I'm not sure if he's joking or if he's deadly serious about their being world renown miniature golf courses. But I do know that there is a Blackbeard themed putt putt at Myrtle Beach! Vago refers to it and there is a 'pirate cove' hole in the book. While I've never been to that course, I've driven by it several times. I'm pretty sure that hole #7 is based on a reality... I think.
There's a pretty novel concept running throughout this book. Each time you sink a putt, the ball emerges on the next page. The innovation prevents having to dig the tiny ball bearings out of the hole. It also helps to lessen the chances of losing the ball. The problem with this however is that sometimes the ball is placed really close to the spine of the book. It makes putting really difficult. I recommend playing through the book on a large flat surface like a table and be willing to adjust the position of the ball in order to have a clearer opening swing.
Even though I have smaller fingers, it was still an issue trying to properly grip the putter with only 2 digits. A small tutorial, just a couple of drawings in a diagram, would have been greatly appreciated for optimal play. I still loved getting this book and delighted even more that I got it off a free shelf. My used book came with only 1 ball bearing. With the very loose storage compartment in the book, I was lucky both weren't missing. Thankfully, you can buy more of these at a hardware store. BB pellets should work just as well. Just be careful to not lose the putter. I don't know where you can purchase replacements for those.
September 26, 2023
A book that allows you to play mini golf on it, what else could a man possibly ask for.
May 21, 2025
I got a score of 46
December 27, 2009
Hands down -- most creative creation: book or golf related thing in the world!
August 7, 2013
Most creative book i have ever seen
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