books for babies

This review is from: Ten Little Fingers (Board Books for Babies) (Board book)

Ten Little Fingers by Annie Kubler is one of a series of books that is a perfect fit for very little ones. The rhythm and rhyme draws their attention and the illustrations are big blobs of color, sharply delineated from each other. You can start with an infant who is old enough to focus and they will be enthralled by the colors. The size of the book is good for holding open with one hand as you hold the baby in the other arm.Ten Little Fingers (Board Books for Babies) 

 



his review is from: My Big Animal Book (Priddy Bicknell Big Ideas for Little People) (Board book) My son received this book for his first birthday and it has quickly become a favorite. He still chooses this book regularly at storytime and he is now 18 months old. Reasons to buy this book include...


1. Great book for language development. The animals are sorted into groups including Baby Animals, Pets, On the Farm, Birds, and At the Zoo. A great book for playing "Where's the..." and "What's that?" pointing games.

2. Clear, beautiful photos. Each animal photograph is also placed against a solid colored background so that the image really stands out.

3. Unlike other animal photography books, the pages are not an animal collage with all the animals mixed in together. Each animal is shown in a square or rectangle with the name of the animals printed in lowercase underneath. Babies and Young toddlers are often confused by jumbled images and prefer the simplicity of how the animals are presented in this book.

4. The book also has a rhyming, interactive text. For example on the zoo page it says, "I'm hard to see when I'm out in the snow. Who am I? (polar bear) I carry a trunk wherever I go. Who am I? (elephant). My toddler, like most, is highly attracted to rhyming text. My Big Animal Book (Priddy Bicknell Big Ideas for Little People)

This set of three "baby proof" books are made of tear resistant soft plastic. Each book features a first sound, Ma-Ba-Da and correlates pictures with the sounds. Bold pictures have symmetrical, smiling faces and simple graphics to engage vision. The block included contains images that can be matched to each book for additional play value.Sassy First Sounds Book Set and Cube