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Do Your Books Take A Beating?

Story time can go one of three ways in our house: 1) Our daughter sits nicely and listens, sometimes helping turn the pages; 2) Our daughter has no interest in reading books and squirms until we give up; or 3) Our daughter does everything she can to rip the books out of our hands. Out of the seemingly thousands of books our daughter received as gifts when she was born, she did not receive any cloth or plastic books. Every book we own is cardboard or paper. This is fine and dandy when my husband or I are holding the … Continue reading →

My Favorite Baby Books: In My House

Exposing a baby to books and reading will set her on a wonderful path in life. Even the youngest babies enjoy being read. They love to hear mom, dad or a special caregiver’s voice, and babies do pick up a lot from being read to, from the cadence and sounds of language to actual vocabulary. Reading to your baby is also is a great way to enjoy some close bonding time. Goodnight Moon is a great book, but there are others out there that while not as well know are still little gems. With that said, I’ll be posting about … Continue reading →

Breaking out the Baby books

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Wow, we accumulated A LOT of baby books during our little girl’s infancy. There must have been hundreds of board books, cereal box freebies, and classic titles like Beatrix Potter and Winnie the Pooh packed away into the nursery room closet. Organizing these editions was one of the bigger, yet more pleasant, jobs that needed to be completed before baby number two’s birthday. Naturally, our three year old wanted in on the fun and during that shared experience I saw something amazingly cute and charming. Our little “big-girl”, upon seeing all these slightly-familiar-yet-new-again books, had an overwhelming desire to return … Continue reading →

Is My Baby Developing Properly?

If you are the parent of an infant, chances are asking the same question as every other parent out there: is my baby developing properly? The problem with this concern is that we all read the books and we all look at the growth charts and we will find that our children are a little above or a little below the bar in many areas. The thing about development is the fact that the numbers are based on an average which means you add them all together and divide by the number of sums you added – this gives you … Continue reading →

Great Book Ideas for Babies & Toddlers

Does your baby already have a library? Mine did. I was always looking for good books for her whether they were the edible cardboard kind or the exploratory touch and feel kind. I spent a lot of time out there looking for good books that would appeal to her. So if you’re like me and you’re looking for some great book ideas for your baby or toddler, here are a few that we like: When Sheep Sleep is a charming book written by Laura Numeroff and provides a lot of different things for your little one to count from the … Continue reading →

Developing a Taste for Literature

There’s nothing like handing a book to a toddler and watching them literally tear through the pages to bring tears to the eyes. Common sense says that if you provide your toddler with something that makes a great sound like tearing paper – well, that’s exactly what they are going to do. But don’t despair, you can still engage your toddler with books galore – you just have to approach it from their level. Board Books Are Best Cardboard or board books are virtually indestructible. They’ll withstand juice being spilled on them, teeth marks being sunk into them and the … Continue reading →

My Favorite Baby Books

My daughter has a book collection that takes up two or three full book shelves all her own. I’ve been buying her books since before she could hold her head up. So I like to think of myself as a baby and children’s books aficionado. So for all you parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents of the babies age six months to two years – here are my favorite baby books. Pat the Bunny This book falls into the oldie, but a goody category. Dorothy Kunhardt’s classic has uses touch and feel to fascinate babies and has since 1940. It’s a … Continue reading →