July 2001Baby books: Birth to six months
It's never too soon to introduce books to babies. Some radical
thinkers in this area suggest starting at nine months old, but why
leave it so late? You could begin at birth, turning book-time into quality-time for you and baby.
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Farm! by Jo Lodge |
 A perfect first book,
Farm is made in soft cloth with contrasting red, black and white colours that will help your
newborn to focus. As babies drawn to faces, she will love the simple features of the cow, sheep and pig, while the three patterned pages have different levels of complexity to appeal to her as she develops. The mirror, set into the front cover, will allow your baby to admire her own face, although she won't yet realize who she's looking at! The book is light enough for her to pick up on her own once she has learned the grasping technique from about five months, and can be attached to a cot or pram within reaching distance.
Comments one dad of a newborn: "With our first baby, we tried all kinds of ways to attach a mirror to the side of the Moses basket... this cloth tab with its velcro fastening is a great idea!"
Published by Baby Campbell, £3.99
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HONOURABLE MENTION:
Baby Play
by Sandra Lousada |
Here's an unusual book with black and white photograph s
of babies playing with toys, that has a round, plastic rattle attached. The photographs are
great and the cord (which allows the pages to be opened easily) is short
so that there's no risk to your baby.
Published by Baby Campbell, £2.99
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