Baby books: 6 - 12 months
By seven months your baby will be able to make her own sounds, pass toys from one hand to another and look for things like dropped books. By 12 months she has developed fine motor skills, can recognise and respond to familiar faces, and some toddlers will be saying their first words.
Discovery Farm, from Lamaze |
Introduce your baby to farmyard animals and make the noises with her
in this soft activity book. It stimulates visual, aural and tactile
development using with big flaps and textured toys on strings. Babies
will love pulling Piggy's curly tail and making Duck swim across the
pond.£7.99, for stockists tel 0208 643 0320 or visit www.flairplc.co.uk |
Scratch and Sniff Christmas from Dorling Kindersley |
 This
boardbook of treasures is full of the smells of Christmas - from fir
trees to cinnamon biscuits. It encourages object recognition and the
appropriate smell for each by asking the baby to sniff the page. Babies
will love trying the different smells with you.£3.99, for stockists tel 0208 757 4400 or visit www.dkco.uk |
That's Not My Tractor, from Usborne Touchy-Feely Books |
An original book using unusual fabrics and
materials to st imulate
your babies' sense of touch along a tractor theme. Babies will enjoy touching
the squeezy tyres and rough trailor.£4.99, to order tel 0141 306 3100 or visit www.usborne.co.uk |
Peekaboo Baby, from Ladybird |
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£4.99, for stockists tel 0208 757 4400 or visit www.ladybird.co.uk |
In
simple language this book talks to your child by asking her to look
for the hidden baby under a number of flaps. It encourages her to explore
pictures with her hands and eyes using fine motor skills. Babies will
love discovering who is behind the array of colourful objects.Where to next?
