Infants Books

My 2 year old loves this book. He gets a great kick out of the emotions shown in the drawings and the fact that the older kid is drawn very realistically.

Having a little brother can be such a bother...oh where will it end? But, when looked at just right, little brothers can be a lot of fun, too. This is a fun book, with nice illustrations and a very fun story. I liked how the book teaches a lesson to children who get a new sibling. And, I must say that my four-year-old also liked the book. Well, that's good enough for me; I like it when she finds books she can make friends with. We both highly recommend this book!

This book came just at the right time. Will (will be 3 in August, 2008) just got his glasses so is starting to read. His little brother Harry will be 1 in July. Will loves all the things he can do with Harry like putting him in the trash...he runs around the house expounding that he is going to flush Harry down the toilet and laughs. The best kids book ever for my grandson.

Before Harry was born, There was ME!

Now there's me. And Harry.

Thus begins this delightful picture book about sibling rivalry.

Our little protagonist is extremely upset because now that his baby brother has arrived, everything has changed and no one seems to be paying much attention to him. In fact, Harry wants to steal the whole show! Thus different ideas pops into the protagonist's mind--throwing Harry down the toilet, sticking Harry in the zoo, or even better-mailing Harry to the moon!

But then one morning, Harry disappears and is nowhere to be found. Now it's up to his jealous older brother--who, by the way, doesn't seem too jealous anymore--to find him.

Mail Harry to the Moon is a cute and enjoyable book for very young readers. It's also a nice book to read to young children ages 2 and up. The writing is engaging and the illustrations, simple yet wacky and whimsical, go well with the story. This is a book that will especially appeal to little boys, and one that has an important message for the family. Often young children get jealous with the arrival of a new baby.

Mail Harry to the Moon is the perfect story to ease the tension and teach kids that a new family member can be a great thing too.

Armchair Interviews agrees.

These tapes are extremely informative. I learned more each time I listened to them, which was easy because they're actually quite fun. They also make great baby gifts for all my "mommy" friends. One drawback is that they don't appear to be available in CD. Many of my friends only have CD players especially in the car. If they are available on CD please let me know. Thank you so much. Karine Saadouna

These tapes are amazing helpers to all parents. They encourage both mother and father to understand their baby's needs and wants from an early stage. The values taught to parents in these tapes help children to grow up with a strong sense of values. I would recommend them to all my friends and relatives with children.

The Character Connection tapes reflect the best of what clinical wisdom and behavioral science have to offer on rearing healthy children and youth. Inherent in this approach is the recognition that relationship rather than manipulative tactics and stratetgies is the key to successful parenting. The conversational format complements the message by being interactive rather than dydactic. Principles of successful parenting emerge through discussion of concrete, real-life questions and situations. I recommend Character Connection to both prospective and current prents as a guide to the most important endeavor adult life has to offer.

This set of tapes (there is one for younger children and one for older children and teens) does a great job of laying out some of the things parents can do to help their child's social and emotional development. Parents of all kinds will find valuable tips and concepts here. Best of all, the format is very entertaining -- listen to it on your way home from work and you'll be set to give your child the gift of positive nurturing parenting by the time you arrive home.

This book is just fabulous. It's warm and funny. The characters are lovable. Ms. MacLean makes you want to jump right into the story and move into Mary Margaret's neighborhood. Though Mary Margaret's family is a little bit quirky, I don't know anyone that could not relate to them and their experiences in some way. My young nieces don't know it yet, but they can plan on getting this book in their Christmas stockings!

My daughter loved this book!!!! This book is refreshing in that it speaks to young girls and still stays innocent. Mary Margaret is so lovable and the characters are so real. There are so few titles out there that emerging readers can read and not have to deal with issues that they are too young for. The website www.christinekolemaclean.com has great features for teachers, parents, and kids. Don't miss out.

I love the relationships: Mary Margaret's relationship with her mom, with her dad, with her brother JT, with her friend Andy, and with her grandparents. All the relationships are depicted with great warmth and sensitivity, and Mary Margaret is very real and very lovable. Our grandkids loved the story and they were both trying to come up with possible animals for Mary Margaret as we read the story together. They seemed quite satisfied with the ending and now want to read more books about Mary Margaret.

My daughter and I read this book. It was very fun and entertaining. Not boring at all. The relationships in the book are very real. There are a few good lessons to be learned like standing up for what is right and helping others in their time of need. My daughter is in elementary school, and she really enjoyed the book. I would definitely recommend this book, especially to those who really want a pet!

The alliteration in this book is captivating. It's a beautiful and soothing read and always ends with a warm hug with our children. It is a great nighttime book before bed. My 2 year old and 5 year old love it. We keep a stack at home as it has become our standard gift to newborns and up to age two. We also live in San Francisco, which makes it all the more fun to read and gift!

We checked this book out at the library and my kids (2 and 3)fell in love with it. We read it every night. It's a wonderful story of a day with two different families who go to the zoo. I had to come to amazon to buy it.

My husband bought this book for me because we're adopting a baby soon. We love that it incorporates both human and animal parent and baby relationships through a visit to the zoo. It's mostly mother-focused, but the father does make a nice appearance at the end. We also appreciated the ethnic diversity in the book, especially since the child we're adopting will be darker-skinned than we are. Overall a lovely little book!

Lovely story with engaging rhyming verse and nicely done illustrations (though why oh why does the white baby lack a sun hat or awning on her stroller!?). This is a pleasant story which is enjoyable for both parents & tots. A nice gift, or addition to any home library.

This book is an intensive read for the post partum time. I have found it helpful, though the resources are not as helpful as I hoped;not a lot for the west coast. It's very well written.

This book really helped me after the birth of my first child. So much info and support for all the things that nobody prepares you for. All the birth prep focuses on the actual birth, nothing for the feelings and challenges afterwards as a new Mom. This book does that. Especially helpful to me was the section on PPD.

Read it, before you need it!

As a new mom and as a therapist specializing in postpartum issues, I highly recommend this book. It's an excellent resource for families expecting a baby, covering important topics such as postpartum depression and anxiety, building a support network, and how to plan for the postpartum period in order to make a smooth transition into parenthood.

I found this book to be an excellent comfort, as well as a great practical resource. The book sensitively and honestly addresses the wide range of emotions I experienced after my child's birth--many of these emotions I didn't expect, and some scared me. I recommend this book to any expectant parent--I found it reassuring to turn to for support.

Hands down the best "new baby" book for kids I have ever seen. The story is told from the point of view of the new brother who is loving and protective of the new baby and postpartum mama. He stands ready and willing to help, although he finds that mostly baby and mama are sleeping a lot. Such a loving book. And so refreshing in the way that there is no underlying anger/unhappiness about the new arrival. Also unusual is the inclusion of mama's needs in the postpartum days and the support of neighbors and friends reaching out to the brother. Very breastfeeding friendly. Found this one at the library and am ordering my own copy right away.

I love this book. I bought a used copy because it was on a list of breastfeeding friendly picture books. Not only is the description of the breastfeeding wonderful, the feelings the boy has about being a big brother are so true to life!!! I have already told everyone I know about this one.

Although my daughter, at age 2, cannot read yet, she has managed to memorize most of this book. She absolutely adores it. My 1-year old is pretty fascinated by it as well. He has also managed to associate certain words with their respective pages. Buy it for your kids, they'll love it!!

This was the first book I remember reading by myself. I remember when my father use to take my siblings and I to the library and time after time I would pick up this book. Growing up in the eighties, there were not many children books that had African Americans as main characters. Therefore, this book facinated me as a six year-old child. The message of the importance of family and love, in this book, still remains with me at the age of twenty-one. From the beautiful illustrations to the love between mother and son, this will always be my number one book. And I know in the future I will encourage my children to read this wonderful book!

Great reference for feeding natural, healthy whole foods to your baby. It does not, however, follow others' advice on foods that aren't recommended to be made at home. Baby food manufacturers remove nitrates from root vegetables such as carrots, which you cannot do at home, but this book has receipes for these foods. Need another reference, but overall a good book.

I had decided a long time before having a baby to make my own food. I have been doing internet research and talking to a lot of moms about what they did (including my own!), and finally went to the store and randomly bought this book to get started. What a surprise - this book had literally everything I needed.

I was very impressed with all the information besides recipes. It really gives a lot of information about starting solids, allergies and what foods to wait on. Every stage first has a summary of what you can introduce into your child's diet and then an additional chapter of just recipes. Being new to the whole baby food world, this information was great and also very up to date. I have been comparing this book's recommendations to other book's recipes as a guideline. The recipes provided are simple and easy. The book also has a lot of international ideas and recipes using items I wouldn't think of buying, but am really glad I did after.

Now I do have a few minor complaints. One is that some recipes call for items that are hard to find. For example, when I decided to make rice cereal it called for adding "kombu" which is a type of seaweed. I was able to find some at a local asian grocery store, but I would think in other areas this might be difficult to find. The book does include a list of websites where these unusual items can be bought.
Also some of the directions for the recipes can be a little too general for a noncook like myself. For example when I started cooking my first recipe (rice cereal) it said for it to simmer for 90 minutes. Well I didn't realize that I should be stirring this occasionally and a lot got stuck to the bottom. Afterwards I was like, "duh" but I guess when I follow I recipe I appreciate all the details.

Overall this book was great and I know I am going to totally wear mine out as I try more and more recipes from it. If you are just beginning the solids experience and want a comprehensive book that includes recipes and other important information, look no further!

I was searching relentlessly for a book about making your own baby food since that's what I've always wanted to do. I always try to get everything organic for my little girl. I've been just buying the gerber organic first foods and that's a good second choice for me, but I would love to make my own. I am a stay at home mom for the most part, but I do not cook at all! (Strange, I know!) Making baby food is going to be a big thing for me! :o)

The recipes in other books were overwhelming to me as they were quite complicated and required a lot of what I would call more advanced cooking skills and of course, ingredients that I've never even eaten before. Almost a little too extravagant of a gourmet for a baby, I would think!

The recipes in this book are very simple, yet there are a some with a higher level of difficulty with rarer ingredients that would entice more advanced cooks to try.

Jam-packed with up to date information - it was the newest book I could find out there published in 2008!!! Gives information such as what foods should be avoided and until what age. (For instance, did you know they raised the age at which you can introduce chocolate to 3 years of age?)

The book is smaller than I thought, which makes it very manageable.

It also lays/falls open very well naturally, which will come in handy when I want to try some recipes. I won't have to keep opening the book with possibly messy hands.

I saw a quick recipe for babies 16 months and older called "Egg Pizza" which was just some beaten eggs cooked into an omelet shape, then sliced up like pizza with cheese on top. I just thought how cute and what fun for a toddler to get "pizza" for breakfast. Even would be a cute idea for pre-schoolers/early elemetery students and at those ages, you can add more toppings to keep it interesting and nutritious for them! It's the cute little things like this, that really make the book special.

Very easy and fun to read! The colors are pleasant which always makes it easier to get excited to dive in and read it!

So far, I just love this book. I can't wait to share it with friends and family so we can all educate ourselves and make the healthiest food we can for our babies!

I really like this book because it offers a comprehensive guide to eating and appropriate foods for the the first year. It is well organized and has chapters geared toward various ages. The recipes are helpful and gave me new ideas. The book is easy to read and follow. She doesn't reference science or medicine too much but seems to know the topic. Great value for the price.

This book helped me prepare for my test. I passed my course with good grades.

This book is well-organized and has tons of questions about the field of maternal-newborn nursing. My only problem (which obviously it's huge, as I still give this book 5 stars) is that the answers and their rationales are all at the END of each chapter, instead of on the same page a sthe question. It still is a wonderful study material to help you pass your class.

Without this book, I would not have achieved an "A" in peds and OB! This book is a MUST HAVE for all nursing students, as are all Nursetest books! The rationales are an excellent help when preparing for a test.

This book helped me pass NUR 112! The author really helped me to understand all the concepts of Maternal-Newborn Nursing. 5 star rating from me!

Baby Louis is quite a crier. Nothing her mom, dad, and grandparents do helps. Then Daniel comes home from school and whispers the magic words into her ear. She immediately stops crying and begins to smile. Everyone is relieved, until Daniel goes out to play and the crying starts again. Find out what Daniel does this time to stop his little sister from crying.

My 2 year old adores this book. The nonsense words that Daniel uses to quiet his crying baby sister delight my own little girl. That special relationship between siblings is expressed here with a simple text and colorful drawings. The balance between them is perfect for the younger reader.

Being the "David" to whom this book is dedicated to, and being the basis of the story, I must say I am biased. BUT! This is my favorite of my mom's books by far! It is a great story and a worthwhile read for anyone to read to their children or grandchildren. I would definetly recommend it!

Oonga Boonga is a great example of a positive sibling relationship. My sister and Mom picked this up at the library for my nephews.

This is a great book for a parent to read to an older sibling, because it helps to foster a positive relationship between siblings. Baby Louise is crying and no one is able to calm her down until her older brother Daniel whispers "Oonga Boonga" to her. Then, she just has the biggest toothless grin.

When Daniel goes outside to play, she starts crying again. Even though the parents and grandparents are saying Oonga Boonga to her, nothing seems to stop her crying. Daniel arrives back on the scene and whispers a new phrase and Louise stops crying.

Oonga Boonga has colorful illustrations that are wonderfully drawn. The writing is simple and direct so that a child can easily understand what is going on. I would recommend this book to parents who have more than one child to show the positive healthy aspects of having a sibling.

This book is simply great.

My 14 month old son loves the sign language books I've given him. He likes the brightly colored pictures in this book and the close up pictures of children's faces. This book contains signs for words such as big/little, sad/happy, and wet/dry. The words in this book seem fit for a little older toddler to me, but he does really seem to like looking at the pictures. The black and white illustrations of how to do the signs are easy to understand. The book is also a nice size for little toddler hands. A big thumbs up here!

This has lovely pictures and drawings of signs, but they are British Sign Language signs, not American Sign Language Signs! This book and the others by this author, are published in Great Britian. I wondered why so many of the signs were "wrong" until I discovered the books origin!

Contrary to the widespread myth, sign languages are not universal. If you are looking to learn and use the sign language that is used in the United States, these aren't the books for you.....

..The line drawings are not the best...but it is a nice way to read and sign with your child, even children under the age of 2. Giving children, even babies, the means to communicate thoughts, ideas, or wants is such a gift, why hold them back because WE think we know what they can and cannot do. The reality is, when it comes to language learning, children have the upper hand on us adults. That said, I do feel the book is small, but the drawings are actually larger than some of the ones in Slier's books, which also have signs. Both author's books require that you do a little "deciphering" of the pictures, but these are still some of the only books that have the sign pictures right in there. Happy reading!

Each night this book gets read. We were told that our 2 year old is profoundly deaf when he was 4 weeks. Although this was completely WRONG, he isn't even hearing impaired, he does have a speech disability, so we have used sign with him since he was an infant. Our 4 year old loves to sit down with "his baby" and go through the signs and pictures. It is a sturdy book and presents words that kids can relate to. Great pictures and sign illustrations.