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Faces (Baby's Very First Book)

from: Macmillan Children's Books

Release Date October 25, 2002
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

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Lullaby: a Beautiful and Soothing Collection of Night Time Songs for Children and Grown Ups

by: Sophie Barker

Release Date November 22, 2004
Lullaby: a Beautiful and Soothing Collection of Night Time Songs for Children and Grown Ups

This album calms & promotes sleep for our little girl, who is very, very resistant to sleeping! We play it every night at bedtime & then constantly through the evening to keep her asleep, so the repeat button gets a lot of use! The music compilations have been beautifully created & the music is very relaxing for us too! Even my 7 year old likes the CD. The songs literally get in your head & I find myself humming or singing them during the day! Wish we had found the CD earlier, and would recommend to anyone with young children. Can't wait for the rest of the collection to be available.

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Annabel Karmel's New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner

by: Annabel Karmel

Release Date January 24, 2008
We simply refer to this book as 'The Food Bible'. I have used it constantly since starting to wean my daughter. She is now over one and I'm still getting my money's worth out of it. Some of the recipes have become family favourites! Simple, practical recipes which are tasty, what more could you ask. I found I picked about 5 or 6 from each age range and kept cooking batches, adapting to suit what i had in the cupboard, and to my daughters changing tastes. Good practical advice and a great starting point for weaning and cooking for a family.

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First Cot Book (First Focus)

by: Ladybird

Release Date April 05, 2007
We bought this for our three-week old when he was two weeks old and he can't get enough of it! He will quite happily lie and stare at the bold, bright images for ages.

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Oxbridge Baby - Nursery Rhymes

by: Various Artists

Release Date December 11, 2006
Bought this CD after reading the positive reviews and I'm really glad I did. Our 2-year-old girl loves it and despite playing it over and over again we haven't got fed up with it, which is praise indeed!
Disagree with the reviewer who didn't like the male vocalist's voice. I think it's a pleasant change to hear an English accent with perfect diction.

Great opening track which gets our daughter dancing and our feet tapping immediately!

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What to Expect the First Year (What to Expect)

by: Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi E. Murkoff, Sandee E. Hathaway

Release Date May 04, 2004
I bought this book on the back of 'What To Expect When You Are Expecting' and having borrowed this one from the library first. Both books are excellent, however I pre-ordered the 2008 edition, having read the 2004.

Why not 5 stars? Another review comments on the anglicising of the US law and support references, which is certainly the case in the 2004 edition What to Expect the First Year (What to Expect) but the 2008 edition is the American edition What to Expect the First Year and all the references are to the US system, some of which are completely different to UK, eg in the US the hospital files for your baby's birth certificate, here you register baby yourself. (A fairly obvious difference which is made very clear in hospital ... Read More:

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Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics

by: The Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra

Release Date February 06, 2006
sorry to see that this CD has got a bad review as I think it is wonderful. My son can't go to sleep without it, it really helps him to relax and unwind. I think the fact that it isn't the original version is good, as the tracks are shorter and don't get too loud which is often the case with classical music. I really like listening to it too, I think it is well made!

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Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect and Communicate with Your Baby

by: Tracy Hogg

Release Date January 25, 2001
If you had asked me to rate this book when my first son was a year old, they would have had to invent a new system. It was easily an eleven out of ten. He thrived on it, it worked, we all loved it.

Then my daughter came in to the world with a very different view of things and suddenly, my tried and tested E.A.S.Y. arsenal was laid to waste. She didnt sleep, she ate all the time, she cried and cried....where the pages telling you waht to do when you were so fatigued and cross with your newborn that you feared what you might do!?!

We were following the guidelines - we were doing the stuff - she just didnt like it, and I had neglected to take her opinions in to account!

In the end, I relaxed and gave myself ... Read More:

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Board Book]

by: Eric Carle

Release Date September 07, 1995
If you love reading to your child, do not miss this book.

It is a delightful, humourous,dream-like surreal book, with a repetitive, poetic, chanting story.

It is (deservedly) a children's classic. Many reviewers here have tried to break down the different elements of this book.

What I would like to convey is the whole experience of reading the book which teaches a simple life experience to a child - which is highly spiritual, particularly the last pages where a riot of colour is the world through the eyes of a butterfly.

The story has optimism and beauty at its very core.

It has limitless opportunities for teaching and conversation. There is a colouring book of the fantastic illustrations ... Read More:

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The New Contented Little Baby Book: The Secret to Calm and Confident Parenting

by: Gina Ford

Release Date April 06, 2006
I am a mother to a seven year old daughter, who loves to sleep and is well adjusted and happy. I read the original Contented Little Baby book when I had her. Yes, it seems strict, but I really liked it because it worked for me. I am no Earth Mother, my daughter was born by emergancy caesarean and I bottle fed - but at no time did this book make me feel guilty or 'not a good mother' it gives a rounded view and covers all areas not just 'perfect scenarios'. My daughter slept through the night at six weeks, and to this day sleeps twelve hours a night and only wakes up if she is ill.

I am now expecting twins and look forward to reading Gina Ford's twin version as it may prove more helpful than the other twin books I've read which have been thrown ... Read More: