Games to Play With Baby

Title: Games to Play With Baby

Author: Jackie Silberg

Price: 14.95

Pages: 256 pages

Publisher: Gryphon House

Publishing Date: 2001

ISBN: 0876592558

Genre: Parenting

Subject: Baby Play

Annotation: A wonderful guide with hundreds of stimulating play ideas and activities for parents to use with their babies.

Evaluation: A book that gets right to the point in a simplistic, easy to follow activity book that can directly be shared with your child. Organized activities that have the appropriate age at the top of each are simplistically laid out in step-by-step directions. Starting the book is a brief overview of development. Included are simple illustrations to help make the directions more assessable. In the busy world of parenting this book is a welcome resource that doesn’t require a lot of time to use.

First Art: Art explorations for Toddlers and Twos

Title: First Art: Art explorations for Toddlers and Twos

Author: MaryAnn F. Kohl

Price: $14.95

ISBN: 0876592221

Publisher: Gryphon House

Publishing Date: 2002

Genre: Parenting and Activities

Subject: Art

Annotation: An easy to use guide for parents in first art activities and exploration for toddlers and two year olds. It's the process not the product!

Evaluation: Many parents think of art as a talent, special for those older children that show an interest. With this book, directed to the early years, redefines that notion. “It’s the process not the product” say this book of art explorations perfect for the little one. It explains the idea behind art for little ones, as well as how to use the book and how to set up for projects. It also illustrates how to do the projects and has some color picture examples. A fun and inspirational book for parents with great activities anyone can do with their little ones!

Games Babies Play

Title: Games Babies Play: From Birth to Twelve Months
Author: Vicki Lansky
Pub Date: 2001
Publisher: Deephaven: Book Peddlers

Price: $10.95

Genre: Parenting, Baby Play

Annotation: A small, easily portable playbook that can go where baby goes in almost any sized diaper bag.

Evaluation: Covering ages birth to twelve months, this book of games can be used by parents, grandparents, nannies, and even baby sitters with almost no experience in baby play. An instant play can be had with this little book that is filled with songs, fingerplays, lyrics, and movements that will enrich your child’s rapidly growing sense. There are no pictures, but the directions make it easy to follow. A great book choice as an intro into games baby play or to travel with.

Vicki Lansky's Practical Parenting Page: http://www.practicalparenting.com/