Customer Reviews

Baby Animals: Black and White

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This book is wonderful...my baby girl was 1 month old when we got it and she just loved it, other books and pictures lost her interest very quickly . We were amazed at how long she would gaze at the pictures and that she actually had favorites! She is now 4 months old and it is still her favorite. The Puppy and kitty pages make her smile. I recommend this book for any baby. I like this book so much i just bought 2 more copies to give as baby shower gifts!

This book has gone through four of my babies so far, each one loving it. At only a few months each of my children would stare at each page. When they were old enough to hold the book themselves, it would be the book of choice. I even have a picture of my oldest asleep at age 4 mo. in her swing holding the book open. That oldest is now 7 and really loves to "read" it to her baby siblings.
I love the developmental black and white. But the reaction of my babies is what really tells me it is a great book. My copy is very worn and almost falling apart. It was and still is a beloved book by my children.

My daughter is 10 months old and has been in love with this book since we first showed it to her pretty much since she was born. She loves to turn the pages herself and loves when we make the sounds to go along with each animal. Now she is trying to make the sounds herself. Out of a pile of many books this is always the one she grabs for her night time reading session. Highly recommended!

My three month old likes this book a lot. The smiling kitten always makes her smile. I like that the images are pretty realistic and not overly cartoonish and there is a nice variety of animals.

My baby LOVES looking at this book. My husband initially thought I was crazy to buy a book of black and white pictures, but he now agrees this was a great buy. Our daughter spends lots of time looking at the book and becomes visibly happy and excited when she sees her favorite animals. She was about 7 weeks old when we got the book. I would highly recommend this book.

The pictures are super cute and have engaged our baby since she came home from the hospital -- i.e. for the past three weeks :). We have the Hoban Black and White book, too, but the pictures in this book seem to engage her for longer. I would definitely recommend.
FYI: pictures include: panda, baby harbor seal, bunny, zebra, cat, puppy, calf, sheep, and a baby looking at cut outs of all of the above.

In this delightful little book, the artist depicts eight baby animal faces--a panda cub, seal pup, bunny, zebra foal, kitten, puppy, calf and lamb.

Each is done in striking black and white, making it easy for a baby to see, and each image delights. The panda cub gives a bashful smile, the calf a gentle gaze, and the cat a cute smile. At the end, a young child is shown giggling happily as he reaches up to play with each of the eight baby animals shown in miniature and hanging down from strings.

I got this book along with Look, Look! by Peter Linenthal and Black & White by Tana Hoban. All of them are good, and the Hoban book has one feature that Baby Animals doesn't, but I consider this one to be the best.

I would prop this book open to various pages for my newborn. It was great to see him focus on the b/w contrast. It's portable, unlike a mobile and travels lightly. And my toddler will occasionally flip through it to identify the animals.

Of the black and white books, this is the best. The images are of cute baby animals that babies and toddlers alike love to look at, but more importantly, they have lots of detail so my baby was staring at them at 2 weeks old! This was the first book we would look at for quite a while before my son would get bored, we still throw it in the mix, even with the 2 and three year olds that come over. It's always in the diaper bag because I know my son will be easily distracted by it for at least 15 minutes. Great shower gift!

My baby gets more excited looking at the pages of this book than any other black and white book we have. He is currently 9 weeks old and it is the first toy he was interested in starting a few weeks ago. We stand it up next to him in his crib and he kicks his legs and reaches for it.