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Baby Einstein: Mama and Me

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If your baby isn't already familiar with the animals pictured, don't expect this book to be helpful in learning about them. The first photo of a mother polar bear trailed by two cubs is perfect (especially if you have twins, as I do). My daughter is also intrigued by the photo of an orangutan and baby. However, they go downhill from there. A text box cuts off the baby whale's tail, and the photo is so dark the eyes can't be seen. In successive photos of baby ducks, deer, elephants, and tiger cubs, the photos are so cluttered that a child can't tell where the baby is and the background or parent's legs are. Even the last photo of the human baby only shows the top of its head. And that's the entire book, end of story! If you want your child to learn about animal parents and babies, take him/her to a zoo instead.

Along the same lines as most Baby Einstein books, this one is a series of photos of baby animals with their mothers. My son enjoyed it the first few times we read it together, but it's not one of his favorites. If you intend on using it to teach your kids about animals, I'd go for the flash cards instead, but if you just want to expand your baby book collection, it's just fine!

The book says it's for 9 months and up but for such a young age there is too much text. I usually shorten the text to keep my baby interested (and he is a book lover, so that's saying something). Some of the pictures are weird. For instance, you can't even see the whole mama elephant, and you can't see the baby deer's face. With all that said, my baby does still enjoy it. There are many animal books out there, if you ask me, keep looking.

This book is very informative and of course I love it because its about me, a mama!