Baby Faces [Board book]

DK Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 14, 1998 | Age Level: 1 and up | Series: Soft-to-Touch Books

Soft-to-Touch Full of crisp color photographs, these books capture the expressions and moods of babies throughout their busy days. The soft-padded format makes them safe and easy for little hands to handle.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Board book: 16 pages
• Publisher: DK Preschool (October 14, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789436507
• ISBN-13: 978-0789436504
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Baby-3 > Basic Concepts > Colors
  • #55 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Baby-3 > Basic Concepts > General

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This has been my son's favorite for months now., May 26, 2006

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Soggyinseattle (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Baby Faces (Board book)

I bought this book for my son when he was 12 months old and at 20 months old he still returns to it and enjoys it. In fact, he enjoys it so much that I've mended it with so much clear packaging tape that it could probably withstand a nuclear blast. I might have to order another copy. From an adult's perspective, looking at the book you might find the pictures silly, but maybe your kid will like them as mine does.

As for concerns by some as to whether the book teaches a better range of facial expressions... Well, isn't that where the parent steps-in and interacts with the child and teaches him or her about a broad range of emotions and expressions? We can't leave it all to books and television. What it does do is teach my child about books and that there are things to be enjoyed about them, as well as learned from them.

Here's a run-down of the book and its content. The overall size of the book is ideal for small hands to handle and the pictures are essentially pictures of a toddler, head and shoulders. The ethnic appearances of the children (if ethnic relevance is a concern for you) are mostly Caucasian (brown hair and blond), and if you include the photos on the covers of the book as well as inside there are a few that appear to be Asian, and a few that appear to be of African or of Indian descent. The topics covered are: happy, sad, puzzled, surprised, peek-a-boo (preceded by a picture of a baby happily semi-hiding under a basket), angry, worried, crying, laughing, hungry, kissing (shows one child kissing the cheek of another), dirty, clean, tired, and "fast asleep".

It would be nice if the book was a little more sturdy, but it's no different from any other board book in that area. Afterall, the publisher probably wants us to buy more books. Right?

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best 1st Baby book, January 16, 2003

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Tara "saltyreader4" (Kutztown, Pa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Faces (Board book)

This is a great simple book for babies and I know from experience that it is durable and stands the test of time. I got this book for my daughter when she was a baby, now 4 1/2 and my son who is 9 months old. This was the 1st thing I purchased when I knew I was pregnant the second time. I knew he'd enjoy it as much as my daughter did. They both love it. My 9 month old son searches this book out on is book shelf and happy screams when he finds it. Then opens the book and kisses all the babies. A must buy for any family and a great price.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great first book for babies, March 14, 2003

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Lisa Kennelley "matzo419" (NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baby Faces (Board book)

This was my son's first book along with White on Black. Both were big hits with him while he was younger. He enjoyed looking at the faces and having me name the diferent expressions. He would be smiling as we were looking at the different pictures in the book and at 18 mos still enjoys looking at it. Babies are attracted to human faces and this book is perfect for that. It is pictures of little babies one is sad, surprised, happy, tired, etc. This is a perfect first book and I would reccommend it to anyone with a little baby.