Oh Baby!: A Journal [Hardcover]

Helene Tragos Stelian (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Oh, Baby! is "so organized that you don’t have to be. Even the busiest parents will find it easy to record milestones or tuck in a lock of hair.” -- Child magazine, May 2001

From the Author

When I had my daughters, I couldn’t find a stylish baby book to record their milestones and favorites. I was not interested in old-fashioned, cutesy baby books, heavy on bunnies, bears, and pastels. I was frustrated by their hard-to-follow layout, lengthy prompts, and one-line fill-ins. I longed for something more updated in design and illustration, better organized, and more spacious.

So when my publisher approached me to write a stylish new baby journal, I jumped on the idea. I was thrilled to work with Theresa Case, whose simple, vivid, illustrations stand out from the rest. Nina Barnett’s clean and contemporary design tied Theresa and my work together beautifully.

I called on many moms to help me organize the content of Oh, Baby! in a complete, logical, and practical way. In writing the text, I chose to minimize words to allow more room for entries. Oh, Baby! reminds busy parents to jot down important measurements and firsts, to note interesting stories and favorites, to display funny and adorable pictures, and to store cherished mementos. In short, it helps them tell the one-of-a-kind story of their child’s first year.

Oh, Baby! will stand the test of time and become a wonderful keepsake. It’s a great baby gift for expectant or new parents.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584790385
• ISBN-13: 978-1584790389
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #437,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Sweet, December 13, 2002

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V. VanCamp "lovesbookslovesmusic" (Ithaca, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oh Baby!: A Journal (Hardcover)

This is a lovely book for keepsakes and baby memories. It starts out before baby is born, takes you through the birth and first few days and into baby's milestones and first haircut etc.

It has pockets for memorabilia and places for photos and lots of empty pages to write your thoughts and feelings. It even gives special places for dad to share!

Plus the book itself is adorable with colorful pages and an overall adorable look to it. What fun!

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, fun, and open-ended, December 4, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Oh Baby!: A Journal (Hardcover)

Definitely the nicest choice I've seen! This book has a clean, simple, fun design that basically stays out of the way and lets your baby take center stage. Too many baby books are fussy affairs that impose their own restrictions on you. Another plus, for non-Christian parents: no pre-printed sections for baptism, "baby's first Christmas," etc. Most supposedly secular baby books assume the family is Christian...a baby book with a lot of blank pages about Christian celebrations can make a child feel like an outsider.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect baby shower gift!, April 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Oh Baby!: A Journal (Hardcover)

I purchased Oh Baby!: A Journal as a shower gift and what a success! All the moms loved it and wanted to know where they could find it. We all loved the illustrations and look and feel of the book. The headings for the sections were perfect and there is just enough space for everything but not too much so the task of filling it in isn't too daunting. Especially unique are the envelopes and folders to hold things; my favorite is the catch-all one at the end called "stuff". I agree with one of the other reviewers - fun and hip!