Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Baby & Toddler Play Book: Baby & Toddler Play Book [Mass Market Paperback]

Joanne Oppenheim (Author), Stephanie Oppenheim (Author)

Book Description

Series: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio. Baby & Toddler Play Book

Here's the instruction manual for play that should have come with the baby! Parents turn to the experts at the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio for practical advice on games to play, books to read, songs to sing and toys to explore. This book is designed to help parents make the most of this all-important time in their child's life. The book is featured on NBC's Today Show.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This latest work by the Oppenheims targets first-time parents by providing recommendations on commercially produced toys as well as developmentally appropriate homemade fun and games. The essential flaw is that it does not differ substantially in content from the Oppenheims' annual The Best Toys, Books, Videos and Software for Kids. What added content there is, such as how to play peek-a-boo, the words to "Ring Around the Rosy," and general toy safety issues, can readily be found among other works likely available on public library parenting shelves in the "Wee Sing" series, Sandy Jones & Consumer Reports' Guide to Baby Products (Consumer Reports Bks. 1999. 6th ed.), or Elaine Martin's Baby Games (1988). Perhaps the most beneficial feature of this generally mundane work is the suggested purchase lists, including "Best Shower Gifts" and "Best First Birthday Gifts," which while listing mainly "oldies but goodies," such as Legos and board books, may be useful to relatives needing to purchase safe and interesting presents. Not an essential purchase, though the planned Today show promo may spark demand in public libraries.ALisa Powell Williams, Moline Southeast Lib., IL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Baby & Toddler Play Book is filled with playful games to teach and entertain your little ones. -- Working Mother Magazine

The Oppenheims have interspersed sound developmental information with games and toys to enhance burgeoning skills. Luck is the child whose parent uses this book for all its wisdom and wonder! -- Susan Strecker Richard, Editor-in-Chief, Lamaze Family Magazine

This wonderful compendium of joyful playthings, books and music will take you every step of the way thorugh a baby's first three years! Nor have the authors forgotten to include those special person-to-person games that little children love. This colleciton helps adults make wise choices for the youngest children. -- Nancy Balaban, Ed.D., Infant and Parent Development and Early Intervention Program, Bank Street Graduate School of Education

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Inc (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966482336
• ISBN-13: 978-0966482331
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,387,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for anyone interested in what toys to buy., July 29, 1999

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This review is from: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Baby & Toddler Play Book: Baby & Toddler Play Book (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is a well-written, well-organized book which is great for all parents of babies and toddlers, as well as anyone else (grandparents, etc.) who would like to be well-informed about all aspects of the toys they buy their children.