Black on White | Classic book for new babies

Black on White | Maybe Boring to You, But Thrilling to Your Newborn

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Black on White

	Black on White Greenwillow, 1993 - 12 pages average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Share these familiar
shapes with your baby.

It is never too early
to look and talk
together!

Classic book for new babies

Newborn babies' vision is not highly developed. High-contrast patterns or pictures are easiest for them to see in the first few months of life. Tana Hoban's black & white board books are terrific choices. With simple illustrations of objects that will be familiar to babies, this book meets all my criteria for choosing books for babies. A fantastic choice for a new baby gift.

Maybe Boring to You, But Thrilling to Your Newborn

I used to work with children's books, and have probably tried 100 books out with my 2 1/2 month old. This is the only book she LOVES to look at that doesn't have moving parts. Sure, she likes to listen to other books, but this is the one that is visually exciting to her. I can prop it up for her to look at and she keeps staring, transfixed, even as I go run to get the phone or whatever. The folks who complain that it bores them or their older babies have missed the point. Bold black and white books like this are for very young babies, when their vision and brains are still developing. No, it doesn't tell a story; that is not the purpose of this book. It is all looking at an interesting shape. No, these aren't the most common things in your child's life; this is perfectly appropriate, because they wouldn't be able to connect any shape, object and word this young even if you tried. No, you won't use it for years, or even a whole year, probably. I think less than $10 is not too much to pay for something that is going to get my child excited about interacting with books from day 1. Plus so much is overwhelming as a new baby/parent, and this is one thing that you can definitely enjoy together. I am planning on giving Black & White, which I think is the fold-out version, as baby gifts from now on.

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Good but could even be better

My baby quickly lost interest in this book after a few viewings. I say viewing because it's all pictures in black and white (thus the title). Some are very intricate and others less so. There weren't that many images, I wished it had more so my baby could enjoy it longer.

My daughter loves it!

I usually will put this book in the corner of her play yard and more often than not she ends up staring at the pictures. She also likes to chew on the corners!

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