Baby Animals Black and White

I ordered this book after reading that newborns are most stimulated by black and white images. I was amazed when I held the book up for my 3-week old to look and he actually looked at it and focused on each of the pages, scanning back and forth. It was really neat to see him paying such close attention to something at such an early age.

My three month old likes this book a lot. The smiling kitten always makes her smile. I like that the images are pretty realistic and not overly cartoonish and there is a nice variety of animals.

This book has gone through four of my babies so far, each one loving it. At only a few months each of my children would stare at each page. When they were old enough to hold the book themselves, it would be the book of choice. I even have a picture of my oldest asleep at age 4 mo. in her swing holding the book open. That oldest is now 7 and really loves to "read" it to her baby siblings. I love the developmental black and white. But the reaction of my babies is what really tells me it is a great book. My copy is very worn and almost falling apart. It was and still is a beloved book by my children.

My daughter is 10 months old and has been in love with this book since we first showed it to her pretty much since she was born. She loves to turn the pages herself and loves when we make the sounds to go along with each animal. Now she is trying to make the sounds herself. Out of a pile of many books this is always the one she grabs for her night time reading session. Highly recommended!

This beautifully designed picture book combines a clever guessing game, fascinating facts and information, and crisply graphic images. Kids and adults will all be captivated.