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February 3, 2010

On the Menu: “Indestructibles” Books for Babies

Indestructibles

Indestructibles

As we creep ever closer to the one year anniversary of her exciting arrival, little Piper reveals a little more of her personality each day. One of our favorite things to watch is her reaction to food. She does a little dance (a little bouncing and rocking, kicking and swinging her feet) in her high chair when she approves of your meal selection. Some days it’s yogurt, a cracker, a little shredded cheese, tonight she couldn’t get enough Risotto. She likes to keep it interesting by gobbling up an item one day and completely rejecting it another.

Since her older brother Wiley is learning to read right now, we spend a lot of time looking at books, talking about them, being “read” to (recalling from memory more than actually processing the words on the page). I just marvel at the progress he is making, every day a few more of the pieces of the reading puzzle fall in line and I imagine by this summer, he’ll truly be reading books to his little sister. Right now however, most of the time, Piper just wants to eat the book. I want to encourage her interaction with books and keep it positive, (thank you Mem Fox for your fantastic advice on this subject) but sometimes, especially with soft cover books, it is a little … err… mushy…

So I was delighted when I found this book at my local Books Inc. today. They are called “Indestructibles” and they are built for the way babies read. Invented by a mom of triplets, they won’t tear, they are safe to chew or “mouth,” non toxic, and washable. I couldn’t wait to share this exciting purchase with the family! I gave it to Piper as soon as we arrived back at home. Ironically, she had NO interest in putting this book in her mouth, but any of the other books we present to her get a a friendly gnaw… Ah well, I still think the books are really novel! (no pun intended). We’ll keep this one in the rotation. Tomorrow I imagine she’ll love it and will have nothing to do with the leftover Risotto.

Fiber anyone?

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