Happy Baby Faces (Shake, Rattle, and Read!)

Rating:
Summary: Not the best baby picture book
Review: I bought this book for traveling, because it's small and has a rattle to keep little ones occupied. While it WAS great for traveling and seemed to keep my 1 year old son mildly entertained, I only give the book two stars.

My beef with the book is that the descriptions of the babies don't really match their expressions. For example, the picture that says "happy" shows a baby who looks a bit nervous and really isn't smiling. And many of the children look like they were hot and crying when their pictures were taken (they have flushed cheeks and worried looks on their faces). The title of the book, "Happy Baby Faces", isn't really fitting.

Bottom line - I've seen other baby picture books that do a much better job than this one. You may want to look elsewhere.

Rating:
Summary: She Loves It!
Review: My daughter looooves this book. She's loved it so well that I might have to replace it, well-constructed as it is. She likes to flip through it fast, she likes to stare at each face. She touches each face and talks to it. It's endlessly entertaining for her. She especially loves when I make it flip through so fast it looks like the face keeps changing - like those old nickolodeons.
My only complaint is, where are all the girl faces? The only girl face in there is the "drinking" one. And her face is covered by the cup! Maybe I'm misinterpreting some of the genders?

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Summary: This is my daughter's favorite book!
Review: Okay, I have to agree with the previous reviewer's critique of the "happy" baby. He doesn't look overjoyed. This is, however, something that my 1 year old just loves. She has had it for 6 months and it is always with her. She loves to look at the photographs of all the babies. It holds her attention, whereas the Baby Einstein books and others do not. Great size for taking in the car or stroller and very easy for her to carry. Great gift idea!