Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Puppy's Animal Friends Book

My grandson loved this as his 1st birthday gift he plays with it everyday. Loves books and music dances all the time! This is a wonderful book for toddlers a must buy!

These books are a very fun way to help encourage a love of books.

Based on experiences with our kids, some babies and toddlers seem most tuned in to auditory learning and others prefer books like Bright Baby Touch & Feel Slipcase: On the Farm, Baby Animals, At the Zoo and Perfect Pets (Bright Baby Touch and Feel). Others like all sorts of books, from noisy to quiet.

The Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn has an deal combination of sound, learning activities, and pictures. It also has the advantage of being easy to keep clean, with most parts simply being easily wiped off.

It is also sturdy, survives being dropped (we already had that happen) and the pages can't be chewed through.

More detail about what's inside:

Each page starts with a recorded voice reading the words on the page. There is also a wheel on the side of the page which can be turned to hear music. The music changes for each page. There are also questions. One example: "Can you find the duck?" Colors are bright and the drawings are cheery...a turtle, a monkey, a house, and more. All pictures are large enough to be easily identified. Every creature, even a butterfly, is shown with a smiling face.

There are a limited number of questions and music for each page and this means the book may quickly seem repetitive for parents. But babies and toddlers often find comfort in familiarity as the classic Goodnight Moon indicates.

IF you are driven crazy by the noise on a day when your nerves are short, simply turn off the power button and read this book aloud or let your baby or toddler turn the pages and look at the pictures. It is also easy to jot down the basic sentences from the book or improvise to keep little ones entertained during read aloud time. Toddlers may indicate they want the power button on, though, while others are quick to let parents know they prefer a quiet session.

I've found the limited number of activities and sounds in the books are enough to sustain interest but don't overwhelm young ones. Books which have too many options can be confusing. The Laugh and Learn has exactly the right number, at least based on my experience.

I particularly like the fact that there is an off/on switch which has two volume levels. And of course once the power is turned off, parents, grandparents, etc.. can simply read the book aloud without the accompanying music and sounds. This is a super option, perhaps just before bedtime. Leaving the sound off allows the book to be taken along for a plane or car ride without annoying other passengers. When it comes to travel, this is easily transported and a super item to take along for grandparents who may be babysitting.

A better option for the youngest ones may be Look, Look! [Board book] . There is something about the black and white images and the high contrast that fascinates babies.

Once babies turn into toddlers, they often are proud to have their own book to read or just listen to while older siblings do homework or parents browse through a magazine. This adds to the usefulness of the Laugh and Learn. We always praised our kids for whatever reading efforts they made and asked them to "read" their books to us. Although toddlers tend to have short attention spans, these books held their attention for an amazingly long time.

Babies won't have the motor coordination to turn the pages but it won't take long for them to become old enough to handle those pages. Thank goodness, they are thick and easy for little hands to grasp. There aren't many pages but each one has several options.

Considering the fact that the Laugh and Learn can be enjoyed from 8 months to 3 years, I think it is a good value for the money. I did give it only 4 stars for educational value but I'm on the fence about that. T are relatively few animals and objects to identify in each book. On the other hand, the music itself and learning to turn the pages and practice pre-reading is certainly educational.

If there were an option for 4 and 1/2 stars, I'd pick that one.

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My granddaughter has spent countless hours playing with this cute book. She loves the pictures and sounds it makes. The pages are packed with educational images. It is sturdy, colorful and entertaining, as I have come to expect from Fisher Price. This book would make a great gift for any young child being introduced to books. It can be chewed, thrown or otherwise mistreated and continue working just fine.

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The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Puppy's Animal Friends Book was great for my grandson's birthday. He enjoys it very much.

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My baby loves these books. I like that there are all sorts of different sounds and colors to make the book so interesting, and it also shows cause and effect which is important at this stage.