The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
Animal 123
The giant numbers unfold to show a counting sequence. One becomes two. Five becomes six. So smart! Perfect for an almost 2 year old.
P.S. — I think we’ve ended up with new counting, ABC, and color books for each baby. Our toddler books have been so loved (loved = falling apart) they have to be replaced. Are you the same?
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We currently live in a farmhouse in the French countryside. I post on where design and motherhood intersect.
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So cute and clever. I will get it for my new grand daughter Ava as part of the book collection I am starting for her.
Oh, yes. My older daughter literally ate two entire Richard Scarry board books. Well, more like mouthed them until they disappeared. They corners wore off until the books were circular, and then they got smaller and smaller until there was nothing left. FIBER!
That is hilarious, Carol!
Totally the same! Poor books get taped up till I can’t anymore! Oh well, at least she likes books!
My daughter is 3 and too old for this probably but I agree about books loved to the point of falling apart. Such was the case of “Guess How Much I Love You”. I believe started picking the pieces and gluing it together at one point.
what a great book! even though we’re past two, we just may have to add it to our collection…
We are on our second copy of Inside Outside Upside Down and we are headed for number two of Are You My Mother? My son has zero interest in stuffed animals – he has curled up with a board book since he was about 4 or 5 months old!
I hear you! We have gone through many copies of Are You My Mother. It is beloved.
I find that a strip of packing tape on the spine when books are new keeps them looking nice and held together longer! Our first is almost 2 and I can imagine most of her books lasting for another kid! Not that we’ll stop buying more :) Love your suggestions!
What a great idea, Melissa!
I may have missed it, but what ABC book do you like? I would like to find another!
I so enjoy your book posts! We just received our copy of Pantone’s Colors and love it!
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