Choosing a baby book for your little one can be difficult. With 488 million results when you search for “baby book” on Google, it’s simply overwhelming! Luckily, I have one book you simply must add to your baby/toddler book collection…. First 100 Words by Roger Priddy.
We bought this book for A before she was 1 and we’d just go through each page describing the pictures. Babies may not seem like they’re responsive, but they are absorbing everything around them and filling their constantly growing brain.
When you just don’t know how to initiate a conversation with a little person that doesn’t talk back (at least with actual words), First 100 Words is handy to have around. It’s the perfect way to get your baby into reading and associating them with so many everyday animals, objects, and food.
For every 2 pages, there is an associated theme like Colors, Things That Go, Food, Outside, etc. with pictures to resemble each theme. It’s a fun way for those growing brains to learn not only about the theme, but about what they see in each picture.
We love pointing at each picture and making the associated sound if there is one. The cat says “meow”, the big truck goes “HONK HONK!”, the flower says…………ha ha, got you, it says nothing! 🙂
Even when we weren’t reading to her, A would flip through the pages, give the soft cover a little chew, flip some more, chew, repeat. Yeah, babies like to chew, so why not on something educational? Being a board book, it actually holds up quite well to baby/toddler abuse. This is a must-have for kids’ books!
At almost 2 1/2 (when did that happen?!), she can easily name most of the things in the book and make any of their associated sounds. She will sit in one of her favorite reading spots and study each page with vigor while saying each thing she sees out loud. It’s the most adorable thing to see how much she has learned from when we first introduced her to the book.
It’s also just the right size to pack in a diaper bag to take along when out and about. Reading to your little ones is a perfect way to spend quality time together and bond with them. Sit down with this book and take your time describing the words, colors, and objects in each picture, it will mean the world to them!
The only minor issue I have with the book is that the pictures seem a little outdated. I mean, that yellow BMW Z3 to show a “car”? C’mon! They have Z4’s now!! Honestly, that’s hardly an issue, and I would quickly buy this book again and again for any baby/toddler. It makes a great inexpensive gift too! There’s even a Spanish Version!
The First 100 series by Roger Priddy also has a book for the First 100 Animals which was the #6 best selling baby book in 2015.
Annnddd, when they’re craving more, and they will, make sure to check out the First 100 Numbers, Colors, Shapes as well as the First 100 Trucks.
You really can’t go wrong with any one of these books, but you might as well get several and keep them around in the car, grandparent’s house, and a backup for when the first one gets chewed through. True story.
Disclaimer: I purchased this book on my own and recieved no compensation for this post. However, there are affiliate links within this post that if you click on them and make a purchase, I will earn a few cents. So, please click and make a purchase! 🙂
