One safe bet for holiday gift giving...books. Kids can never have too many since we all agree teaching children to read and enjoy reading is #1 on our educational priority list. Maybe slightly biased as an English teacher myself, I've always regarded books as the best gift to give everyone from baby to adult.When we received some of the new Begin Smart titles, the kids immediately were drawn to How Many Beeps and and Push the Button. More than just a beep, the button serves to allow interaction with counting, colors and more. With so many age appropriate titles developed by a team of experts and created by talented Harriet Ziefert the toughest, task is choosing a book. Colorful illustrations, various shapes, sizes and textures all create interest in even the youngest readers. Here are some favorites:
- Animal Faces (Newborn - 6M)
- What Does Baby See? (Newborn-6M)
- Bouncy Baby (6-12M)
- Meow & Woof (6-12M)
- Peek-a-Boo What (12-18M)
- Splish Splash (12-18M)
- How Many Beeps (18-24M)
- Who Am I? (18-24M)
Begin Smart receives a *Top Pick* designation for being the most developmentally appropriate book series and a favorite of Cool Baby Kid's editorial staff.
Cool Giveaway: Enter to win each of the new Fall Begin Smart titles including: Animal Faces, Look Around and Listen, Bouncy Baby: A First Lift-the-Flap Book, Baby Says, Peek-a-Boo What?, Push the Button, How Many Beeps and Hooray for Hands! To enter, comment on this post about the Begin Smart Slideshow. ($90 Value)
Extra Entries: Blog about the Cool Baby Kid's Begin Smart giveaway with a link to both this post and http://www.beginsmart.com for three (3) extra entries and remember to leave three separate comments. Find out how to earn even more entries and read the contest rules and disclaimer including how to subscribe for winner notification. Ends 12/11/09. US Residents only.
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I like the play shapes page of the slide show. We have one of these books and my daughter loves it! They all sound great.
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I like how the slide show tells the benifits of reading at each age in months
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i love that you can move at your own pace and that it shows you how they are geared towards the different age groups
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i like that the sideshow tells us about the age appropriateness in months.
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Love the the books come in all shapes and sizes.
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I wish all parents saw this slideshow. It's amazing how many children do not have the opportunities of books in their beginning years!
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What a great slide show! Perfect length! We like the shapes! So fun! Vanessa.Iaquinta@gmail.com
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adorable slide show , makes me want to read sooo much more to my grandson birdson@roadrunner.com
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My daughter has loved all the Begin SMart books she has.
She still goes back & now 'reads' the baby book and she just turned 2.
I like that Dads are mentioned, included...with the animals and their dads... in the slideshow,
Dads are so important too!!!
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I love how all the books reach to each and every one of the senses
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This slideshow is motivating me to begin reading to my 2 mo old! I didn't know how closely hearing more words was correlated with later intelligence.
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I like that it is so colorful....right now I just colors!
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It gives great ideas for all ages of babies which is great
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Very cool slide show. I just happened upon Begin Smart books this weekend and was impressed.
I loved the slide show; it showed the benefits of thier books and I also liked the quotes from some of the parents. One of the slides says the books for 18 to 24 months can help encourage dialouge.
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I love that the books are organized by ages.
No worries about whether your child is reading the right book for his age.
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I love that real parents commented during the video. It's great to know what "real" parents think of the books!
I like that it has simple pictures and great texture.
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I like the slideshow. It's not only eye catching but very informative.JD
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Colorful sideshow and is informative
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great colorful slide show--like it and thanks for this great giveaway !
I enjoyed the slide show. I love how there are books for different ages.
Great site, I have a granddaughter very soon & want to begin reading to her immediately! I like how these books are broken down by age group.
As a retired teacher, I agree with the points made in the slide show. I love giving books as gifts. Thanks for the chance!
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My daughter loves to sit on my or my husbands lap and be read to!
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I like the age progression in the slideshow.
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I like how the newborn-6 month books include textures to encourage and engage babies.
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What a great set! That was a very helpful slideshow, too - I would need the 18-24 months set. I like the advice I saw on speaking a lot of words to your child each day because it'll help them learn words faster. And it needs to be someone they care about, really interesting.
I love that the slideshow shows the benefits of the Begin Smart books for each age group!
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The slideshow reinforced all my feelings about reading to my children... it is never to young to start, but so important for their developement.
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I love that they go over the importance of reading to your child at any age. My parents read to all of use when we were younger and we are all bookworms now! I hope our children are the same way!
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The slide show was great. It showed the different levels babies go through and which books match up with that level. Great!
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It was a good slide show. I like on the 6 to 12 month page they show a picture of a little girl with one of their books in her mouth...this is totally my daughter. I really want to get the Play Shapes book.
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I love how they have books appropriate for every age of a babies development.
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Great slide show! I knew reading was good for my daughter, my husband & I LOVE reading with our daughter, and this slide show helped me understand how exactly we are helping her develop through reading. :-)
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Very neat slideshow. I forwarded the page to my friend who is expecting. If I win, these would be for her.
I love how these books are simple and teach common life lessons!
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What a great assortment of books to start a liitle one out wit. We have a new baby in our family that they would be perfect for.
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I watched the slide show and couldn't agree more with everything that was stated. It really is never too early to read to your child--we started reading to ours when she was still just a bump in my belly!
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I liked the slide about Play Shapes. based on what was said there, I think it's one my daughter would love!
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The slide show was really neat. My daughter enjoyed it and would enjoy the books.
The slide show was very informative and it helped me understand how important reading is to your child.
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My son was born last week, so this would be a perfect prize for him. We've got lots of old school books already, but haven't purchased any of the new ones like these. Thanks for the giveaway! I agree with everything in the slideshow and look forward to reading with my son. Right now, at 10 days old, it doesn't really matter what we read, but soon enough, we'll switch to more developmental books to get him a leg up in school. Thanks again!
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I like that the slideshow shows parents reading with their babies...too cute! It's informative too since it explains what babies learn during each age group!
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I like that the slideshow has testimonials from real parents! They sound like great books!
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shows that there r books with buttons and teethers all for babies at the appropriate age
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The slide show reiterated all of the positive aspects of early reading with your child and concepts learned at different stages.
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Their books come in all shapes and sizes :)
Looks awesome! I like the variety. Thanks for the giveaway!
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