If you're interested in more baby games and activities, look no further. All of these books (as well as the one calendar), will keep you and your little one happily engaged through babyhood.
WONDERPLAY: INTERACTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL GAMES, CRAFTS, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND PRESCHOOLERS, from the 92nd Street Y Parenting Center, by Fretta Reitzes and Beth Teitelman, with Lois Alter Mark (Running Press, 1995). Games, crafts and creative activities for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, in a friendly, accessible layout. A "sing along" section at the end of each chapter makes song lyrics easy to find when you're in the mood for a ditty.
365 DAYS OF BABY LOVE: PLAYING, GROWING AND EXPLORING WITH BABIES FROM BIRTH TO AGE 2 by Sheila Ellison and Susan Ferdinandi (Sourcebooks, 1996). Hundreds (365, to be exact) of original activities arranged in categories like Language and Sound, Movement, Floor Time, Nature, and Art. Illustrated with children's art.
ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATING BABIES AND TODDLERS By Robyn Gee And Susan Meredith (Usborne Publishing). Handily organized under-your-nose play ideas for parents and babies, birth to 2 1/2 years old. Excellent music section, complete with words and actions for favorite rhymes and finger plays, plus a handy chart of child development milestones. Instructive, inspiring color illustrations on every page.
BABY GAMES by Elaine Martin (Running Press, 1988). Hundreds of games and songs for every time of day, and for every stage of baby- and toddlerhood.
YOUR CHILD AT PLAY: BIRTH TO ONE YEAR by Marilyn Segal, Ph. D. Month-by-month guide to the first year of child development, with dozens of complimentary activities, most illustrated with photographs. Revised for 1998. Also available: Your One-Year-Old, Your Two-Year-Old, and so on, up to age five.
BABY'S FIRST YEAR CALENDAR OF LEARNING GAMES AND MEMORIES, created by Norma Jean Stodden (Rock-a-Bye Baby Inc.). A fill-in-the dates calendar with a developmentally appropriate activity suggestion for each day. Hang it above the changing table and you'll never wonder what to do next with baby. Also includes milestone stickers (first smile, first tooth, and so on), and spaces to note daily observations.
