Look, Look!: A High Contrast Board Book

I bought this book as a baby gift because it was an amazing lifesaver for me and others for whom I've purchased this book. The new mom for whom I purchased the book sent me a picture of her week-old baby enamored with the book already. I love the large pictures with plenty of contrast, and the use of red wording helps when they first see color. My children would stare at a page for minutes at a time, giving a tired mom much relief. I could set the book up next to them and move away for a time to take care of other needs. When we'd look at the book together, it was amazing to see their eyes glue to the images and show clear fascination. I will continue to buy this book for new moms as long as it's around.

Crazy as it may sound, young babies do seem to prefer these types of images. I have a great collection of children's and baby's books and I started reading to my newborn right away and showing him pictures. He didn't seem to respond too well even to the heavy, simple baby books. So I got this one reading up on the idea of high-contrast images and voila! He is definitely more interested in this than regular color books (he was 3 weeks old when I got this). I have my baby in my lap so I'm not going to check right now, but there are about 7 spreads inside (hands with a butterfly, sun shining on growing plants, a car, a cat, flowers growing, fish, and moon with stars.) A great alternative to purchasing what I personally consider to be overpriced "flash cards." You can just prop this book up and flip the pages or let them hold it when they're old enough. Seems durable enough. On that note, a parenting tip: don't let people play on your fear of not giving your baby the trendiest, most expensive thing because it's somehow "better" for them. This book is great and a reasonable price. Those flashcards are not any different for them to be $15-$20+ for like four of them and seem more of a hassle because you can't prop them up without some kid of holder. Spending time with your baby is the best thing you can do. All the accessories are just noise at the end of the day.

I was hesitant to buy a book that is specifically targeted at newborns. Would my baby even care to look at it? Would he outgrow it too fast? But after noticing my little guy's fascination with bold, high-contrast images, I took the chance and bought this when he was 4 weeks old. It was a worthwhile purchase. At first, he would just focus on one page at a time. My husband would just show him one page and tell a long, involved story about it while little guy just gazed at the bold picture and took it in. As he got older, his eyes would roam over the page, discovering everything he could about the picture. Now, at 3 months, he likes to see page after page. We still mostly make up our own stories to go with the pictures. According to a friend with a two-year-old, her little one still likes the book, and now they are using it to point out letters. So I'm not too worried about my little guy outgrowing it too quickly. It will probably make a pretty good early-reader book too. And being a board book, you don't have to worry about letting a little one handle it on their own.

My infant has a different reaction to every page which is really fun!

Newborn likes high contrasting image. And this Look Look book is just right for our son. He loves looking at it, hence, the title of the book. This is his favorite book for the first 3 weeks or so. Buy one and you will not regret it.

I bought this book and started showing it to my son when he was a few weeks old. When he was one month old, I was able to get a picture of his first, big open-mouthed smile from looking at this book. It does contain a couple of words on each page, but it's mostly just a black and white picture. The only problem I had with this was that it scratches very easily. When my son was around six months old or so, he wanted to hold the book and play with it. As a result, it has these huge dents in it, and the book isn't as nice looking anymore. It's not a big deal or anything, but just keep that in mind if you're wanting your baby to be more "hands-on" with books instead of just looking at them. On the other hand though, the baby can't tear the pages out either. Anyway, it's a very good book to start out with for the first few months at least.

I had 2-3 other black & white books for my baby, but this is the one he likes the most! Each page has a high contrast, B&W image (and pops of red), with each page varying in complexity. It definitely captures his attention the longest compared to his other books. The board book is sturdy and a good size to bring around or throw in a small diaper bag. It's also PERFECT for tummy time. My son hates being on his stomach, but I just prop up this book in front of him and no more tears. :) Definitely helps with my baby who hates tummy time. So glad I bought it!

Bay loves the book. As a new born he actually follows the pages.

My 1,5 year old still enjoys looking at its pictures. :)

Il libro è in cartone molto robusto, di piccole dimensioni ma comunque comodo da tenere in mano. Le immagino sono tutte ad alto contrasto (in bianco e nero) per stimolare l'interesse dei più piccoli. Le immagini sono accompagnate da una frase (in inglese) per descriverle ma ci si può inventare sopra una storia. Il mio bimbo di 1 mese e mezzo ne è affascinato.

I had procured some other high contrast books before this one. As those were expensive and quality products, I was initially suspicious that this one may not attract my baby . But I was wrong. My baby has been mesmerised by this book. She looks simple and big pictures curiously for long time and really enjoys the whole book.....Value for money, I must admit.....

Muy util a mi bebe le encanto

Even my 4.5 week old loves this book! She’s just starting to be able to track things with her eyes, and she likes looking at these images. Her favorites are the sun and the fish. She gets reallllllly big eyes when I turn to the fish page and she smiles when we’re on the sun page. She even reaches her hands out towards the book now. I’ll definitely be buying this book as a baby shower gift in the future.