[.ca] Ten Little Ladybugs (ISBN 1581170912)

great for younger babies too:
My 11 month old son is quite taken with this book. He loves trying to pry the ladybugs off the page, and the easy rhyme keeps him interested. The pages are durable and the pictures are colourful. And he has great fun poking his fingers through the holes. I also count the ladybugs as he goes, so he is getting an early start at counting.

cant get it out of my head:
what a wonderfull book. the bight colors and the neat rhyme my 4 year olds know it by heart, and reads it from memory to her baby sister. i love houw it hels counting down. and the 3-d laddy bugs are great. this is just one not to pass up

Get this book for your baby!:
A friend started reading this book to her son right after he was born. When I babysat him at 5 or 6 months he was holding the page down until I counted all of the ladybugs while he pointed to them with me. It was definitely his favorite book and I couldn't believe that he was tracking print left to right and turning pages correctly at this young age! So now I buy all of my friends with new babies this book and their children all seem to love it!

Beautiful Illustrations:
This book has lovely pretty pictures, is very sturdy and fun. Although my kid still ripped one of the pages so monitor when you give it to the 2 and under crowd. Highly recommended. Very colorful.

A Must Have...:
As a Child Development Specialist I understand the importance of reading to infants - so you can imagine my disappointment when my baby had an active resentment to my attempts to "read" to her. Suddenly (like a light switch), at 13 months, my daughter became completely enamored with books. Ten Little Ladybugs is her absolute favorite... and we read it 5-7 times EVERY day. She pulls it out from the coffee table and crawls into my lap for story time. Both the writing and illustrations are magnificent. Reading this book to my daughter is such a fun experience that I truly believe every child should be fortunate enough to have that important grown-up in their life share this magical book with them. I now give this book as gifts to all baby and grandparent showers I attend.