The original edition of Tummy Time! was selected by BookTrust's expert panel of healthcare and literacy professionals for their Bookstart programme 2021.
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This book is a wonderful tool for encouraging babies to engage in
Tummy Time as it so perfectly gives baby
something interesting and motivating to observe whilst in
this important and supervised position for play. Tummy Time not
only prevents flat spots on the back of baby’s head, it supports
the development of their spinal curves, and encourages them to use
the muscles needed for later milestones such as rolling, sitting,
crawling and even refined hand skills. Using this book is a
great opportunity to build strong attachments between
parent/caregiver and baby; I always say the first thing babies
love is a parent's face, the second is a book and this is just the
ticket - it allows for that wonderful connection time together
which builds babies' brains. The contrasting colours of
the book are ideal for younger babies, and really
supports visual perceptual skills of older babies too. I love how
the book even has a mirror, which means that babies can
explore their facial expressions as they
learn about their bodies. I
highly recommend this book for parents
to use with their little ones, and will
be adding to the resources of my
Tummy Time Practitioners to use in their classes and
workshops.
*Carly Budd, Paediatric Occupational Therapist*
A game changer!
*Instagrammer @scarletts_world_*
Got this free from our health visitor via the BookTrust scheme and
it is excellent. He loves it and we actually do tummy time now!
*****
*Sarah on BookTrust.org.uk*
We got this free from our library. My baby loves it. We had bought
some expensive cards similar to this online. There was no need, he
prefers this book, now I am on the hunt for another.
*****
*Leah on BookTrust.org.uk*
This book is a wonderful tool for encouraging babies to engage in
Tummy Time as it so perfectly gives baby something interesting and
motivating to observe whilst in this important and supervised
position for play. Tummy Time not only prevents flat spots on the
back of baby’s head, it supports the development of their spinal
curves, and encourages them to use the muscles needed for later
milestones such as rolling, sitting, crawling and even refined hand
skills. Using this book is a great opportunity to build strong
attachments between parent/caregiver and baby; I always say the
first thing babies love is a parent's face, the second is a book
and this is just the ticket - it allows for that wonderful
connection time together which builds babies' brains. The
contrasting colours of the book are ideal for younger babies, and
really supports visual perceptual skills of older babies too. I
love how the book even has a mirror, which means that babies can
explore their facial expressions as they learn about their bodies.
I highly recommend this book for parents to use with their little
ones, and will be adding to the resources of my Tummy Time
Practitioners to use in their classes and workshops.
*Carly Budd, Paediatric Occupational Therapist*
Selected in Top Ten Brilliant Books for Babies: Babies are
hard-wired from birth to respond to high-contrast images and they
absolutely love looking at other babies’ faces! A visually
arresting, concertina book designed for sensory discovery, this can
be used from the very first months, both during tummy time and as a
page-turning book to share.
*BookTrust*
This cheerful, double-sided foldout book features photos of other
wee ones happily engaged in simple activities (kicking their legs,
tickling their toes), alongside high-contrast shapes.
*The New York Times*
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