You buy thisLanguage6–18 moAt home

Cloth book

A book he can chew, wash and drop.

Cloth book
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Prep

0 min

Mess

None

How to play

Let him hold it himself. Name one picture per page. He'll mouth it more than look at it at first, and that's exactly right.

What you need

A soft fabric book, ideally one that crinkles.

What it secretly builds

Language

Turning a soft page is a two-handed job, and it's how he learns that a book has an order — front, middle, end.

Safety first
Check the seams regularly for anything working loose.