You buy thisLanguage6–18 moAt home

Cloth book

A book they can chew, wash and drop.

Cloth book
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Prep

0 min

Mess

None

How to play

Let them hold it themselves. Name one picture per page. They'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 they learn that a book has an order — front, middle, end.

Safety first
Check the seams regularly for anything working loose.