Indestructibles (The Original): Baby Faces: A Book of Happy, Silly, Funny Faces: Chew Proof · Rip Proof · Nontoxic · 100% Washable (Book for Babies, Newborn Books, Safe to Chew)

At about 5-6 months old my baby developed an insatiable taste for paper... she loved to crumple it, crunch it, wad it up, and put it in her mouth. After a couple of Sundays with corners of church bulletins chewed off and wads of soggy paper pulled from my baby's mouth in my purse, I knew we had a problem. The "indestructibles" books seemed like the perfect solution. At first I thought it was too good to be true, but I bought one to try it out anyway. Sure enough, my baby product tested it like a star. She tried to rip, she tried to chew, she tried to moisten the pages in order to rip and chew by sucking/gnawing on the book for extended periods... all to no avail! Even after being jammed in the diaper bag and crumpled by other toys, these books remarkably retain/rebend to their original shape. And to baby, they look and feel and SOUND like paper! Overall, GREAT quality product, beyond DURABLE, and great pictures to boot! (Though, for our purposes, this part was truly optional) Some reviewers have complained about the lack of words. I was a bit disappointed by that at first too when I first flipped through the books in a store, but then I realized, "Do I really need a book to say 'Deer' for me to point it out and tell my baby, 'That is a deer!'" Likewise, with some of the Nursery Rhyme varieties of these books, I KNOW the Nursery Rhyme, and my grabby chewy baby rarely has patience to sit and listen to a story in sequential order anyway... and when she does, these probably aren't the books we're reading! (Again, I bought them for the indestructible quality) That said, I do like the themes, the rhymes, and the multi-culturalness of many of the books in this series. This book, in particular, is great for its wordless quality because of the many different expressions on babies' faces. First, babies seem to LOVE looking at close up drawings and pictures of faces. Second, it offers a great opportunity to talk with your child about emotions and use your own labeling words for what each baby is feeling. For example, my 2 year old often thinks that any baby who is crying is "sad" even though sometimes other books (such as the DK series) label some crying babies as "mad", "angry", etc. This allows a great conversation avenue with your child without pre-judging what others' emotions are "supposed" to be. The artist may have intended one thing, but your toddler may have something else totally legitimate in mind and talking with him/her about what he/she thinks and why probably makes a far more interesting conversation than just running through the labels! The book does exactly what it claims to do and beautifully so! But, one caveat... If your baby likes to eat paper like mine, you may just be out of luck. After she realized the book meant it when it said 'Indestructible' she set it aside and went right back to eating her sister's school work and my church bulletins!

Truly indestructible.

These books are great! The baby loves turning the pages and looking at the pictures. I have purchased several more!

Great books for the little ones highly recommended

So these things can take a beating and not just from toddlers. I bought this as a gift for a special needs teenager who loves books, but also shredding and or eating them, and after all they’ve put it through it’s only mildly wrinkled and im pretty sure it could be ironed out if just rolling the pages out wasnt enough. It hasnt torn, lost stitches or pages. Even the solidest hard back book has faltered in their hands eventually. But little book is amazing. I would like to see older aimed short stories bound like this, something not babyish to read.

The books are super durable, lightweight, and perfect for tossing in the diaper bag. They really do hold up to chewing, crumpling, and drool. Unfortunately, my baby didn’t show much interest in them. Every baby’s different, though, so they might work better for others. Still love the idea!

This truly indestructible baby book was a Christmas gift for my 8 month old great nephew. He immediately put it in his mouth and started chewing on it when he unwrapped it.

These books are AMAZING and are going to be in every baby shower gift I give from now on. My son is almost 8 months old and has had two of these for the last couple of months. They've been chewed on daily (multiple times a day), bent, pulled, dropped, thrown, stepped on, crawled on, etc. They won't rip and are not even close to falling apart. The material they're made with is truly indestructible! We have Baby Faces and Baby Babble and both have held up great. Every couple of days I soak the books in a sink filled with hot, soapy water and give them a good wash. Totally washable! Haven't attempted to run them through the dishwasher, but I think the sink washing is fine. Excellent product and I know I'll be buying many more in the future.

My 4.5 month old daughter who is basically taking everything to mouth, loves it. When the book came in, i was underwhelmed at its size n weight but now i realise its perfectly designed with the little ones in mind. Absolutely recommended.

True to it claim of being indestructible along with engaging for kids

Really thrilled about the books. My son (6months old) loves them. I gave one to him and he was playing for 20 minutes. A that for him is a really long time to play with one thing. Its great that it feels lke paper but its indestructible and washable

Muy bonito pienso comprar todos

I've got some other books from this indestructible series and the books are excellent for babies and toddlers. My 8 month old daughter took it as a challenge to try to destroy the book immediately but it's still intact although it did get a bit wrinkly. Love the fact that the illustration included babies from different races not the usual Caucasian and blue eyed babies. It's a nice addition to your babies library.