Daddy Smarts: A Guide for Rookie Fathers
<$>andDaddy Smarts 2: The First Two Years
By Bradley G. Richardson
Taylor Trade Publishing
It would be impossible to mention one book without the other. Written by father of two, Bradley Richardson, A Guide for Rookie Fathers, <$>is designed to give men an understanding of what their wives experience during pregnancy, details on development in the womb and advice on preparing for fatherhood. The second book, The First Two Years, starts where the first left off, helping men as they watch their babies grow from newborns into toddlerhood.
Girlfriends’ Guide to Pregnancy
ISBN: 0671524313
A top seller since it was first released in 1995, The Girlfriends’ Guide to Pregnancy, offers women a light-hearted look at what to expect during pregnancy, childbirth and post delivery from the perspective of other moms. It is filled with lots of great information, but should not be considered a medical guide.The Modern Girl’s Guide to Motherhood
Regan Books
ISBN: 0060885343
A part of the Modern Girl’s Life series, The Modern Girl’s Guide to Motherhood, is a brand new book (released April 2006), full of hip advice for today’s moms. It includes lots of great information for women with children aged zero to four and should be considered a survival guide for 21st-century mothers.
The New Baby
Golden Books
ISBN: 0307119424
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Who doesn’t love Little Critter? Although recommended for children aged four to eight, The New Baby, <$>is great for kids of all ages, teaching them what it is like to be an older sibling and what their new baby can and can’t do. Mayer’s work is a classic.
When Baby Learns to Talk
Source books, Inc.
ISBN: 1402202962
Great as a gift or for yourself, When Baby Learns to Talk, <$>is a keepsake album allowing you to record the funny and, sometimes even insightful things young children say while they are learning to communicate in a grown-up world.
Your Pregnancy Week by Week
Hamlyn
ISBN: 0600610349
<$>With full colour photos and amazing three-dimensional images of babies in the womb, Your Pregnancy Week by Week, produced by UK magazine, Practical Parenting, offers parents-to-be an in depth understanding of how their baby is developing in the womb during the 40-weeks of gestation. Images are also great for sharing with older siblings.
Supernanny: How to Get the Best from Your Children
Hyperion
ISBN: 1401308104
If you haven’t seen Jo Frost’s television show, Supernanny, <$>on Monday nights on ABC, you have been missing something. Ms Frost is a classic English nanny with thoughtful insight and a carpet-bag full of tricks designed to help parents discipline children. How to Get the Best from Your Children, <$>is her list of RULES that will bring sanity to any home.
The Perfect Baby Name: Finding the Name that Sounds Just Right
Berkley Trade
ISBN: 0425202658
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Unlike most baby name books that list boy and girl names in alphabetical order, Walker and Reyes have approached the process of creating a name for your baby from a completely different perspective. The pair seek to help parents by looking at the rhyme and rhythm of names to make your child’s name a memorable one.
