Hard or soft back books for baby?

MileHighGirl · March 2009

I really want to emphasize reading with my kids. I plan to start purchasing books but I'm wondering if I should buy hard or soft back books. I guess logically the hard back books would stand up to more ware and ultimately last longer. Would there be any reason to buy soft back books?? ....easier for kids to read??

mooninlv · March 2009

either/both

RubyRed1085 · March 2009

The little guy I take care of loves being read to, but he also loves chewing on his soft books.. he looks at the pictures and chews the book.. carries it in his mouth as well. Soo, I say hard cover books when you are reading to them and soft ones so they can play around with them and look at pics and stuff... idk if I'm the only one, but that's how it goes around here.

berry25 · March 2009

The plastic books (the bath books) are the only ones that have survived my toddler's teething phase. I don't think it matters for the youngest ages, but I would lean towards the hard books for later when they start to tear out the pages, again realizing that even those might need to be replaced if you have a chewer like I do.

Mama Jan · March 2009

My DS loves his board books. He will sit and "read" for 20 minutes or more on his own. By "soft back" do you mean paper books? I definitely wouldn't get those, get board books. DS also loves the plastic bath books, but we only use them in the tub.