White on Black by Tana Hoban Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of White on Black
Book Review: Almost as good as Black On White
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this book and "Black on White" (also by Tana Hoban) for my son when he was one month old. He liked them both, though "Black on White" was clearly his favorite (he reached for that one more often when they were both in front of him and there are far more tooth marks on that book).Still, the white silhouettes of familiar objects on a black background did catch his interest when I turned the pages for him, and the simple, two-color book did interest him early on.
As with "Black on White," however, I find that his interest in "White on Black" waned when he turned about seven months old in favor of other, more colorful books.
If you only want to buy one book of this type, I would suggest going with "Black on White." However, I believe the two books do provide a good variety for a very young infant.
Book Review: Baby found it completely uninteresting
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this book to target my baby's eyesight stage of enjoying black and white images. He found the book completely uninteresting compared to others (from birth to 5 months). Sits on the bottom of the toybox now.Book Review: Best baby books ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I read these books to all 3 of my children every night as newborns. My 15 yo is now a straight A student, taking accelerated AP courses, has won regional writing contests and reading at a sophmore college level. Was it the books? Perhaps. Was it the reading every night? I believe so. Babies love these black and white books.Book Review: Best gift for a newborn
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is wonderful, as long as you know that it is meant for a newborn. It is unlikely to interest an older baby.
But it is, in my opinion, a must have. This was one of the few things that our son really enjoyed during the first few months of his life.
We would either hold the book up or prop it up next to him and he would just stare at it for the longest time. You could see his eyes scanning the page. One page, of some buttons, was his favorite. His eyes would light up and he would get excited when you turned it to the buttons page.
I would recommend that you buy two of these books - one for the diaper bag and one for home. I bought four contrast books, which was more than necessary.
Of the four, this was his favorite.
This isn't a particularly interactive book. You can name the objects on the page, of course, but the point is that it's interesting to newborns because of their baby vision and the fact that they can see the contrasting figures with ease. When our son was in a fussy mood, I could prop up a book in his play yard and take a ten minute shower. He was highly entertained by these for a couple of months.
He is now one and books are his favorite things. He "reads" to himself several times a day, book after book, flipping through the pages, pointing at things, and babbling to himself. I have no idea if this has anything to do with the fact that he's been exposed to books since he was about a week old. Maybe all babies love books this much, or maybe he would have loved them anyway.
Book Review: Black on White is better
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is okay, but my infant nephew preferred Black on White (see the reviews) and one of the 2 is really enough.