In My Den (In My Habitat)

This book is fantastic, except for one problem: the quality has gone down remarkably.I bought my first copy of In My Tree 5 years ago, and that was 5-star quality. I just recently purchased a new copy as a gift, and was upset that the owl was made of harder material, rough, and my finger had a hard time fitting into the hole in the back (very uncomfortable). I compared the two side-by-side and the difference is stark. For what, saving pennies on manufacturing costs or quality control?Disappointed.

I love these simple puppet board books by Sara Gillingham. I received the whole series for baby shower gifts. In my Den is a very sweet story about a bear making a bed and going to sleep with its family. As much as I like the book I have to explain that even though the bear in the story sleeps with it’s parents our child does not. It’s not a bad thing but just something that came up from reading the story together and why I rated four stars instead of five.

This is a very simple, very short book (12 pages: 5 two page spreads, with a first and last page). The text is brief and simplistic. It is perfect for a very young child. The little owl finger puppet is adorable: brightly colored, soft to touch, and fun to look at, especially when he moves to and fro on mom's finger, or slides through the tree with each turn of the page. The story is sweet, ending with the little bird arriving safe inside his warm tree with his family. My 1 year old loved the story and the bird.

I added this book to our baby registry and when we received it, I was disappointed, thinking that it has very little content and very little words inside and it was a waste of money. However, our son found it super interesting. He is now almost a year old and he still finds this book engaging for long periods of time. I do read it to him some times but he loves just opening and closing it, looking at the puppet, and the holes in a book are a great toy in itself - my son likes dropping things in these holes (and I sometimes then hide these objects, which is a great game), or sometimes I look through the hole at him and it give him laughs! Vibrant colors stimulate him as well. Great book and a toy in one!

It is very cute and very durable. We also bought In My Den. Turns out all her stories are the same story though...

I bought this book as a gift for my 1 year old niece. It is a simple book that is easy to understand and has beautiful, colorful pictures on the inside! It is very durable as it has been lugged around in diaper bags between family visits and babysitters and is still very sturdy. Some of the color on the back (near the bar code?) has started to peel (after several months) but I suspect this may be because it has gotten wet at some point. My niece loves the owl "puppet" in the middle and is especially entertained when it moves.

This was one of my kids' favorite books when they were both babies. Bright colors, very simple story, and cute owl finger puppet. Our book has been so loved, it has gone through many repairs. I bought this book again for a baby shower, as it's appropriate for tiny babies up through toddlers. There's a page where it's raining, a page where it's fall, a page where it's night, and a page with the baby owl's mommy and daddy. Little bugs on each page are fun for them to point out, too!

She has so much fun making the animal sounds and putting her finger in the back to move the animal while flipping through the pages. it's short so it doesn't keep her entertained very long but she does love it!