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Great gift for a new dad!
I gave my husband the baby owner's manual as part of a Christmas gift as I was 5 months pregnant at the time. This is our first child together. He’s a 33 year old man boy who has never even changed a diaper! It was supposed to be a funny gag gift but I read some of the pages and they were so funny AND informative things I couldn’t put it down. Everyone at our family Christmas celebration thought this was a fantastic gift and wanted a copy for their husband, son, etc.! My husband laughed but he read this entire book cover to cover in about a week. He's a really fast reader but he said that it was very funny and he learned a lot! The book had great diagrams of babies, their cribs, how to change a diaper, what to do in emergency situations, etc. But they always use terms that men would understand. The pages are colorful and thick. The cover was nice and sturdy and very colorful. Definitely fit for a man.
Now that the baby is about 4 months old, he’s gone back to read over a few of the pages again for reference. For example, what to do after a baby has vaccinations. The baby ran a fever and I wasn’t home and he wasn’t quite sure what to do. He popped that book open and read over a few things and tried them and was able to make the baby feel better quickly. It has totally come in handy!
August 2016 · Books · verified purchase