Adventures in Bikini Bottom Book

This is a very tactile book. It not only has flaps to lift for the peek-a-boo effect, it also has textured elements on almost every page. In addition to all of the interesting things to feel, this book encourages children to practice their animal noises (incidentally, why is that a life skill? Does it really benefit my baby to know that cows say moo and ducks say quack?). My baby already enjoys looking at this book during tummy time, and I think he will like it even more once he can use his hands.

ETA May 2016: L is very into this book right now. S liked it fine as a toddler, but L really likes it and has picked it out for her bedtime story every night lately. She especially likes the page with the puppy and will say "Woof woof! Woof woof!"

ETA February 2019: Now it's F's turn to "read" this book. It is very beat up at this point now that it's 7 years old and is on its third baby. It's still hanging in there, though. F listened to about half of it and attempted to turn a few pages but then insisted on nursing instead about halfway through.

ETA August 2019: F is 16 months old now and suddenly this is a favorite! She recently started picking out her own bedtime stories and picks this one out for me and Daddy to read all the time. She just loves it. It's funny that I never found this book particularly intriguing, but boy is it exciting for toddlers!

ETA December 2020: F is 2.5 now and has just about outgrown this book, and it is literally falling to pieces so it's going to hit the trash. I never did fully understand why it appealed to the kids so much, but I'm sad to see it go!