We're almost there. It's Christmas Eve-eve! 2 sleeps to go!

We still have a soft spot for this book, even though Charlotte out-grew it a few years ago. Baby's First Christmas was a book we picked up around Charlotte's first Christmas, and it's such a joyful and fab little board book that we wanted to make sure it got featured in our Advent Calendar round-up this year.

A very cute and engaging little fellow celebrates his first christmas with his puppy friend, in a series of photo illustrations where children can learn all about colours for the first time.

It's also great for early readers who can pick up and read through the book with ease.

What really makes it though is the baby's extremely cute expressions as Christmas Day approaches, and all the presents are stacked under the tree. Perfect for your really teeny tinies.

Charlotte's best bit: Baby helping decorate the tree

Daddy's Favourite bit: Our copy is an heirloom now, as it has some of Charlotte's first teethmarks in it! Thank heavens for board books as sturdy as this

Published by: Fisher Price / HarperCollins Children's Books






It's a little bit of an oddity this one. One of Charlotte's all time favourite bedtime reads, whether it's the season to be jolly or not. Baby's First Christmas tells a neat little photo-story of Baby and Puppy's preparations for that most special day of the year. Primarily designed to teach your baby simple colours, it's still a hit with Charlotte even though technically she's pretty much out-grown it. I think the appeal stems from the various expressions on baby's face throughout the book. Nice and rugged as board books should be. 

Charlotte's best bit: Baby sitting in his/her cot with her hands over his/her ears. 

Daddy's Favourite bit: Those Christmas cookies. They look good enough to eat. 
Rating: 4 out of 5