One of the best early toys I bought my daughter was the Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Storybook and it was only a last minute purchase as I couldn't find anything else! I was shopping in Woolworths during their closing down sale and had chosen two of my 3 for 2 items but nothing else was jumping out at me so I decided to pick this toy up and I am so glad that I did as it was one of my daughters favourite toys for a long time.

The storybook is a sturdy plastic nursery rhyme book, and it is bright and colourful so it is instantly appealing to your baby. In the centre of the book is a long green caterpillar with a cute smiley face, bright red button nose and three buttons going down its body. A blue button showing 123 is the top button, a yellow button showing ABC is the second button and a red button showing three shapes is the third and final button. The caterpillar appears to be holding the book at the top and has a light on each hand which will light up showing the child which side the rhyme is being played.

When turning the book on, the caterpillars nose flashes and as you turn the pages the corresponding songs will sing. Each page has very colourful pictures along with a nursery rhyme:

* I went to the animal fair
* The ants go marching
* Row row row your boat
* One two buckle my shoe
* Hickory Dickory Dock
* Pat a cake, pat a cake

With each rhyme there are very cute, well drawn pictures that help tell the rhyme to the child when they are listening to the song play. An alternative to just listening to the songs is that the child can press the buttons and various different things will be said. For example if your child presses the 123 button, they will hear counting - on the Ants go marching page the ants will be counted.

Both my daughter and myself just love this toy, and although she will be three at Christmas she is showing no sign of giving this up at all. Her favourite song is definately I went to the animal fair, and she will press it to play over and over. After playing with the toy so much my daughter has learnt the words to all of the songs and I also think it has helped to develop her counting skills.

The Laugh and Learn Storybook is available from most toy stores and you can expect to pay around £12.99 which I think is a great price for such a fun toy. It is recommended for age six months plus but a younger baby can enjoy listening to it with a parent pressing the buttons for them. The battery life of this toy is amazing, it takes 3 AA batteries which I put in as soon as i bought it and almost 3 years later they are still going strong despite plenty of play!!

A fantastic toy that I would recommend to every parent!

Thank you for reading my review :)