I read this book to my little god daughter. It has helped her learn what her facial features are, and encouraged her to ask about others, for example, eyebrows and hair (quite impressed that she's learned the word 'eyebrows'!). She still points at the pictures sometimes when you ask her where her nose is, but it's a great start. The repetition worked well for her and she seems to like it - the litmus test is that she gets to choose her own books and she frequently brings it over for me. She had a lot of fun pointing at the babies at the end as well. She's coming up for two now and chooses it less, but for about six months it was her firm favourite. There are ...  Read the complete review

Is This My Nose? is a board book by Georgie Birkett. My daughter was given it for free as part of the Bookstart scheme at about a year of age, but now she is 15 months old she is showing a lot of interest in the illustrations. The book is much larger than most of the other children's books in our ample collection. It is also quite hardy as it has survived a few falls and spills. The pages are glassy which means that they are easy to wipe clean when sticky fingers turn them. My daughter really enjoys this book. She likes to look at all the pages in turn, as each one has a large picture of a child's face, which clearly appeals to her. Each page has a ...  Read the complete review