The Baby Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance

• The Toddler Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Troubleshooting Tips, and Advice on System Maintenance
• Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads
• The Baby Owner's Maintenance Log: A Record Of Your Model's First Year
• The Baby Owner's Games and Activities Book
• What to Expect the First Year

The book is really informative, but the whole "baby as a product" gimmick, giving instructions about the baby as if it were a power mower or something, wears thin by the end of the first chapter. I like the art and style, but if I had found a different book that didn't rely so heavily on a gimmick, I would have gotten that instead. It's just too clever for its own good.

Between this handbook and the 'Be Prepared' handbook for Dads, my husband really enjoyed reading this book to my belly every evening. We also loved the different charts and pictures used. It was funny yet useful at the same time.

I got tired of the baby books telling me that if I didn't hold my kid in the proper position while soothing during teething it could lead to a lack of brain development. You look up what you need when you need it. It's reference material you quickly look up when you need it. It's set up like an owners manual for your car, TV, etc.; a basic engineering manual and easy to follow. If you like new age, emotional, heart touching baby books that tell you about how you should raise your kid to solve all the worlds problems this isn't the book for you.

Just like any owners manual, who reads the thing when you get it. If you need straight forward, to the point answers when your kid is barfing all over you at 1 am and sleep deprivation is making you function like a deer staring into headlights and don't know what to do, get this book. No guilt tripping or wild opinions here; just needed info when you need it and easy to find. I get this book for every guy I know who is going to have kids. Some reviews say it's boring, but it's not set up for you to read through.

A must for all guys. Reads like a car owner's manual - no typical flowery baby stuff.

It combines sarcasm with useful advice for childcare. However, this book is very thorough while keeping from being a bore to read. -Kiki We received this book as a gift. It also provides some very useful charts for feeding, sleep, bowel and bladder function.

It is great. It reads a bit like an operation manual for an electronic product. I won't say it has all the information you ever needed for caring properly for your infant. What book does.