Baby Einstein: Mimi's Toes: A Splash and Giggle Bath Book

I'm a fan of squooshy bathtub books because my little ones, close in age, love to bath together and "read" to each other while we lather up. This book is not only cute and colorful, but the story is lively and easy for little toddlers to love. I recommend this and all the other Einstein Bath books for your wee ones! They are just the right size for little hands, float perfectly on top of the bath bubbles, and hold up well to twists and tugs in the tub. Enjoy!

Very sweet book for little children. Rhyming words on each page, with interactive words and actions with your toddler. I loved reading this to the little boy I nannied. I buy this for others as a gift always.

I don't really like this book. The pictures aren't great and the story line isn't either. My son loves baby einstein shows, but he is not interested in this book at all.

My 7-month old son loved (to eat!) this book, but I threw it away after reading a recent article in Parents magazine (July 2005). This book is made from PVC (vinyl), and according to the Parents magazine article, "vinyl contains chemicals that can put kids at risk of developing asthma, cancer, and organ damage." "The European Union, as well as Canada, Mexico, and Argentina have banned the use of PVC in children's teething and sucking products" -- and if your child is like mine, this book will become a sucking product. Although "[m]ost major baby companies in the U.S. have dicontinued using vinyl in their infant-oriented toys," Baby Einstein has not. I recommend emailing Baby Einstein ([email protected]) and encouraging them to stop using PVC in baby products.

There was another reviewer who was rather alarmist about the use of PVC in this bath book, so I thought I should clear it up. The use of exterior PVC for the cover of this (and other) Baby Einstein books is controversial because studies have been shown that it can be toxic to some animals including rats. There has been little scientific evidence that it is harmful to humans but some are moving for a ban on PVC in children's toys. At this point it seems hard to say about how harmful it is--the American government hasn't restricted its use, but the European Union has. The city of San Francisco has put a ban on it as well for use in children's bath books. If you are concerned about it, that's fine--don't buy PVC bath books, but let's not jump to the conclusion that it's going to give your baby cancer. There's no evidence of that just yet. Note: this is going to be a moot point eventually; I called the Baby Einstein company (who transferred me to Hyperion Books) and they said they planned on phasing out the use of exterior PVC in the future.

Bought these as a gift because we've had these books for 12 years and they're still being used by each consecutive sibling. Fun writing, cute graphics.

It was the book I expected. Had to wipe it down w Clorox wipe. -a little dirty and musty

I'm not sure why other have reviewed this so poorly. My 5 month old has 6 of the Baby Einstein books and this is her favorite by far, and the only one she gets excited about when I begin to read it. The illustrations are bright and happy and the rhythm is so great I enjoy reading it and she loves hearing the repeating line over and over again. It's fun to listen to and fun to read - I never get tired of it! I try reading others and the don't keep her attention. I go back to this one and she's all eyes and ears again. The other Einstein books are just okay. They don't read as well and some are downright lame, using any words to get a rhyme. We REALLY DISLIKE "water water everywhere". I think this book may be more appropriate for girls though. Regarding the PVC, I will not let her chew on it (which she likes to do too), but that's ok because she would prefer I read it to her.