There's A House Inside My Mummy Board Book Board book – 5 Jan. 2012

Bought to introduce toddler to idea of new sibling, really nice book and toddler likes it. Copied some of the actions inside such as talking to tummy. Only point to know is that it is about a baby brother so if having a girl may want to choose another if that would confuse your child

I bought this for my son who will be two JUST after my second child is born and he loves it. In fact, he demands it every night at bedtime! Despite his age he has become "wee baby" daft and will point to my tummy to confirm that the "wee baby" is there. He is about as excited as such a young child could be about the prospect of a new arrival and I think this book has helped.There are many good features - the rhyming verses, which are not too long; the lovely pictures, with lots to look at and talk about apart from the baby; the prominence of Dad throughout and a strong impression that the current child is very much loved, cherished and played with, which does somehow manage also to imply that this happy picture will only be better with the addition of the baby. What is even better is the tongue-in-cheek humour, which has given me, my husband and my friends much amusement (e.g. "I just can't wait to meet him, I hope that he's alright. My Daddy says be patient, as his door is rather tight"!)

I bought this book whilst pregnant with our second child as i'd heard good things about it and we wanted to gently introduce our son to the idea of having a new baby brother/sister and thought a bedtime story about it would be the best approach.It turned out that the book really is as good as people say, we had a lot of fun reading it and our son loved looking at the pictures and telling us what he thought was happening in them. He was around 18 months old when we started reading this to him (and 23 months old when our second child was born).I have had a brief look at the other reviews and noticed some people felt unhappy as the book is about a boy and the baby also turns out to be a boy, so perhaps it will feel less relevant if you have a little girl and are expecting another girl, but i imagine it would still be helpful as it is a nice story and can be used as a way to introduce the idea of pregnancy and babies to young toddlers regardless of gender. To be honest, for us it was perfect as we had a boy and were expecting another so it was ideal and the more we read it we could see that our son was really starting to identify with the main character and get used to the whole idea. We read this so often that now our second son is here and we don't really read it anymore i actually miss it!I would definitely recommend this to anyone who has a toddler and a new baby on the way.

I like the story/rhyme to the book. It makes it easy to read and keeps my 16 months attention. The illustrations are lovely. Unfortunately I didn't realise the baby at the end is a boy and we are having a girl. I wouldn't have bought it if I had known this. The only problem with buying books online. Delivery was on time. Recommend book and seller.

Used this book to introduce pregnancy to toddler. It was easy to understand for our toddler who enjoyed the pictures and the story.

We bought this book when I was expecting my second child to help my daughter (who was coming up to 2) understand what was happening to mummy. My daughter really identified with the child in the book, and the simple rhymes were easy for her to remember at an age where repetition was very important to her. The illustrations are brilliant too, she loved playing "spot the..." with all the background details.I was very ill during my pregnancy, so the fact that this included the mummy getting sick really helped my little girl. I loved that it was so positive. She loved the book and now, aged five, still knows it by heart and loves reading it to her little brother.Its not technical, if they're old enough to wonder how the baby got there or how it gets out then this isn't the right book. But I'd recommend it to any toddler expecting a sibling.

Great readI really enjoyed reading this book with my son and it seemed to really help him understand the concept of their being a baby in my tummyGood clear pictures and an easy read to a young child with

The media could not be loaded. 6months pregnant and this story has been a hit with our 2year old as we try and prepare him for his new sibling