Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein

Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein

Rating: 4.5 stars

Ben liked this book so much he ate it. We still have our little board book that Grammy gave Ben for his first birthday, complete with half of the binding eaten away. Man, must have been a rough few days of teething... When I realized what was going on, I obviously kept the book-turned-snack from his crib, but I wasn't fast enough. Extra fiber, I guess!

This is a cute little book, and an absolutely perfect first birthday gift, which is how it ended up in Ben's chubby little fingers (thanks again, Grammy!). It is a simple little tale of a baby gorilla who is loved by all, including his mother and father and grandparents and red monkey and Old Hippo. But then, "Little Gorilla starts to grow...and grow...and GROW...until suddenly Little Gorilla is BIG! But everybody came and everybody sang Happy Birthday, Little Gorilla!"

What a perfect birthday book! In fact, we have a new copy of it sitting on our desk waiting to be wrapped for a party on Saturday. You're right--Ben is not allowed anywhere near it, especially before snack time.