September 14, 2007
Let Your Baby Try to Tear One of These…
Does your baby treat books like chew toys?
I bet I can guess the answer to that… Yes, we all know babies explore with their mouths, so why should their exploration into the world of books not begin by gumming a good read?
One brilliant mother of triplets recognized this need for babies to ‘read’ books in their own way. She invented TyBook — water-proof, tear-resistant and baby-durable books.
These baby books are entirely different than anything you’ve seen before. They are beautifully illustrated with wordless pictures that encourage you to engage in dialog with your baby.
Watch this baby in action with his beloved TyBook.
If you’ve got a little tyke who’s into chomping on storybooks, please leave a comment and we’ll enter you in the draw for a set of 3 TyBooks.
(US shipping addresses only this time… so Canadians you can enter if you have a US friend who could forward the books on to you.)
To ensure you find out if you won, when you enter this or any of our other giveaways, please add our email address ( info at 5minutesformom dot com ) to your safe senders list so that we can contact you if you win. Often our emails will get stuck in spam folders.
We’ll draw the lucky random winner on Friday, Sept 21st.
Update: The winner is
#62 - Candice
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123 Comments on Let Your Baby Try to Tear One of These… »
#1 - Morgan @ 11:50 pm
Yay! I get to be the first to enter!
I’m sure my niece would love it!
#2 - Summer @ 11:51 pm
Would love to win these for my 5 month old!
#3 - Briana @ 12:30 am
My son would love something new to chew on … err read!
#4 - Irreverent, Barefoot Ragamuffins @ 12:40 am
I wonder if I could swap one of these out for my magazines the kids keep trying to chew up.
I wondering if I have an early reader or maybe he has a thing for Oprah. 
#5 - bree @ 1:13 am
I would love these, my son eats every book! What can you expect from an 8 month old! But of course I am digging paper out of his mouth and his siblings get angry he ruined their books
these would be perfect for him to have!!
#6 - Shama-Lama Mama @ 2:23 am
That would be awesome. I had one son who treated all of his board books so nicely. Then, I had twin boys, and they have completely ripped apart and gummed up every single board book we have!!
#7 - stephanie @ 6:37 am
Yes, please.
#8 - brandy walleshauser @ 7:16 am
my girls need these. they have ripped almost the whole doctor seuss collection ibought them. please count me in
#9 - Carey @ 7:56 am
Count me in please, my nephew you could really uses these books. He chomps on everything.
#10 - Stefanie @ 8:19 am
Very cool!
#11 - Joanne @ 8:30 am
Great invention!
#12 - Capturing Today @ 8:40 am
Our little one loves books - and chewing on them!
#13 - Amberly @ 8:49 am
Cool books!
#14 - Tiffanie@Three Peas in a Pod @ 8:52 am
My youngest has torn up so many books by chewing. They get socggy and fall apart. These books are so awesome!!!
#15 - Andrea @ 9:02 am
What an awesome idea. I’d love this for my 8 month old!
#16 - Donna @ 9:10 am
I’ve got a 9 month old storybook chomper!!
#17 - Bonnie Walker @ 9:11 am
sounds great!
#18 - Jenna @ 9:15 am
With another one on the way, you can’t have too many books!
#19 - Shannon @ 9:22 am
Brilliant! I give my babies old race numbers…these would be much more fun to look at!
#20 - Andrea @ 9:29 am
These sound great!!!! Please count me in.
#21 - Striving\Tessa @ 9:52 am
oh yes please. Even my “sturdy” cardboard books do not stand up to my baby.
#22 - Stacey @ 10:01 am
So cute, and perfect!
#23 - Amy D @ 10:13 am
My 8 mo. old daughter LOVES books, but she’s a “hands-on” and “mouth-on” type of reader! :o)
#24 - Sarah @ 10:36 am
Very cute!
#25 - Natalie @ 10:42 am
Cool concept! I’d love those books for my daughters.
#26 - Emily S @ 10:43 am
I found one of these at boarders when my daughter was an infant…it was her only book she was allowed…other than her baby and me photo album…
lasted great
she now can go without chewing the cardboard ones.
its nice
these are so great!
#27 - lifeasamama @ 10:46 am
oh my goodness. my daughter is quickly developing a love for paper. not just to feel, but to eat. this would be fabulous, I wouldn’t have to worry about her playing with books!
#28 - Shana @ 10:47 am
Oh, I really want to win this one for my expecting sis-in-law!!!
#29 - Maria @ 10:48 am
My 9 month old son eats books like they are going out of style! I put up all of the board and regular books, and he “eats” the cloth books for now1 I’d love to try this type of book!
#30 - Erin @ 10:49 am
This is perfect! Count me in please!
#31 - Anna @ 10:56 am
We need this!
#32 - kelli in the mirror @ 11:06 am
My six month old would love this!
#33 - robin @ 11:10 am
these are fab!!
Thanks for the contest - I hope I win!
#34 - Michelle @ 11:14 am
These look wonderful. I used to search high and low for indestructable books for my babies to read. I love the illustrations!
#35 - Alicia @ 11:21 am
What a great idea!
#36 - lace @ 11:33 am
my niece has several books that are new chewed up from her baby sister. I’m sure she would appreciate these books to give to her sister to keep hers from becoming chew toys.
#37 - carol @ 11:34 am
these sound great for my granddaughter who chews on everything.
#38 - Alexia @ 11:38 am
It would be so nice to own a pair of books that is toddler-proof!
#39 - Kimbrah @ 11:54 am
Elliott is the our little book chomper! Thanks for offering these!
#40 - Laura W @ 11:58 am
Love books!!! (especially the indestructible ones!!lol)
#41 - Montserrat @ 12:05 pm
What a fantastic idea! We’ve gone through a number of books that have been destroyed by babies. Now they can have their own.
#42 - April @ 12:18 pm
My son is older and still eats books. I would love these!
#43 - Jenna @ 12:39 pm
After 3 older siblings weakened our board books, it seems like my 17 month old daughter is destroying books at an alarming rate. I’d love something indestructable!
#44 - shannon bradford @ 12:47 pm
What a great idea!!!! Count me in. They do put EVERYTHING in their mouths
#45 - Jodi Elizabeth @ 12:49 pm
My 9 month old LOVES books … alot of her board books are coming apart where she keeps chewing on them !
These would be sooooo nice! 
#46 - Vanessa Willis @ 1:00 pm
Our son devours books and I do mean DEVOURS. This is a brilliant invention!
#47 - Jill H. @ 1:01 pm
Nifty! Sign me up!
#48 - Sarah @ 1:03 pm
Oh my goodness!! Where were these books when my oldest was a baby?! Please enter me in the drawing. I would love some of these for our new little one.
#49 - And Miles To Go.... @ 1:15 pm
wow, I have a chewer
Count me in, please.
#50 - Tiffany M @ 1:19 pm
Cool idea!
#51 - Ashley @ 1:23 pm
ooohhh! i saw these in a mag! i’ve got two little ones who would love to taste, i mean read, these!
#52 - bebemiqui @ 1:25 pm
count me in, my niece would love it!
#53 - michelle b @ 1:34 pm
I would love to win these…if not I will just have to get some. I always have children who love books but also love to chew on them. This has led to me having to buy new baby books with every baby.
#54 - SarahHub @ 1:44 pm
These are beautiful! My daughter is teething, so she loves to look at and EAT books! These would be perfect for her!
#55 - Pam @ 2:07 pm
That’s great! Thanks for offering it!
#56 - Naomi @ 2:09 pm
Jasper’s only two months but I see him eyeing his sister’s books, so these TyBooks would be perfect for him…
#57 - Carmen Vj @ 2:11 pm
Hi, Everyone,
My daughter just had a set of twin. They are not ready to chew anything yet. I am quite sure they will be chewing on books soon. Can you count me in too?
#58 - Chrissy @ 2:14 pm
These would be awesome!
#59 - Jean @ 3:00 pm
Ooh I’d love to add these to baby gift basket for a friend of mine. Of course my 3 year old would probably love them to.
#60 - Kristine @ 3:35 pm
Would love these for a baby that is due in November.
#61 - Atasha @ 3:43 pm
I can’t tell you how many books got thrown in the trash in this house. They were torn and eaten up so badly I couldn’t repair them
#62 - Candice Domerese @ 4:02 pm
I would love to have these books. I want my children to love books but I feel awful when I have to put them away to keep them intact.
#63 - Qtpies7 @ 4:12 pm
My 10 month old loves to eat paper, so we are careful to keep books out of his reach. He ruined a $75 college text book of his brothers. We had to buy it because is was a loaner book from the school!
#64 - TheAngelForever @ 4:46 pm
My teething 4 month old would love a book like that.
#65 - Amy A. @ 4:54 pm
Great product. I’d love to win 3 of them!
#66 - amygeekgrl (Crunchy Domestic Goddess) @ 5:09 pm
these books would be great for the mouth, er… my son.
thanks!
#67 - Doreen @ 5:40 pm
Would love to be entered to win these!
#68 - Amber @ 7:42 pm
ME ME ME!!!
I have a book eater!!!
#69 - Mary @ 8:20 pm
Love these books!
#70 - Sara @ 9:16 pm
These are beautiful and a great invention!
#71 - Briana @ 9:32 pm
These would be great for my twins! They eat everything, including our foam kitchen rugs.
#72 - Krista @ 10:10 pm
Fabulous idea! My boy is only 5 1/2 months old and some of our books are already looking a little ragged around the edges… count me in!
#73 - Lesha @ 10:29 pm
Great contest!
#74 - Carolyn @ 11:00 pm
These look great!
#75 - Lizzie Smith @ 11:16 pm
That baby in the video could have been my littlest one. He is literally chomping on everything and it’s only just beginning! What a great idea!!!
#76 - Jessica @ 11:30 pm
Perfect!!
#77 - jenna @ 11:31 pm
Such a great idea. I’d love one for my 5 month-old!
#78 - Kara @ 1:08 am
That looks great! The 6-month old I babysit would love one.
#79 - Katrina in Wa. @ 2:04 am
My 9mo LOVES books, just not the right way. We could really use something like this.
#80 - Elizabeth @ 8:12 am
My beautiful almost-5-month-old would love this. : ) Worth a try!
#81 - Gliding Lara @ 8:17 am
These are perfect for the way my son reads!
#82 - Laura @ 10:06 am
Very nice!!
#83 - Melanie @ 11:25 am
My baby certainly has a taste for books! Please enter me.
#84 - Christy @ 2:04 pm
Those look great! My 9 month old would love them!
#85 - AshleyR @ 2:14 pm
I love reading books! I would love to win this!
#86 - Southern Girl @ 2:17 pm
My seven month old nephew definitely finds books tasty, so this would be a good one for him! I’d love to have it for him.
#87 - Gina O. @ 2:21 pm
Thanks for this contest…please enter me and I will tell my email friends!
#88 - Erin @ 4:53 pm
These sound great; thanks for the contest.
#89 - Carrie @ 8:38 pm
What a fabulous idea!
#90 - Taowyn @ 10:06 pm
That’s clever. You know babies want to put everything in their mouth.
#91 - Jeanine Arnold @ 11:23 pm
If its not the book, its going to be my arm. Please help my biter have something new to read.
#92 - emily @ 6:56 am
What a great idea!
#93 - Amy W @ 8:19 am
Cool books!!
#94 - Wendy @ 9:07 am
I would love these:)
#95 - Richelle F @ 10:09 am
These are such a great idea!
#96 - Christy @ 11:13 am
That is adorable. I hope I win.
#97 - Celeste @ 1:45 pm
So cute–I’ve got two little baby book-lovers who would have great fun with these!
#98 - stephanie @ 3:12 pm
My 9mo old just tore the dust jacket off a library book that my 2yo climbed up and took down off of our “big kids” book shelf this morning…
#99 - Michele @ 3:42 pm
My 9 month old daughter loves to take books off of the book shelf…it would be great to own these, please sign me up!
#100 - Angela @ 4:48 pm
would like a set
#101 - angela @ 7:05 pm
This would be awesome!
#102 - Rhen (yestheyareallmine) @ 10:24 pm
Ooooh that is TOOOOOO COOOOLLLL! I am so interested! Please enter me in this contest.
#103 - Allison @ 12:19 am
We love books! My son loves to bite (gum, really– no teeth yet) everything! What could be better?
#104 - Aurbey @ 11:21 am
Awesome! Sign me up for a win!
#105 - Amy @ 3:22 pm
Please include me in this drawing~Thanks
#106 - Mama Pajama @ 3:45 pm
I’d love to win these! Thanks for holding so many fun contests!
#107 - Caryn @ 11:37 pm
Sure do!
#108 - Myrna @ 8:52 am
I’d love to win! Please enter me.
#109 - Liz Brueseke @ 1:07 pm
Count me in!
#110 - Shannon @ 1:44 pm
Please enter me in the contest.
#111 - Mommy Brain @ 2:51 pm
You mean there would be a book in my house that didn’t have teeth marks? Count me in!
#112 - Deanne @ 9:59 pm
Those books are so cool! Add my name to the drawing hat please!
#113 - Jenny @ 9:33 am
mmm… non-edible books… sounds like a winner to me. Please throw my name in the hat!
#114 - Bev @ 12:16 pm
I would like to win!
#115 - Melanie @ 1:28 pm
Those are great…my son would love them.
#116 - dallimomma @ 4:16 pm
My granddaughter would love these. thanks.
#117 - Marissa @ 8:23 pm
All my baby does is chew on books.
#118 - Heather @ 8:47 pm
These look good.
#119 - Christine @ 10:11 pm
Great idea!!! My son is too old…but my new baby neice would love them!
#120 - brandy walleshauser @ 7:39 am
i already have this book so i withdraw my entry
sorry
#121 - Julie Sivley @ 8:32 am
Many Many ruined books later and I NEED THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please pick me!!!
#122 - Jana (sidetrack'd) @ 10:43 am
Hope I’m not too late; Little would love these!
#123 - Christy @ 11:55 am
This will be a great baby shower gift!