Parenthood Listography: My Kid in Lists

I first saw this journal in a ridiculously cute stationary boutique in Vancouver and was hoping to find it again here on Amazon. I'm so glad they offer it here and of course at a very reasonable price! This journal is a must-have for new parents! As a mother of two, I'm always looking for unique parenting gifts and thoughtful parenting books. This one fits the bill! I know I will be purchasing this for future baby shower gifts. It's also pretty hard to find at the big box bookstore, so you can be sure (for the time being) that your gift will stand out!Why I love this book:1) Watercolor style illustrations are quirky and funny! Many of them made me giggle at just being random (cat in a knitted sweater, Bee Gee's guy, Daddy picking baby up by his head). It's not your typical "babyish" kind of pictures or clip art.2) List format. I love that this "journal" poses a topic and then provides lines for you to list ideas. It's not as overwhelming as most traditional parenting journals. I have another baby book that has gone neglected because it just demands a lot of "work." I can see myself jotting down ideas and writing a few words here and there in this book since it's in a list format.3) Topics and subject matter are unique and thoughtful. You're going to find fun topics in here that aren't in other Baby Books. It'll get you and your spouse talking/laughing about some of these. You won't find some of these in other Baby Books (A List of Personality Traits I Aspire To Have As a Parent, A List of Lies and Imaginary Tales You Invented, A List of Things You Destroyed, List of Your Talents, List of Funny Things You Said, Places I Hope To Take You Someday)4) Each journaling/list page is accompanied with an illustration. The illustration side has plenty of space if you want to doodle in it yourself and add little pictures and personal touches for your children.5) There's a section in the back for jotting down "Firsts" - First Tooth, Laugh, Toy, Food, etc. with a line for the "Age" it happened. So if you want some of the traditional Baby Book stuff... it's there as well.6) Book has a ribbon for placeholder (just a nice little touch) - And though it's not spiral bound, the journal does lay flat for writing with a little pressure.Cons:Just a minor complaint that although there are a few pages left blank so you can insert your own photos, it would have been really nice to have a few pockets or something to keep photos/memorabilia. This is personal preference thing, and I know it kind of changes the "low maintenance" feature of the book. I have a thing for journals and pockets, but no stars deducted!This author has a website/blog as well as a whole series of other Listography books that are just as beautiful and thoughtful. If you like her style, definitely check them out! There are many that are not parenting related.

If you're kind of neurotic and things have to be just right and in list format this is for you. I like that as things occur I can go to this book at the end of the day and just pop in a sentence or two. Nothing too major or involved, I don't feel most memory books are very realistic. How often do you really go in with all those stickers and washi tape? I don't know, that's just not me. I really like that this gets me thinking, too. It jogs my memory for fun moments I've had in the past with my child. This is just as much an heirloom for me as it is for my child. Two thumbs up.

I bought this for myself & my two year old. Was sad to see the very first entry is 'a list of names *we* considered for you'. I am a single parent & I alone chose my son's name, so the book immediately became irrelevant to me. Oddly, many other entries are singular instead of plural...not sure why the difference. Anyway, it's a very nice book & I will use it at the next gifting opportunity for a new set of parents.

I love lists and this is the perfect baby book for me. When my daughter arrives (hopefully this week!) we will have much more to fill out but for now it is so much fun to think about all the things that I wish my parents remembered about me when I was a kid. I cannot wait to read this to my daughter when she is older!

Even though I don't have kids myself, it was fun to try and imagine how I would react, with this journal. I love this series!

This book is great! Easy to use and makes a fun thoughtful baby shower gift

Such a personal, thoughtful gift idea! Got this as a gift for my friend's 2-year old's birthday party (technically it WILL be a gift for the baby in the future, right!) and she absolutely LOVES it--almost brought her to tears thinking of giving it to her daughter at graduation. I don't have kids, but I'm definitely doing this for them when I have them. Too perfect!

This is a very cool way to track your kids. I got two of them, one for each child and I love it. Easy to think of answers and enough space to come back to a list later and fill it out more if you want.

Brilliant. As a new parent im well aware of the grand ideas you have for charting your baby’s life, only to have those hopes of carefully curated books to be dashed!Get this book and you’ll only have to set aside a little time to keep it up to date, every so often.It’s funny and lends itself to that wry sense of humour that parents and carers need!Now I buy this for all parents/adopters-to-be!

Baby shower gift of dreams!! Wish I found this when my two girls were babies! I use it for my son and it’s sooo witty and a great prompt for memories. I’ve bought one for every friend who’s pregnant since!

Superb book full of fun lists and thought provoking questions that your little one will be able to look back on in years to come, it's a great keepsake. We have thoroughly enjoyed filling it out so far and it has sparked some interesting discussions about what is important in our lives and thereby that of our daughter.

Lovely book. Prompts you for lots of different memories and I find it easy to dip in and out when I have a spare five minutes. Nice section at the back with lots of blank pages for extras too.

Bought as a present for new parents, I think they’re going to live it.