Saturday, August 1, 2009

Starring the Babies

Young children love seeing and hearing stories featuring babies and toddlers just like them.  Below you'll find a sampling of books starring those little ones.  For more suggestions, please see here for previous blog posts or check in with your local librarian!  Additional books: Nighty Night Sleepy Sleeps by Brian Anderson, Ten Nine Eight by Molly Bang, Baby Danced the Polka by Karen Beaumont, A Child's Good Morning Book by Margaret Wise Brown, Where's Nicky by Cathryn Falwell, Hiding by Shirley Hughes, Titch by Pat Hutchins, Peekaboo Bedtime by Rachel Isadora, Counting Kisses by Karen Katz, Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz, Goodnight Goodnight Sleepyhead by Ruth Krauss, I Went Walking by Sue Williams, Let's Go Visiting by Sue Williams.

I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
Getting into a lot of painting mischief, this little baby keeps promising to stop painting, but can't seem to help herself.  Filled with lively, colorful illustrations, the book's text can also be hummed along to the tune of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More".  (Ages 2-7)
(Full bibliographic info: Beaumont, Karen. I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! Harcourt, 2005.)

This Is the Baby by Candace Fleming
Like This Is the House that Jack Built, this is a story about a baby who is getting dressed (unwillingly) in all of those layers and layers of clothes on a winter's day.  Young readers will smile along with the rhythm and bright illustrations of a familiar scene of getting dresses and care givers will smile along as they relate to those days of breaking a sweat while trying to get the wiggly baby dressed.  This is a fun book not to miss!  (Ages 2-5)
(Full bibliographic info: Fleming, Candace. This Is the Baby. Melanie Kroupa Books, 2004.)

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox
Working with the team of Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury, you are you sure have a fantastic book.  Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes has simple text and simple illustrations and they are each perfect for each other.  Read aloud, the text bounces along in an engaging rhythm with the refrain of "And both of these babies/as everyone knows/has ten little fingers/and ten little toes" and the pictured babies from wide cultural backgrounds have the most wonderful expressions.  Enjoy!  (Ages 6 months - 3)
(Full bibliographic info: Fox, Mem. Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes. Harcourt, 2008.)

Ten Tiny Tickles by Karen Katz
In Katz' familiar and bright style of illustrations, this book shows a family who helps the baby start her day as each family member finds a new place to tickle - her head, her belly and so on counting all the way up to ten.  (Ages 6 months - 3)
(Full bibliographic info: Katz, Karen. Ten Tiny Tickles. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2005.)

Baby Loves Visiting by Michael Lawrence
As part of a "Baby Loves" series, this story shows all the places that a busy baby might visit in a day - the park, a playgroup, lunch with grandma, picking up a big sister from school.  And at the end of the day what baby loves best is coming home again.  (Ages 1 - 4)
(Full bibliographic info: Lawrence, Michael. Baby Loves Visiting. DK Publishing, 2002.)

Such a Silly Baby! by Steffanie Lorig and Richard Lorig
This playful story tells of a baby who gets into lots of mischief.  Everywhere the baby visits with his mom such as the zoo or the circus, he ends up getting switched with an animal and left behind.  But no worries, it always works itself out in the end.  (Ages 2-5)
(Full bibliographic info: Lorig, Steffanie and Richard Lorig. Such a Silly Baby! Chronicle Books, 2008.)

The Baby Goes Beep by Rebecca O'Connell
"The baby goes beep/ the baby goes beep beep/ the baby goes beep beep beep" - the catchy, repetitive text invites even very young readers to read along in this story that follows a baby through all the activities of a day such as shopping, eating, and taking a bath.  (Ages 6 months - 3)
(Full bibliographic info: O'Connell, Rebecca. The Baby Goes Beep. Roaring Brook Press, 2003.)

Boo Hoo Boo-Boo by Marilyn Singer
A topic that is familiar to little ones, this story shows three toddlers who each fall and get "boo-boo's" while playing.  After the tears, the book ends with all three getting bandages and kisses and hugs so they will be "good as new".  Filled with action oriented and bright illustrations, this story with its rhyming text is sure to be a toddler favorite.  (Ages 1-3)
(Full bibliographic info: Singer,Marilyn. Boo Hoo Boo-Boo. Harper Festival, 2002.)

One Naked Baby: Counting to Ten and Back Again by Maggie Smith
As this toddler moves through her busy day that starts with a bath and moves to a snack and moves outside to the garden and back inside to the bath again, we count along up to ten and then back down to one again.  A rhyming text and inviting illustrations move this story right along.  (Ages 1-5)
(Full bibliographic info: Smith, Maggie. One Naked Baby: Counting to Ten and Back Again. AA Knopf, 2007.)

"More More More", Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams
This book contains three short stories of snuggling and caring for three babies.  Filled with Caldecott Honor warm and bright illustrations and simple, rhythmic text, this book has been a toddler favorite for almost 20 years.  (Ages 6 months-3)
(Full bibliographic info: Williams, Vera B. "More More More", Said the Baby. Greenwillow Books, 1990.)

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2 comments:

  1. Hi, I really enjoyed looking at your blog, and appreciated your kind endorsement of my books (the Katie books). it means a lot to know they are appreciated.

    I've just started a blog you might like to visit:

    http://jamesmayhew-katiespictureshow.blogspot.com

    All good wishes,

    James

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  2. We are all about babies here right now too, ans will be doing a similar post soon. Amazingly with only one cross over, Karen Katz 10 tiny babies a favorite with my son.

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