A cozy read.
A new-baby book about a beloved old baby blanket—and a new one, too.
Bella (illustrated as a white girl with brown hair) loves light-blue, star-patterned Blanket, which she’s had since she was a newborn. By the time her baby brother (also white) is born, Blanket is stained and smelly, muddy, and painty from all of the love she’s given it over the years. New Baby has his own blanket (his is light blue with white stripes), and although she loves him dearly, she thinks “she would love him even more if… / …he didn’t cry as much.” Bella tries to soothe New Baby, but it’s not until she does her favorite happy dance that he stops crying—when Blanket floats into his reach and he grasps it. “ ‘Oh dear,’ said Bella. She wasn’t sure what to do.” Rather than simply taking Blanket away from him, Bella encourages New Baby to bring his blanket to all sorts of fun activities that will make it as loved as hers is. “And when you have grown as big as me, Baby, you will love your blanket ALMOST as much… / as I love you,” Bella tells New Baby as they cuddle under both blankets, together. While the pictures do little to expand on the text, their soft aesthetic creates appealing characters at the heart of the story.
A cozy read. (Picture book. 2-5)Pub Date: Sept. 1, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-68010-074-7
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Tiger Tales
Review Posted Online: July 1, 2017
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 2017
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This TV rerun in board-book form has nothing new to offer.
Peppa hopes to join her classmates in a Halloween pumpkin competition in this adaptation of a story from the popular British television program Peppa Pig.
With the help of Granny and Grandpa Pig, Peppa turns her giant pumpkin, which is the size of a compact car, into a jack-o’-lantern. The trio is flummoxed when it comes time to transport the pumpkin to the competition, so they call on Miss Rabbit and her helicopter to airlift the pumpkin to the festivities as Peppa and her grandparents ride inside. Peppa arrives just in time for the contest and wins the prize for best flying pumpkin. The scenes look as if they are pulled directly from the television show, right down to the rectangular framing of some of the scenes. While the story is literally nothing new, the text is serviceable, describing the action in two to three sentences per page. The pumpkin-shaped book and orange foil cover will likely attract youngsters, whether they are Peppa fans or not.
This TV rerun in board-book form has nothing new to offer. (Board book. 2-4)Pub Date: July 30, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-338-33922-2
Page Count: 10
Publisher: Scholastic
Review Posted Online: Sept. 23, 2019
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 15, 2019
A good choice for caregivers looking for a positive, uncomplicated introduction to a new baby that focuses on everything an...
A little boy exults in his new role as big brother.
Rhyming text describes the arrival of a new baby and all of the big brother’s rewarding new duties. He gets to help with feedings, diaper changes, playtime, bathtime, and naptime. Though the rhyming couplets can sometimes feel a bit forced and awkward, the sentiment is sweet, as the focus here never veers from the excitement and love a little boy feels for his tiny new sibling. The charming, uncluttered illustrations convincingly depict the growing bond between this fair-skinned, rosy-cheeked, smiling pair of boys. In the final pages, the parents, heretofore kept mostly out of view, are pictured holding the children. The accompanying text reads: “Mommy, Daddy, baby, me. / We love each other—a family!” In companion volume I Am a Big Sister, the little boy is replaced with a little girl with bows in her hair. Some of the colors and patterns in the illustrations are slightly altered, but it is essentially the same title.
A good choice for caregivers looking for a positive, uncomplicated introduction to a new baby that focuses on everything an older sibling can do to help. (Board book. 2-4)Pub Date: Jan. 27, 2015
ISBN: 978-0-545-68886-4
Page Count: 24
Publisher: Cartwheel/Scholastic
Review Posted Online: March 16, 2015
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 2015
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