First, ``My old Teddy's leg came off,'' and the ``Teddy doctor'' (mother) ``made Teddy better.'' An arm, an ear—each time Mother, interrupted in a household task, is ready to help, but after she sews Teddy's head back on, she decrees that ``Teddy has to rest'' and supplies a new model. The new Teddy may be better for the pictured rough play; still, ``I love poor old Teddy best.'' The very simple repetitive text is accompanied by expressive cartoon-style illustrations. An appealing true-to-life vignette. (Picture book. 1-5)
Pub Date: April 5, 1992
ISBN: 1-56402-035-5
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Candlewick
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 1992
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BOOK REVIEW
In general, cats hate baths, and Boots will do anything to avoid a scrubdown. He searches for a good hiding place, but the cupboard and chair don't offer sufficient cover. In desperation, he leaps into the bathtub to hideliterally finding himself in hot water. Boots is a funny looking, pyramid-eared cat whose droll expressions and simple adventures will hit home with small children. With its companion, A Friend for Boots, this one joins Kitamura's other board books (Duck Is Dirty, Cat Is Sleepy, etc., 1996) in offering some very brief but jovial outings for toddlers. (Board books. 1-3)
Pub Date: March 17, 1998
ISBN: 0-374-30532-3
Page Count: 14
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1998
An appealing pocket-sized book explores a concept that every loving parent enjoys teaching. In succinct, deftly phrased quatrains, McLerran sums up the uses and messages of hugs (``A hug can mean `Hello there!'/A hug can mean `Good-bye'''), some touchy situations (``At times you want to hug them back./At times you'd rather not''; ``A kitten sometimes likes a hug,/But just a very light one''). Morgan's cheery, skillfully limned toddlers and their caregivers are a heartwarming, multicultural bunch. A companion book, Kisses (what else?), gets into metaphorical kissing as well as the regular kind: ``The weather gives you kisses, too...Sun on your cheek,/snow on your tongue....'' A disarming valentine of a book, for a small friend or a larger one. (Picture book. 1-5)
Pub Date: Jan. 1, 1993
ISBN: 0-590-44637-1
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Scholastic
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 15, 1992
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