This board-book version of the nursery rhyme combines lines from the classic with an imagined story to round it out. The first little pig goes to the market to sell flowers; the second stays home to complete chores. The third has lunch with his neighbor, but the fourth forgets about the lunch date. And the last pig makes an unwise decision when he allows a chicken to play with his balloon. The final page shows a father holding his son’s toes alongside the complete rhyme. Less successful than others in the Nursery Play-Along Classic series, this one’s flaw is in the overly busy and divided nature of the illustrations. Dobson’s pages show multiple actions of each pig, enriching the story, but losing the youngest listeners who will be confused by too much detail in too small a picture—each spread has from four to seven vignettes. Stick with others in the series. (Board book. 1-3)
Pub Date: Dec. 1, 2005
ISBN: 1-59354-040-X
Page Count: 12
Publisher: N/A
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 15, 2005
BOOK REVIEW
BOOK REVIEW
Simple two-word and three-word lines compose this rhythmic lullaby aimed at the very youngest listener. ``Oh, baby, while you sleep . . ./breezes sweep/rivers rush/crickets hush/bears tumble/bees bumble/ . . . nestlings peep/all while you sleep.'' Moore's first book is a pleasure to read aloud, and even parents who find reading difficult will quickly settle into the words. Gilbert mixes European and African landscape images, all of them cozy, in soft pictures that seem bathed in twilight. The clearly outlined animal figures—bears, zebras, hummingbirds, and lions—are easy to see and to identify, even from a distance—ideal for lapsitting programs in libraries. (Picture book. 1-3)
Pub Date: June 1, 1996
ISBN: 0-525-45462-4
Page Count: 32
Publisher: Dutton
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 1996
Turn your back on a baby in a shopping cart for one minute, and your cart's bound to be filled with surprises. But this board-book version of an infant's shopping spree is surprisingly benign. ``What does baby want?'' Brightly colored pictures provide the answers, among them, milk, sunglasses, bananas, a paintbox. Truly all things an infant might desire, but not the 20 packages of matchsticks or marshmallows that are within reach. Wellington (Night House, Bright House, 1997, etc.) keeps the page so uncharacteristically simple that it might be best to think of this book and its companion, Baby at Home (0-525-45640-6), as bound collections of vibrant flashcards for parents intent on brain-building. (Board book. 1-3)
Pub Date: June 1, 1997
ISBN: 0-525-45641-4
Page Count: 16
Publisher: Dutton
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 1997
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