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Here Is the Baby

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This New York Times Best Illustrated Book captures all the sweet and touching moments in Baby's day, from Mama’s first cuddle in the morning to Daddy’s last kiss at bedtime.

Parents and their little ones will enjoy seeing themselves in the simple, straightforward observations of the routines of a baby, including Baby’s first shaky steps, Baby’s much needed nap, the comfort of Baby’s bottle, a steamy bath, and a bedtime story.

Like Mem Fox’s Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, this charming and joyful picture book by Polly Kanevsky and illustrated by Taeeun Yoo, the recipient of a previous New York Times Best Illustrated Award and an Ezra Jack Keats Award, will surely appeal to families with young children.

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ISBN-13:	9780375987854
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/23/2014
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
Lexile:	AD260L (what's this?)
File size:	30 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Polly Kanevsky is the author of the picture book Sleepy Boy, illustrated by Stephanie Anderson and recipient of three starred reviews, including one from Kirkus Reviews calling it “unusual and captivating.” Polly is a graphic designer, picture-book maker, and teacher of preschool children, who in turn teach and inspire her every day. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and her seven-year-old son. Learn more at pollykanevsky.com.

Taeeun Yoo received an Ezra Jack Keats Award for Only a Witch Can Fly, written by Alison McGhee and named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. She has illustrated several other books for children, including Tua and the Elephant by R. P. Harris and You Are a Lion! And Other Fun Yoga Poses, which she also wrote. Taeeun lives in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more at taeeunyoo.com.

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Editorial Reviews

11/01/2014
PreS-Gr 2—Here is a book that parents and grandparents, older brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, and caregivers will read repeatedly to the babies they love. It's a simple and comprehensive list of the daily activities of an almost-walking baby and his loving family. As it happens, he lives in an urban environment and spends the day with his daddy while his sister's at school and his mother is gone—presumably to work. In a three-page sequence that will endear the book to librarians, the little guy goes to a storytime at the library (and is taken out when he's "starting to fuss"). A shopping trip, a playground visit, meals, an under-table tea party with Sister, bathtime, a story, a song, and bedtime round out Baby's day, all interspersed with plenty of cuddling. Yoo depicts folks pursuing their individual interests in ways that any baby would enjoy examining: another infant is riding behind his father on a bicycle, and there are dogs, trucks and changing weather to notice. The linoleum block prints are warm and homey. The palette is mostly drawn from autumn leaves, until moonlight shines into the blue bedroom where the baby succumbs to sleep. This is the sort of book you finish with a sigh of contentment.—Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Library, NY

School Library Journal

09/29/2014
The events of a baby's day unfold in gentle, rudimentary prose that seeks out readers' attention by repeating the phrases "here is" and "here are" ("Here is the baby, hungry and wet. Mama changes his diaper. She gives him some milk"). After the baby's mother and sister leave for the day, the baby spends the afternoon with his father, greeting a neighbor ("Here is the baby. He's trying to talk. Here is the neighbor. She says Baby's name") before heading to the library, park, and back to their brownstone apartment as snow begins to fall. The baby's nighttime routine—dinner, playtime, bath, and bed—unfolds against the backdrop of the family's cozy home. Yoo's (Only a Witch Can Fly) understated block prints in autumnal and citrus tones convey a sense of security, while Kanevsky's (Sleepy Boy) quiet text hints at both tiny dilemmas and a child's broadening understanding of the world ("But where's Baby's mitten? And where is his mama?"). A reassuring and subtly insightful story for readers graduating from board books. Ages 2–5. Illustrator's agent: Holly McGhee, Pippin Properties. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

2014-08-27
On a familiar theme, this book follows a baby through his daily activities. Baby wakes up, is changed, has breakfast, goes for a walk with "the daddy," interacts with people in the neighborhood, attends storytime at the library, has fun on the playground, gets tired, and goes home to bath and bed. Family connections are tenderly portrayed, with lots of hugs and kisses from attentive parents and sister. Daddy is shown as a nurturing caregiver, and lots of healthy fruits and veggies are served. Kanevsky's text is simple enough to be accessible to emergent readers but not without a few roadblocks. The repetition of the titular phrase "Here is the baby/daddy/sister," which begins each text block, has a rhythm that suggests verse, and it may throw readers to discover it does not rhyme. Yoo's illustrations have a cozy, reassuring warmth, strongly reminiscent of mid-20th-century classics. Events in the baby's day are created in an attractive combination of colored pencils and linoleum prints, alternating full-page bleeds with small vignettes. Children will have fun spotting the missing green mitten where it was dropped on the stair at the beginning and reappears at the end of the story. Although there are some dark-skinned people in background scenes, the protagonist and his family appear to be Caucasian. Despite its rather lackluster text, this is a comforting book to snuggle with on the couch after a busy day. (Picture book. 1-4)

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