Baby Party

by Rebecca O'Connell, Susie Poole (Illustrator)

Overview

Clap for the babies! It's a baby party! Clap for the babies as they celebrate with oval balloons, in triangle party hats, and with rectangle toys. At this baby party, basic shapes are a cause for celebration! Circles become treats, squares become gifts, and stars are prizes to share. Toddlers are welcomed to join the irresistible festivities and pick out all the shapes in this cheerful romp from the author and illustrator team of Baby Parade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807505137
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	02/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Rebecca O'Connell is a writer, teacher, and librarian. The author of several children's books including the acclaimed Baby Goes Beep, she lives in Pennsylvania, with her husband, son, and two cats.

Susie Poole is the illustrator of A Christmas Journey and has been writing and illustrating for children for twenty years. She lives in an old farmhouse in Derbyshire, England, with her husband, and her three daughters.

Read an Excerpt

Baby Party

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By Rebecca O'Connell, Susie Poole

ALBERT WHITMAN & Company

Copyright © 2015 RebeccaO'Connell
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-8075-0512-0

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CHAPTER 1

Clap for the babies! It's a baby party

Clap for the baby

wearing a triangle.

Clap for the baby

giving a square.

Clap for the baby

playing with a rectangle.

Clap for the baby

sharing a star.

(Continues...)

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Editorial Reviews

"O'Connell manages to once again create a story that will engross toddlers and encourage caregivers to make all interactions teachable moments for children."—Booklist

"The text is short and sweet, even if viewers are never shown what's in that square package. A wonderful lapsit to share one-on-one or in a small group."—School Library Journal

"Bold patterns and bright colors will attract and hold young ones' attention, and the clapping won't hurt, either: 'Clap for the baby holding an oval.' Light but sweet."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

02/01/2015
PreS—During this gathering, babies explore shapes by holding an oval ballon, sitting in a circle, wearing a triangle hat, and giving a square box. They also do some smooching, clapping, and singing to round out their festivities till they are all pooped and head home. The bright and colorful illustrations depict a diverse group of babies having a great time. The text is short and sweet, even if viewers are never shown what's in that square package. VERDICT A wonderful lapsit to share one-on-one or in a small group.—Melisa Bailey, Harford County Library System, MD

School Library Journal

2015-01-10
A party of rosy-cheeked, bigheaded, ethnically diverse babies encourages baby readers to clap and identify shapes. A group of mothers and a token dad gather their babies for a party with triangle hats, square gifts, rectangular blocks, oval balloons and a star-shaped toy to share. The tots play, sing, smooch, smile and eat healthy snacks before their parents gather them up for the walk or stroll home, most asleep before leaving the white-picket-fenced yard. Unlike virtually every real-life party with this age group, there's nary a tear nor a sad face in sight. Indeed, the babies' faces are rather static and all show basically the same cheery expression, though that doesn't detract from their cuteness. Bold patterns and bright colors will attract and hold young ones' attention, and the clapping won't hurt, either: "Clap for the baby holding an oval." Light but sweet. (Picture book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews