Hooray for Babies!

by Susan Meyers, Sue Cornelison (Illustrator)

Overview

From the author of the bestselling Everywhere Babies comes a sweet and bouncy rhyming picture book that celebrates all the joys and wonders of being a baby.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781328528476
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/26/2019
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

SUSAN MEYERS is the author of Everywhere Babies, illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Marla Frazee, and many other picture books. She lives in Northern California.


Sue Cornelison is an author/illustrator who lives and works in St Charles, Iowa. During the summer, she loves spending as much time as she can at her little cabin in the woods in northern Minnesota. She relishes her time with family, coaching her tumbling and trampoline team and playing wildlife photographer when she isn't working on her many projects. Visit her at suecornelison.com.

Editorial Reviews

…Meyers and Cornelison have created a buoyant mood of baby-centric fun.

The New York Times Book Review - Maria Russo

03/18/2019

Babies enjoy being babies as they engage with the world in gentle, hazy paintings. At the beach, they are seen playing in the sand and stepping in the water: “I love my tickly baby toes,/ my fingers big and little.” Babies recline on inner tubes, floating lazily on blue pool water; elsewhere, three head for a meltdown: “We’re tired and we’re hungry now./ It’s time to have a snack.” In final spreads, diverse babies picnic and play together at a park: “We raise our sippy cups up high/ and give a baby cheer./ We say ‘HOORAY for BABIES!’/ We’re happy to be here.” A buoyant celebration of all things baby. Ages up to 3. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

"Meyers (“Everywhere Babies”) and Cornelison (“Lost and Found Cat”) have created a buoyant mood of baby-centric fun.”—The New York Times Book Review "[O]ne baby palooza after another....a celebration of babies’ play and exploration.”—Wall Street Journal "A baby bonanza!"—Kirkus "A buoyant celebration of all things baby."—Publishers Weekly . —

From the Publisher

01/24/2020

Baby-Toddler—As she did in Everywhere Babies, Meyers is back again to celebrate the beautiful miracles that babies truly are. Cornelison does a good job of representing an array of skin colors and hair types. The book contains a soft color palette and spreads of pencil etched-type illustrations. While these illustrations aren't as colorful and lively as the others, there is great attention to detail. The simple rhyming text tells a story of the things that babies do and look at. A two-page colorful spread shows a baby looking lovingly and curiously at a mirror as he stares at his reflection; "I'm glad that I'm a baby. I love my baby face. Two eyes, two ears, one mouth, one nose, each in a perfect place." While the book is definitely focused on the feelings and expressions of all babies, there is barely any parental/caregiver interaction shown. The absence of caregivers is most noticeable in a two-page spread of babies floating in tubes in a pool without adult supervision. However, the lack of parental figures also allows the reader to focus on the baby's feelings, actions, and motives. VERDICT A sweet tale that most young children will enjoy and a great tale to share with babies as they look at images of their daily lives.—Kristen Todd-Wurm, Middle Country Public Library, NY

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