Behold! A Baby - Hardcover

Watson, Stephanie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 161963452X ISBN 13: 9781619634527

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2015

Synopsis

Step right up, step right up! Come see one of the most amazing, astounding, stunning, and stupendous wonders of the world.

Behold: a baby!

A loving father reveals a baby's fantastic feats (smiling, eating a banana, babbling) that cause adults to go insane with joy and wonder. The only audience member who remains unimpressed? His big brother.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephanie Watson is also the author of the picture book, The Wee Hours, and the middle-grade books Elvis & Olive and Elvis & Olive: Super Detective. She studied writing, dance, and theater at Sarah Lawrence College. She now lives in Minneapolis with her daughter, Ivy and many imaginary friends.

www.stephanie-watson.com
@StephEWatson

Joy Ang is a freelance artist who has illustrated the picture books I Will Not Read This Book and the forthcoming Mustache Baby. She is a graduate of Alberta College of Art & Design. She lives in Edmonton, Canada.

www.joyang.ca
@JoyAng

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2—In a story told almost entirely in speech bubbles, a father stands on stage touting, announcer-style, the incredible milestones of a baby while an admiring audience ooohs and aahhs. Only big brother is unimpressed—he can do all of the same things and no one cares. It shouldn't come as a surprise that big brother turns out to be the only one who can translate for the crying baby or that once he gets to share the spotlight, he begins to see the baby as a brother and partner instead of a competitor for attention. Digital cartoon artwork features large headed characters with oversize mouths—perhaps to go along with the speech bubbles? The end scenes depicting what big brother can do with little brother are warm and affirming and could lead to discussions about how to be a big brother/sister helper. Libraries looking for more books on new babies might try Caroline Jayne Church's I Am a Big Brother (Scholastic, 2015) or Kathi Appelt's Brand-New Baby Blues (HarperCollins, 2009). VERDICT An additional purchase for libraries needing more books about adjusting to a new sibling.—Kelly Roth, Bartow County Public Library, Cartersville, GA

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 161963452X
• ISBN 13: 9781619634527
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Ang Joy