Quick Booktalk
A little baby with wings emerges from under a leaf and begins to explore her world.
About the Illustrations
The muted colors of the pictures give them a feeling of Spring freshness that really complements the garden setting. Thick black lines outline the figures and flowers on each page, making everything stand out really well against the white background in a way that appeals to infants. The scrawling font appears a bit sloppy, but it is pretty easy to read since it so large. The baby is drawn in such a way that her movements feel realistic.
Story Time Possibilities
This book is not a story time book for me because it includes a page where the baby passes gas. I don't read books to my own kids with that kind of stuff in them, and I don't really think my friends whose kids come to my story times really want me to encourage anymore bathroom talk than is already going on in their own houses.
Reader's Advisory
Other than the toilet humor, I thought the book was really sweet. I especially love the page where the baby is playing with a pill bug, and the text reads, "Holy moly, roly poly." I think that kind of rhyming language is just perfect for a book like this, The only other thing that I'm not sure works is that at the end of the book it's revealed that all the bug stuff was just the daydream of a human baby. That kind of reveal at the end is going to be totally lost on the intended audience for the book, and it's too much of a cliche to be amusing to parents.
Disclosure
I received a review copy of Baby Bug from Little Simon in exchange for an honest review.
