Baby Knows Best [Hardcover]

Kathy Henderson (Author), Brit Granstrom (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

Adults may think the know what baby needs, but baby always knows best! You can give a baby many fancy toys, but what does she really want to play with? Your keys! You can outfit baby with lots and lots of pretty clothes, but what does she want to wear? Nothing! You can set up many inviting places in which baby can play, but where does she want to be? In your arms, of course! This heartwarming book will bring smiles of recognition from anyone who spent time with a baby. Brita Granstr–m's illustrations make you want to lift the baby off of the page and hug her. Here's a book that will sell by the carriage full!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

reSchool-Grade 2--A nearly rhyming text buoyantly proves that Baby Knows Best. For this bubbling baby girl, keys are more fun than toys; newspapers more satisfying than books; a bath plug more engaging than tub toys; a birthday suit more comfortable than any clothes; and cuddles superior to stroller, bouncer, or playpen. In the midst of an inviting clutter and a welcoming family, this little miss enjoys the bliss of infancy in a loving home. Both Dad and Brother are active participants in the nurturing. Even the dog helps out, cleaning up spilled food. A pleasing verse is flawed by occasional mismatches: bells with well, stuff with us. Still, the target audience will be so enchanted with Baby that they won't mind a rough rhyme, and the beaming, cartoon illustrations are sure to delight. The result is a winning read-aloud for parent and child, sibling to sibling, or teacher to class, and a gem for toddler and preschool collections.
Jody McCoy, The Bush School, Seattle, WA
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

PreS.-Gr. 1. Henderson playfully pokes fun at eager parents who shower their children with elaborate playthings only to discover that their little ones are more interested in the ordinary. The baby girl featured in the story is given toys that sing, rattle, whistle, and squeak. "And what does she want to play with? The front door keys." It's the same story with the books (she prefers the newspaper) and the bath toys (she prefers the bathtub plug), and the clothes (she prefers none!). The sweet ending shows baby rejecting carriage, stroller, and crib in favor of snuggling up with her family. The rhyming text is short and fun, and Granstrom's colorful watercolor illustrations get the point across nicely by contrasting busy scenes overflowing with stimulating objects with pictures of the simpler playthings baby chooses. Preschoolers with a new baby in the house will find this especially amusing. Lauren Peterson
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316605808
• ISBN-13: 978-0316605809
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,042,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Irresistible!, May 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Baby Knows Best (Hardcover)

I've always loved Brita Granstrom's babies and this one is particularly delicious! I visited this book three times in the bookstore before breaking down and buying it. This story tackles a universal truth -- that babies prefer Real Stuff -- in a fresh and lively voice. Adults and older children enjoy the build-ups and inevitable outcome of each scenario, while baby readers are satisifed that this baby get what she really wants. A loving and realistic portrayal of life with little ones.

1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE! Never came...., December 22, 2011

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This review is from: Baby Knows Best (Paperback)

This book was going to be a Christmas present and instead I never even received it in time for the children I nanny for. I had promised them this book for christmas and had some upset children. I would never order from this user unless you want to wait a month to get your item! Ridiculous I ordered early so it would be in time for Christmas....

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyable, December 18, 2005

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Melissa AMP (Kansas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Knows Best (Hardcover)

Babies love this book...and so do grown ups. The text is imaginative and the drawings are lovely.