Baby Talk: A Book of First Words and Phrases [Hardcover]

Judy Hindley (Author), Brita Granström (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

Celebrate the simple joys of a day in a toddler's life with the help of Judy Hindley's bouncy verse and Brita Granström's lively illustrations.

Dressing, hiding, sliding,
playing through the day.
Dinner, bath time, bedtime . . .
What does Baby say?

It's such a busy day for Baby! There's hair to be brushed, peekaboo to play, sandboxes and swings, spoons and sleep. And readers are invited to join in the fun - from getting dressed to go OUT! to the park, to eating dinner and having a SPLASH! in the bath.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS–From morning hair brushing to night-night with a teddy bear, listeners take a lively tour of a babys day at the playground, at dinner, and in a bath. Hindleys unfussy rhyme offers on-target opportunities for concept development: low, high, bye, out. Granströms festive gouache-and-pencil cartoons shine in this large format. From single snapshots of the star in a red beret to the multicultural cast in the double-page playground scenes, toddlers will be engaged but never overwhelmed.–Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
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From Booklist

PreS. As with several other recent books for the youngest child, this one is reminiscent of the works of Helen Oxenbury, both in look and content. It also has a very babylike sensibility as it takes one toddler through his day. A bouncy rhyme makes up most of the text: "Baby with a blanket, / baby with a bear. / Baby playing hide-and-seek. / Where's the baby? / There!" The left-hand page shows the towheaded child playing on his blanket, which in the second image flops over his head. Facing is a full-page picture of the child playing peek-a-boo in a typical fashion. Some pages follow a similar pattern, while others, crowded with children, stretch out the focus. In one illustration, busy little children fill the park; when it's time to leave, another picture shows the air full of "bye-byes." Cheerful in its sensibility and adorable in execution, this is toddler-icious! Ilene Cooper
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick (March 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763629715
• ISBN-13: 978-0763629717
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 0.3 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #375,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My two year old loves this book!, May 20, 2006

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L. Adams (Davidson, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baby Talk: A Book of First Words and Phrases (Hardcover)

If you have a toddler that loves "babies" then he/she will love this book! I checked this book out of the library for my 23 month old son last month. He has memorized practically every word ... and loves to chime in saying "up, up, up" and "bye, bye babies." This book is beautifully illustrated and my son loves to point to the pictures as I am reading. My son was so upset when we had to take this book back to the library today (he keeps asking for his "baby book") that I am now ordering it on-line for him!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 15 month old demands us to read it before naps and bedtime!, May 4, 2007

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This review is from: Baby Talk: A Book of First Words and Phrases (Hardcover)

I agree with the previous reviewer, this is a fun little book, with very pleasant watercolor illustrations, that little ones just seem to love! We got this for our son when he was about 8 months old (ok, maybe a bit too early!), and he didn't have much interest, but about a month ago, around 14 months old, I brought it out again and he was captivated!

He likes to kiss the baby getting cuddled by mommy for bumping his behind landing off the sliding board, and points to the book while we're changing him for bedtime, well before it's "officially" story time.

We just got the book as a gift for the one-year birthday of a friend's son, and I can't wait to see if he likes it, too.

Highly recommend this one, especially if you have a baby who likes to go to the park, and likes looking at other babies!

5.0 out of 5 stars Our Daughter's favorite Book, October 2, 2011

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AmeliasMommy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baby Talk: A Book of First Words and Phrases (Hardcover)

My daughter is nearly 3.5 now, and from the time she was 1-2 we read this countless times. It will be firmly embedded in my memory for many years to come, and ours is so well worn, that I need to purchase a new one for our son. At one point I could recite this while driving in the car to calm our daughter out of a tantrum, and she'd say many of the lines with me. I should probably get another just to save for when our daughter one day has kids. Its a great early book. I can't recommend it enough. We have some other ones my this author and none of the others captured her attention quite like this.