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Everything Your Baby Would Ask: If Only Babies Could Talk [Paperback]

Kyra Karmiloff (Author), Annette Karmiloff-Smith PhD (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)


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March 6, 2004

A delightful and informative reference.

One of the most daunting adjustments for new parents is understanding their baby's mind. This is especially true when trying to determine the source of their infant's discomfort.

Far from being helpless or passive, babies display extraordinary skills and capabilities that largely go unnoticed simply because adults don't know what to look for. Babies communicate in many ways including conveying anxieties and fears that parents can soothe.

Everything Your Baby Would Ask is an enchanting and ultimately practical book that offers unique insight into what life is really like for a baby. Using a series of questions babies might ask if only they could talk, the book provides insight into the mind of an infant and documents the early months -- from the baby's point-of-view.

Chapters include:

  • My Life In Utero
  • Being Born
  • Relating to Myself and Others
  • The Road to Language
  • Learning to Move Around
  • Learning to Use My Hands
  • My Developing Intelligence

The text is lively, charming and exceptionally informative, and includes the latest scientific research on how and why babies develop as they do. Color photographs and whimsical drawings appear throughout the book.

Everything Your Baby Would Ask reveals what babies are thinking as they stare up at their mothers while feeding, babble away to themselves and play endless games of pull-myself-up-and-drop-back-to-the-floor. This is an ideal book for parents who want to understand and successfully meet their baby's emotional and physical needs.


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What the world looks like from a baby's perspective... [and] a crash course in infant-through-toddler development. (St Paul Pioneer Press 20040427)

An insightful look at infant development. (Connie Powers Ann Arbor Family Press 20040329)

Informative... shows how babies use gestures, facial expressions and burbles to communicate. (Sally Johnston Edmonton Sun 200411)

The book illustrates how babies... display capabilities we miss because we don't know what to look for. (Marilyn Linton London Free Press 20041112)

A wealth of information... much practical advice, written in a lively style. (Jean Peerenboom Green Bay Press-Gazette 20040715)

Beautifully illustrated with many color photographs... Well indexed, organized, and accessible, highly recommended for all public libraries. (Anne C. Jordan-Baker E-Streams )

Filled with colorful pictures and lots of advice, the book will reassure parents. (Lincoln Journal Star )

A unique insight into what life is like for a baby... full of bright, colorful photographs. (Kentuckiana Family )

About the Author

Kyra Karmiloff is a writer and editor. This is the second book she has collaborated on with her mother.

Annette Karmiloff-Smith, PhD is a professor of psychology and a research scientist. She has lectured worldwide on her work on infant development and has appeared on a variety of television and radio programs.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Firefly Books (March 6, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1552979075
  • ISBN-13: 978-1552979075
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,461,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Were your baby British..., March 25, 2000
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I wish my baby would ask about nappy-changing and why he's not peckish, but even though I know I'll have an American baby I can enjoy the adorable question and answer format of this book as well as its many delicious color photos. I appreciated this book's balance between mainstream and "granola" childrearing theories, its wealth of information about child development, and its witty approach.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Work :), December 12, 2002
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I was searching for a similar kinda book for sometime, and as I was looking at the book shelves in the mall this afternoon I found what I have been looking for. I spent the whole day reading it, and it was a really good peice of work, the idea was new too. The book is basicaly about little babies from the begining of their lives in the womb, till 2 years of age, asking Questions and being answered. Really Intreseting book I advise you to buy it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great information & format, July 16, 2003
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I got this book as a gift and loved it. I'm sad to see that it is out of print because it is so informative. I loved that it went through all of the important developmental stages and explained them in terms anyone can understand. The questions and answers to "Baby" are humorous and a great lead-in for each section. If you can find this book you shouls buy it!!!
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