Mommy, Mommy, What's in your Tummy? [Hardcover]

Sarah Simpson-Enock (Author), Linzi West (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

Every day Mommy's tummy gets bigger and bigger, but what could be inside? A fairy with wings? A boat painted blue? The Man in the Moon? There are so many possibilities that it’s hard to be patient! The birth of a new sibling can be a challenge for the little ones. This book, with its charming illustrations, short text, and durable flaps, offers both support and a way to introduce and share the excitement of pregnancy.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1—This British import tries too hard to be cute. On the verso of each spread, two children ponder what could be growing inside their mother. The opposite page has a drawing of the pregnant woman's torso with a flap that reveals a picture corresponding to the text. While guesses such as a seedling or balloon make sense from a child's perspective, others, such as a boat or birthday cake with candles, are too preposterous even for a child's imagination. The colored-pencil drawings are fanciful but overly bright to the point of looking garish. Two of the nine pictures show the mother holding a candy bar, which sends a dubious message about her food choices during pregnancy. The text, which has apparently been Americanized, starts off with a rhyming glitch: "Oh/Mommy,/Mommy,/what's in your/tummy?" Harriet Ziefert's Waiting for Baby (Holt, 1998) uses the expanding-tummy lift-the-flap premise to greater effect, and Kes Gray's Baby on Board (S & S, 2004) is more inspired.—Martha Simpson, Stratford Library Association, CT
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Review

This charmingly illustrated life-the-flap book for pre- school children is a great way to share the excitement. --Bookseller

This is a lift-the-flap book that really works, A boy and a girl wonder what's in Mum's round tummy, which is covered by easy-to-handle sturdy flaps, getting bigger on each page. Toddlers can guess what's underneath and get a series of surprises when they look. The climax - for most - is the last spread and the biggest flap and the baby. This was another favorite with the playgroup children. They all liked the lively pictures, boldly drawn with crayons in bright primary colors. --Carousel

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books (March 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845079310
• ISBN-13: 978-1845079314
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,446,928 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for a preschooler and toddler!, May 11, 2011

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Katarzyna S. Kieltyka "kskasia" (Plantsville, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mommy, Mommy, What's in your Tummy? (Hardcover)

We took out over 11 books on the subject of either pregnancy or becoming a new sibling for my just turned 4 years old daughter.
This is the one she wants to read over and over again...it's a bit silly so it really appeals to the preschooler...she finds the flip tabs finding what could be in mommy's tummy funny. I recommend it.