Customer Reviews

Please, Baby, Please

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3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Rarely does my 2-year old sit through a reading of a whole book. This one he does! And my 3-year old as well. They love chanting "Please, baby, please!" and the other variations of that phrase throughout the book. The story is fun and something that both my kids and I can relate to - an adorable toddler getting into trouble. The combination of excellent writing and beautiful illustrations make this a huge hit with my family!

This book has sweet, rhyming text with an Afican American flavor (Keep off the wall, please, baby, please!). The illustrations are incredibly realistic, and I especially appreciate the endearing expressions on the toddler in this story. Her expressions of delight, stubborn defiance, and wonder are familiar to anyone who has ever loved or parented a one-year old. Best of all, my own children (ages 1 1/2 and 3 1/2) love this story and ask to read it again and again (Please, Mommy, please!). If your own library lacks quality literature featuring ethnically diverse main characters, I highly recommend this one.

My two-year old daughter and four year old nephew love this book! There are items to count, colors to name, and of course the wonderful rythym of "please, baby, please." The illustrations are wonderful! The child in the picture could easily be a boy or girl, and the daily routines of the child in the book are similar to any toddler child's busy day. I will share this book for a long time!

The best illustrations in any baby book we own! Kadir Nelson(the illustrator) has depicted the toddler perfectly. From the teasing, to the resisting, to the fun loving humans they are. I recognized my own fair, red headed daughter in the main character, an African American child. This book is for anyone who has a toddler or toddler to be!
The words are pleadings from the parents of this little girl, who want her to eat her peas, to not eat the sand, and to not be such a tease, among all the other things our toddlers do and don't do.
The words flow from page to page with beautiful simplicity.

Of the dozen or so books my book-loving two-year-old got for Christmas, this is by far his favorite. I think it's the sweetest, funniest book I've seen in a long time! The words are simple but introduce concepts of rhythm and repetition without being obvious about it, and the illustrations are just fantastic.

This book is beautfully illustrated. And that is the only good thing I have to say about it. It is a terribly negative book. Everything is "don't do this, don't do that!" Babies like to splash in the bathtub, and it is joyful to watch them play, but in this book the baby is told not to splash in the tub. Ditto for stopping to smell the flowers: "Don't be so slow, baby!" My toddler loves looking at the pictures in this book and saying "please, baby, please", but we have changed the tone entirely, and most of the words so that this book is not negative and unpleasant.

The artwork is fantastic in this book. The swirls in the little girls hair just make me happy! The text is simple and very familiar - mommy pleading with her toddler to behave - but in the end we love our little ones don't we? My 2 year old enjoys this book very much, and I am glad to have added to her books with people of other ethnicities.

My 3- year old loves this book. The illlustrations are beautiful Thanks to Kadir Nelson. The book makes her laugh and she is reading it on her own now.

I also bought this book after seeing the short on Nick Jr. This book is my 2-year-old's favorite. The art is beautiful and appealing to all ages. I would recommend this to any parent. It is fun to read, and it is also interesting to hear others read it. You'll notice that each person will stress the words differently and can put a complete different meaning to each page.

This is my daughter's (2 yrs old) absolute favorite book! Although it is illustrated for and targeted to African-American children, it was a must-have for us! I was drawn in by the adorable illustration on the cover + I adore the text, how often am I constantly telling my toddler to "keep off the wall?!" This is the first book my daughter reaches for when we sit down to read. The rhyme & beat make the book an untiring pleasure to read! Now that we have read it a million times, my daughter will often "read" it to herself! One of the best things about this book is that my daughter has begun to follow requests with "Please" in her everyday vocabulary! Who knew that when I bought this book 6 months ago that it'd help to teach my daughter manners?! Don't hesitate to buy this book if you are Caucasion or otherwise, it is bound to the best on your bookshelf!