Princess Baby [Hardcover]

Karen Katz (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 2008 | Age Level: 1 and up | Series: Princess Baby

Poor baby, no one calls her by her real name! “I am not a buttercup, or a giggly goose. I am not a cupcake. Please don’t call me Little Lamb, and never ever Gum Drop,” she insists. With a curtsy and a twirl, again and again our protagonist makes it abundantly clear who she is. She wears a shiny crown, a fancy dress, sparkly shoes, a velvet cape, and glittery jewels.
There are more clues too–she dances with princes, has perfect manners,
and makes sure that everyone in her kingdom is happy. Her persistence
pays off in the end, and even the youngest readers will be cheering,
“Princess Baby!”

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Karen Katz is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including Counting Kisses, Counting Christmas, Daddy Hugs, Mommy Hugs, Where’s Baby’s Mommy? and Toes, Ears and Nose. Her bestselling book is, Where’s Baby’s Bellybutton?, which has sold over 700,000 copies. She lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade (January 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375841199
• ISBN-13: 978-0375841194
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 0.4 x 9.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,825 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #97 in Books > Children's Books > Travel & Cultures > Royalty

More About the Author

Check out my newest book WIGGLE YOUR TOES! A Book to pull,fluff, and wiggle!

I have always been interested in folk art from around the world, Indian miniatures, Mexican ceramics, fabrics, Chagall, Matisse, children's art, and primitive painting, and I love to paint and experiment with pattern, texture, collage and color. The careers I've had--as a costume designer, a quilt maker, a fabric artist, and a graphic designer--have taken all these interests into account. Looking back, I can see that these passions and career choices have played a large part in influencing me to become a children's book author and illustrator.

But most importantly, it was after my husband and I adopted our daughter from Guatemala that I was inspired to do a children's book for her. My first book, Over the Moon, was the story of that magical experience of welcoming our daughter Lena into our lives. I painted, I drew, I collaged, and I wrote, and after working very hard... a beautiful book was born! Twenty-two books later, my daughter--now fourteen years old--still is an inspiration for me.

I am fascinated by babies and little kids. The simplest words and gestures can make them laugh. Sometimes standing in line at the supermarket and watching kids in grocery carts, my best ideas are born.

I am fascinated by people from all over the world and what they look like and how they live and the differences that make us all unique.

When an idea pops into my head I ask these questions:
Will a child want to read this book?
Will a parent want to read this book with their child?
Will this book make a parent and child feel something?
Is there something visual here that will hold a child's interest?
Will a child see something in a different way after reading this book?
If the answer is yes, then I know I'm on the right track.

I am very lucky to get to do what I do. Everyday I go into my studio and have fun. Don't get me wrong, some days are very frustrating. Sometimes the colors are all wrong and the words don't sound right. But after I work at it for a while...and try to do it a different way...and think...and change the words or colors...and try some more...suddenly, there it is--a great page of writing, or a great illustration. And nothing is more satisfying than that.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For a little princess, April 8, 2008

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Camille "at the BookMoot!" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Princess Baby (Hardcover)

This baby does not want to called Cupcake or Little Lamb or Sweet Gumdrop. She wants to be addressed with her proper title, Princess Baby! When her parents understand, at last, all is well.

Princess Baby wears sparkling gold shoes and a glittering crown. Bright patterns make up the illustrations which are influenced, no doubt by Katz's interest in textiles.

The love the parents feel for their "princess" is reassuring and heart-felt as the family embraces on the final page. If you know a family with a new baby girl, this is the book for them.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My Princess loves this one!, September 19, 2008

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N. Beagle (Helena, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Princess Baby (Hardcover)

I love Karen Katz books and so does my one year old little girl. We have several other Karen Katz lift-a-flap books that my daughter loves to read, especially because she likes to lift the flaps to see what is behind them. I bought her the book Princess Baby for her first birthday, but I wasn't sure she would like it because it wasn't a lift-a-flap book, but she loved it! We read it to her every night before bed. She really likes the pictures, I just have to be careful because it isn't a board book, and she ripped one of the pages. Other than that it is a very Cute story!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She loves it!, October 27, 2009

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Ashley Armstrong (Huntsville Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Princess Baby (Hardcover)

Our 16 month old daughter loves everything done by Karen Katz. We believe the illustration style is very stimulating to her little mind.