Baby Food (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Joost Elffers (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Imagine a lamb with a cauliflower body. A baby mouse made of radishes. A yellow-pepper bunny and a lemon bear cub. Yes, Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers--the creators of How Are You Peeling?, Dog Food, and more--are back, this time constructing baby animals out of fruits and vegetables. Each page features a crisp photograph of an adorable baby creature creatively crafted from produce, contrasted with a bold, solid-color backdrop, and identified by name (puppy, kitten, baby alligator, etc.). Children will learn the unusual names of various baby animals (kangaroo joey, seal pup, spiderling, owlet) while they're giggling at the notion of an onion kitten or potato duckling. You'd have to be made of a very hard vegetable indeed to deny the charms of a tiny peanut owl or a kiwi monkey. Irresistible! (Baby to preschool) --Karin Snelson

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 3-Freymann and Elffers return with more whimsical fruit and vegetable creatures. This time they depict a variety of baby animals from the familiar chick, duckling, and kitten to the more unusual seal and armadillo pups. Of course the book's real fascination lies in the authors' ability to carry off such transformations as a radish into a spiderling and an eggplant into a whale calf. The clean layout with clearly labeled animals positioned against bright, colorful backgrounds enhances the visual appeal. Older children may want to try their hand at their own creations. While not an essential purchase, this book encourages readers to view familiar objects in new ways-and it's very funny.
Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books; 1 edition (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439110173
• ISBN-13: 978-0439110174
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #355,278 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daughter is addicted to this book!, June 19, 2005

By	C. Wolf "cjwolf8" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My 14 mo. old ADORES this book. It's the only one she really wants to read, and she would flip through it for hours at a time if we let her. She loves it so much, we have to hide it from her sometimes so we can get her to go to sleep at night. Wonderful, wonderful book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Such a clever book!, January 3, 2005

By	Katie C. Nelson "Katie the Scrapbook Lady" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

We love the entire series of these food books. The photography is so well done and the idea of turning food objects into animals is so clever. My daughter has loved this book for several years now and it is a treasure to her. I truly enjoy looking at it with her because it is so creatively done.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lover of kid's books, February 13, 2004

By	Cheryl B. Demas "Mom to Two" (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you love the humor of How are you Peeling? you are't going to be able to resist the adorable baby animals in this book. I plan on buying this book for all future babyshowers and 1st birthdays.