Hot Mama: How to Have a Babe and Be a Babe (Hardcover)

by Karen Salmansohn (Author) "So, you're pregnant..." (more)
Key Phrases: hot mama

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
We’ve all heard about the aches and pains of pregnancy, but what about the luscious hair, radiant skin, and sexy (yes, sexy!) body of the proud mother-to-be? Best-selling author Karen Salmansohn celebrates the sweeter side of pregnancy in Hot Mama and inspires women to look great, feel fabulous, have fun, and show it off! Chapters on healthful eating, bodacious beauty, mental and physical health, and sassy style teach mamas-to-be how to nurture both the baby and hot mama within. With 65 playful illustrations and a section devoted to recapturing your hot-mama-hood after the big day, this is the shower gift that will get read aloud and cheered.

About the Author
Karen Salmansohn is a best-selling author and founder of Glee Industries, a book and product packaging company, whose books have included How to Be Happy, Dammit and How to Succeed in Business without a Penis as well as a bunch of other books, with equally feisty titles. Trisha Krauss s a New York-based illustrator and artist. Her whimsical drawings have appeared in numerous publications, including Food & Wine, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post Magazine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; Illustrated. edition (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811836932
• ISBN-13: 978-0811836937
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #236,828 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money!, July 16, 2003

By A Customer

I was looking forward to getting my hands on this book with the expectations of finding useful tips on beauty and maternity fashion. It was a big disappointment. It doesn't tell you anything that you don't already know (e.g. be proud of your voluptuous body, make the most of your glowing skin, wear cool clothes, etc.). There is no substance to how to achieve these suggestions.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Glib, superficial, and patronizing, October 24, 2004

By	Herodias Gonzo (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

Contextually, this book little more than a glorified PowerPoint presentation. And substantively, it is chock full of glib, superficial advice freely given by someone who has no idea what she's talking about. Karen Salmansohn totally blows it in her introduction when she reveals (or at least implies) that she has never personally experienced the combined joys and nightmares of pregnancy. Guess what? I'd find her advice on wearing a bikini a lot more useful if I knew that she personally had once weighed so much that she could fight as a Light Heavyweight.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It's not what you think, June 15, 2004

By	RikaRae (Colorado, United States) - See all my reviews

I have to agree with some other reviews here in that this book was a disappointment. I thought it was going to be a normal-sized book when I ordered it, but it actually took me about 20 minutes to read. Oh sure, it's attractive with lots of cute pictures, but if you're thinking like I was that it was going to give you lots of ideas on how to be a "Hot Mama," forget it because it just doesn't. I received no new information, which is what I normally read for, ya know. Although I do agree with the other reviews that say it would make a great baby shower gift - it is a fun little book. But there's really nothing more to say about it except if you really must read it, you could probably get it from the library and save your money.