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Filmmaker Spike Lee and wife Tonya Lewis Lee join the ranks of other celebrity kids' book writers with their sweet, rhythmic read-along about the endless energy of a toddler blasting through a busy day. The Lees' diapered dynamo starts early (the VCR reads 3:01 a.m.), with the little girl outlasting her mama sprawled out on the living room floor ("Go back to bed, baby, please, baby, please"). A breakfast of upturned Cheerios follows a few hours later ("Not on your HEAD, baby baby baby, please!"), then play time, a trip to the playground, dinner, and a bath ("Please don't splash, baby baby, please, baby!"). The fun repetition doesn't change up until the book's sweet close, as the curly-haired tyke somehow can't get to sleep ("Kiss me good night? Mama, Mama, Mama, please"). The Lees have as much or more success than their high-profile counterparts (Jerry Seinfeld: Halloween, John Lithgow: Marsupial Sue; and Jamie Lee Curtis: I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem), thanks in large part to their excellent choice of illustrator Kadir Nelson, whose work has appeared everywhere from Sports Illustrated to the New Yorker. Just as he did with Will Smith's Just the Two of Us, Nelson uses his enormous talent to inject energy and emotion into each richly colored, Rockwellian spread. (Baby to preschool) --Paul Hughes |
Love This Book!!
This book is fantastic. Not only is the story adorable, but the pictures are amazing. It is the best illustrated book my daughter owns. She is 2-1/2 and loves this book so much she has memorized it. She "reads" it from cover to cover all the time. What is cuter than hearing a little voice say, "Baby Please, Baby Please!" It is a must have for your toddlers library.
Had to buy!
I checked this book out from the library for my 17 month old daughter and she is absolutely in love with it! We always read a book before she goes to sleep and this is the one that she has chosen every day, twice a day (nap included). It works out well since the book ends with the baby getting a kiss from Mama as she tucks her in for bedtime. I decided to buy it for her so that I won't have to keep renewing the loan. Beautiful images!!!
Love this book!!
Got this book a year ago and read to my little girl all the time and she just loves it!! She has memorised the entire book and now reads it to her baby brother. :)
Part of our nightly ritual
I believe that it is important to introduce children to reading as soon as possible. I love reading this book to my 4 month old daughter, especially at night as part of our bedtime routine. This book would appeal to anyone with children from newborns to toddlers, regardless of race. The topic of this short story is universal, as it discusses the routines that a toddler goes through in a day. The writing is simple and rhythmic with a humorous and loving tone. The illustrations are beautiful and appear to hold my daughters interest. We will be reading this book as she grows into a toddler, if she doesn't eat it first. She loves putting everything in her mouth.
Adorable!
My daughter adored this book from the age of 12-15 months -- she could easily relate to the baby in the lovely illustrations.
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