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Summary
From eyes to ears, tummy to nose, legs to toes, there's a lot for baby to discover - and even more for a family to love. Bright, buoyant art and a roly-poly little baby are sure to inspire plenty of giggling and grabbing and feet-in-the-air-ing. For every baby - and every parent who loves that baby to bits - here's the perfect first book.
Author Notes
Victoria Adler lives in Queens, New York.
Hiroe Nakata lives in New York City.
Reviews (5)
Publisher's Weekly Review
As infectious as a baby's first smile, this celebratory book will enchant any family with a newborn to love. While ostensibly exploring a baby's anatomy, Adler's sunny poem and Nakata's ebullient watercolors demonstrate not only a baby's exploratory joy but also the palpable delight a baby brings to a family. The satisfyingly predictable pattern of verse lends itself to interactive hugs and tickles. A closeup illustration of the roly-poly baby ("Baby's got eyes,/ bright little eyes") is followed by a page divided into four illustrations ("Round as pies eyes./ Just the right size eyes./ Like an owl-wise eyes./ Peeka-peeka-boo"). The question "Who loves baby's eyes?" (later asked about nose, ears, tummy, etc.) is answered at the turn of the page ("Me, I do.") as Nakata shows the baby interacting with different family members. A final verse and spread featuring the whole clan-parents, grandparents, brother and even the dog-provides an adulatory conclusion. Although the book is recommended for those under age two, it is especially suitable as a new-baby present for any member of a warmhearted family. Up to age 2. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
This book's plump, adorable protagonist explores her world as Adler's bouncy, rhythmic text sings the baby's praises, from "round as pies eyes" to "teeny-tiny treat toes." Nakata's watercolor and gouache illustrations depict a rosy-cheeked, button-cute little girl shown in alternating full-page pictures, vignettes, and double-page spreads patterned to match the text's refrain. New parents and grandparents will eat it up. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Baby's eyes, nose, ears, tummy, legs, and 10 little toes get discovered in this bright and cheerful picture book aimed at the youngest audience and their loved ones. Each body part is introduced with a playful rhyme designed to be read aloud ( Sniffs at a rose nose. / Honks when it blows nose. / Wrinkles when it goes nose / goes kerchoo ). Readers end each two-page spread wondering, who loves this particular part of the baby? Upon turning the page, they discover the answer is one of the baby's loved ones: the mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, and even the family dog take turns making an appearance alongside the little one. Nakata illustrator of Lucky Pennies and Hot Chocolate (2002) infuses love, laughter, and joy into the colorful watercolor-and-gouache illustrations. A brief book but a likely favorite for toddler and lap-sit storytimes.--Yusko, Shauna Copyright 2009 Booklist
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Through bouncy verses, children follow a toddler's antics as her grandparents, parents, a brother, and a pet dog celebrate everything about her, from her eyes to her tummy to her toes. "Baby's got ears,/cute little ears./Smaller than bunny ears./Stick out kinda funny ears./Hearing everyoney ears./Baby's got two./Who loves baby's ears?/Me! I do!" Cheery watercolor and gouache artwork breaks the spreads into full-, double-, and quarter-page images. Despite the use of "baby" in the title, toddlers are the more appropriate audience for the book's pastel color palette and playful details. This is a lively lap-reading experience for the very young and their grown-ups, likely inspiring a dose of tickling in the process.-Rachel G. Payne, Brooklyn Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Speech pathologist Adler harnesses her knowledge of language to introduce baby's cutest body parts (all of them) through playful sounds, words, beats and rhyme. Light, lovely verse delivers gleeful repetitions of vowel and consonant sounds; words bubble and bounce, coming together in firm, satisfying stress patterns. A small reader will proudly pound a fist as they declare their tummy is "smooth and tight / as a drum-drum-drummy!" Beautiful recurrences occur in Nakata's sunny watercolor illustrations as well. Spring colors surround the adorable baby girl and her doting family, all with rosy cheeks, alert eyes and ready smiles. Each body part receives the same treatment: a close-up on left page, followed by a four-square quadrant of action images on right. A closing question surfaces again and again, "Who loves baby's [toes, legs, ears]?" The following page reveals a family member exclaiming, "Me! I do." Readers come to anticipate this warm affirmation and join in the chorus. This intuitive picture book exposes children to the beauty of language, their bodies and a communal expression of love. (Picture book. 0-3) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
