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A funny, larger-than-life adventure for fans of No, David!
Call in the fire engires and police cars! Someone delayed sweet Sammy's nap a bit too long, or served him applesauce that was a bit too tart, and suddenly he's morphed into . . . Big Bad Baby! Now this giant tyke is on the loose, and he's taking the milk and cookie trucks by storm. No police, firefighters, or even librarians can stop him! Luckily Mom and his trusty hench dog are never far behind, and Mom has a few tricks up her sleeve. After all, every baby needs a blankie and hugs, even on really big bad days.
Author Notes
Born near Los Angeles and currently living in Santa Barbara, Bruce Hale has written nearly 20 books. Before becoming a full time writer Hale had a variety of jobs including deejay, gardener and actor. He also lived briefly in Hawaii, inspiring the setting for his books featuring Moki the Gecko. When not writing, Hale is often speaking at schools all over the country. Hale has also taught writing workshops at several colleges and universities and in 1998 received a grant to teach and study in Thailand.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Sweet Little Sammy is having a bad day, and no one knows exactly why. After chasing the cat and "redecorating" the kitchen and bedroom wall, he needs bigger badness to satisfy him. A Monster Machine transforms him into Big Bad Baby, whose BURP uproots trees and overturns cars. He strides down the highway, picking up trucks, drawing on the sides of buildings, and making a stinky mess in his diaper. Police, firemen, and even librarians are powerless to stop him. His resourceful mother follows on a bicycle and is aboard one of the helicopters that drops his giant blue blanky over him. Big Bad Baby becomes-at least outwardly-his own sweet self again. His mother snuggles him in her arms and says, "Big bad babies need love too." This is fortunate because the last page shows Sammy with a maniacal gleam in his eyes, planning to take over the world. Cartoon artwork done in watercolors and colored pencil capture the havoc the giant baby causes, and the expansive spreads are filled with humorous details.-Mary Jean Smith, formerly at Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Hale (Clark the Shark) and Breen (Pug and Doug) have such a similar go-broad-or-go-home comic aesthetic that it's surprising they haven't crossed collaborative paths before. Together, they come up with a hybrid of Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and The Incredible Hulk, starring an almost naked toddler whose bad mood transforms him from kewpie doll to holy terror. "Pausing only to slurp from his sippy cup, Big Bad Baby set out to take over the world!" proclaims Hale, While the ensuing havoc-not to mention the implications of a giant, filled diaper and a torrent of drool-are almost too horrible to contemplate, Breen has a good time doing so. A highly expressive pooch named Boris, deemed Baby's "evil hench-dog," is actually a shocked reader surrogate, and is almost as much fun to watch as Baby himself. A surplus of maniacal jokes and sound cues ought to win the hearts of older siblings who know just how bad babies can be. Ages 3-5. Author's agent: Steven Malk, Writers House. Illustrator's agent: Teresa Kietlinski, Prospect Agency. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
One day sweet baby Sammy morphs into Bad Baby, a monster who treats real cars like toys, draws all over tall buildings, and otherwise terrorizes the town. His plot to take over the world is thwarted by his mom, who knows his kryptonite: his blankie. In the tradition of Hawkes's The Wicked Big Toddlah, this irresistible comedy features uproarious illustrations of the diaper-clad Baby-zilla being something less than neighborly. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Booklist Review
Here's a story that those with toddlers at home may find only slightly exaggerated. For unknown reasons Sweet Little Sammy suddenly turns bad. Though he starts small by shaving the cat, the diapered young demon soon transforms himself into a towering monster who stumps gleefully down city streets, like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man of Ghostbusters fame, playing with real trucks and spattering fleeing crowds with a stream of drool. Nothing can stop him not the police, not the fire department, not even (can you believe it?) librarians and their sweet stories. Only after Mom swoops in with a mega-blanky does he shrink back to snuggle-size. Capturing Sammy's initial transformation with a subtle change of expression in a large facial close-up, Breen goes on in his cartoon illustrations to depict the chubby cherub gleefully wreaking havoc until he is brought back into the (blanket) fold with a hug and a bottle. Gee-gah goo, sighs Sammy at the end. In big bad baby talk: I'll be back. Hasta la vista, baby.--Peters, John Copyright 2014 Booklist
