I’ve got scads of delicious stories to dish out to you just now, rising in stacks on my family room floor, so I’m going to tempt you with a dozen at one go and try to keep my comments brief. …
Tag: babies
two for new babies
A while back I posted a slew of books to welcome new babies. Here are two more gems to add to that list: Mama’s Belly, written by Kate Hosford, pictures by Abigail Halpin published in 2018 by Abrams Books for …
batches of board books
Anyone else overwhelmed by the sheer number of board books that have sprouted up in the past ten years or so? They’re a happy lot, but such an enormous one! Board books, for me, fit the bill for a fairly …
super sisters and brilliant brothers
I know, I know. Sibling rivalry is a thing. Adjusting to a new sibling has its crying, reverting, meltdown moments. My experience though, as a mom of four, close-in-age, children is that the much-prevailing sentiment is one of acceptance, loving …
a 9-month guide for expectant siblings
9 months, written by Courtney Adamo and Esther van de Paal, illustrated by Lizzy Stewart published in 2017 by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books If you’re looking for a charming, lovely, helpful way to help young children understand just what it …
love letter to a newborn son
One of the best books of 2017 — remarkably tender, poignant, affable, witty, heartfelt, brief and profound — is this book from Oliver Jeffers, a deeply personal effort “written,” as he says in his dedication to his son, “in the …
oh baby!
This week, all week, Orange Marmalade is cooing over babies! Today’s post has some new titles and old favorites welcoming babies the world over. Coming up this week I have a superb 2017 picture book written to welcome a newborn …
especially for parents who’ve wished and waited
Wish, written and illustrated by Matthew Cordell published in 2015 by Disney Hyperion As if I needed one more reason to love Matthew Cordell. I thought hello! hello! was enough to seal my undying admiration, but now he brings us …
a congregation of alligators…five toothy books full of ’em!
We’re all aware that mice star in oodles of kids’ books… …as well as bunnies… …cats… …dogs. Recently I’ve recognized the sizable number of alligators and crocodiles lurking there as well. What business do these toothy, scary fellows have in …
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Jan Ormerod’s classic baby books
Jan Ormerod’s baby books are right up on top of my list of favorites for the youngest book readers. And their moms, dads, big sisters and brothers, grandparents, babysitters… Her ability to draw believable, wonderfully-natural human figures in almost a …
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