Behold! A Baby
By (Author) Stephanie Watson
Illustrated by Joy Ang
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
1st September 2015
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Commended for Minnesota Book Award (Children's Literature) 2016
Hardback
32
Width 244mm, Height 273mm
464g
Step right up, step right up! Come see one of the most amazing, astounding, stunning, and stupendous wonders of the world. Behold: a baby! A loving father reveals a babys fantastic feats (smiling, eating a banana, babbling) that cause adults to go insane with joy and wonder. The only audience member who remains unimpressed His big brother.
Amusing with its obvious spoof of proud parents' gushiness over everything a new baby does. * Kirkus Reviews *
Warm and affirming. . . Could lead to discussions about how to be a big brother/sister helper. * School Library Journal *
Stephanie Watson is also the author of the picture book, The Wee Hours, and the middle-grade books Elvis & Olive and Elvis & Olive: Super Detective. She studied writing, dance, and theater at Sarah Lawrence College. She now lives in Minneapolis with her daughter, Ivy and many imaginary friends. www.stephanie-watson.com @StephEWatson Joy Ang is a freelance artist who has illustrated the picture books I Will Not Read This Book and the forthcoming Mustache Baby. She is a graduate of Alberta College of Art & Design. She lives in Edmonton, Canada. www.joyang.ca @JoyAng