Hey
Baby! by Corinne Fenton
A great book has a great title- and what an
eye-catcher this one is!
It serves as an invitation to join in the
conversation, to observe, to revel in the remarkable photographs that accompany
the text in this picture book.
Succinct words and fabulous animal
photographs are the stars of this book.
This makes a delicious, caring read to
share with a new baby or toddler. What an
affirming, positive, liberating experience.
Words are highlighted in colour. For example splash is printed in orange
to ‘swim’ with the goldfish on the page and this enriches the joy and reading journey of the
book.
The intimate words and expression of love
are underscored with the uniqueness, the preciousness of a baby. And we see that baby right in the end pages
of the book.
Never
doubt for a second, a splash, or a
hold-your-breath moment…
I think my favourite page is the zebra-
after seeing one of my grandchildren take her zebra softie to bed with her, I
think a zebra shows us our own unique, genetic makeup.
Highly recommended.
Corinne
Fenton writes wonderful picture books about childhood like Queenie the elephant
and Dog on the tuckerbox.
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