Did you know that there are babies in every country on the planet? That was news to me... :)
THREE PROS
*The words may be sparse (19 in total, not counting country identifiers), but the message is strong -- particularly impressive to me since I could see a lot of board books relying solely on the pictures
*Kind of makes you feel good that each copy that is sold benefits a reputable charity like the Global Fund For Children
*That baby from Bhutan was the perfect choice to close the action
*That baby from Bhutan was the perfect choice to close the action
THREE CONS
*At the end of the day, you could go anywhere moms & dads congregate if you want to show your kiddo a bunch of infant faces
*I'm always wary of a phrase like "part of the proceeds" -- couldn't Charlesbridge Publishing give us the percentage after costs to make me feel secure that it's not a number like 5%
*I'm always wary of a phrase like "part of the proceeds" -- couldn't Charlesbridge Publishing give us the percentage after costs to make me feel secure that it's not a number like 5%
*I'm assuming the reason why there are two babies from the USA is that one of them lives on a native reservation -- they should have used Canada or, better yet, Australia (to cover all the habitable continents) for one of them; thereby still maintaining the diverse note they were going for
ONE DAD'S OPINION
I suppose it is fitting that my shortest-ever final opinion would go to a story exclusively about the shortest humans. Borrowable because it's adorable, not Buyable because its longevity is not viable.
Buy / BORROW / Donate / Destroy
ONE DAD'S OPINION
I suppose it is fitting that my shortest-ever final opinion would go to a story exclusively about the shortest humans. Borrowable because it's adorable, not Buyable because its longevity is not viable.
Buy / BORROW / Donate / Destroy
2 comments:
I think we have two board books from the same production line. One is American Babies and even so they manage to fit every complexion and origins in there- from fair redheaded babies to african-american, native american, and all kinds of others. The other one is baby's teeth- each baby face shows progressively more teeth to count- but the pictures and variety shown are so similar I bet it's the same publisher. Regardless of the simplicity, my kid just loves them because she likes babies' faces, is all.
I'll have to check those out! Thanks Jeane!!
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