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I Am a Baby - by Bob Shea (Hardcover)

Name: I Am a Baby - by Bob Shea (Hardcover)
Brand: Candlewick Press (MA)
SKU: 84630220
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Highlights

From the creator of the mega-popular Dinosaur vs. series comes a hilariously deadpan look at new parenthood--from a baby's point of view.
2-5 Years
9.9" x 8.3" Hardcover
40 Pages
Juvenile Fiction, Family

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About the Book

"With humor and sympathy, Bob Shea looks at the chaos of life with a baby as amiably narrated by the new arrival. Repeating the mantra (and blithe explanation) "because I am a baby," the tiny narrator leads us through scenes of exhaustion, grumpiness, squishy diapers, spilled milk, cowering kittens, and chubby overfed pups (oopsie!)"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

From the creator of the mega-popular Dinosaur vs. series comes a hilariously deadpan look at new parenthood--from a baby's point of view.

I am not sleepy.
I am not sleepy because I am a baby.
Mommy is sleepy.
Mommy is sleepy because I am a baby.

With humor and sympathy, Bob Shea looks at the chaos of life with a baby as amiably narrated by the new arrival. Repeating the mantra (and blithe explanation) "because I am a baby," the tiny narrator leads us through scenes of exhaustion, grumpiness, squishy diapers, spilled milk, cowering kittens, and chubby overfed pups (oopsie!). Playing against the simple, matter-of-fact text are freewheeling illustrations of mess and mayhem, in which the grown-ups' exaggerated body language is sure to send older children into fits of giggles. With its endearing, unabashedly self-pleased star, I Am a Baby will find a place at showers, in nurseries, on parents' shelves, and in the hands of appreciative big siblings, as it celebrates the changes a little one brings, at once challenging and full of love.

Review Quotes

Shea offers a slyly humorous take on life with a newborn in this wry picture book, pitched as much to parents as to kids. . . . Digital drawings with a retro vibe contrast the infant's gleeful disruptions with the haggard expressions of the beleaguered parents--humorously, if accurately, picturing the mixture of exhaustion and joy that defines early parenthood.
--Publishers Weekly

This egocentric yet lovable infant will strike a chord with exhausted new parents, and emerging readers will appreciate the repetitive, deadpan text. A welcome addition to baby storytimes.
--Booklist

The saying goes that eternity is two people and a ham. For a young family, a better definition might be two new parents and a new baby. . . . Bob Shea captures the exhausting joy of this little eternity in 'I Am a Baby, ' a picture book that's likely to be enjoyed even more by parents than by children ages 2-5. . . . Like any ordinary unremitting day with a real baby, this light, humorous story circles around and comes back by the end almost to where it began. The endpapers of 'I Am a Baby, ' meanwhile, are like two extra books in themselves.
--The Wall Street Journal

About the Author

Bob Shea is the author, illustrator, or author-illustrator of many well-loved picture books and chapter books, including the Ballet Cat and Dinosaur vs. series as well as Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great; Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All; Crash, Splash, Moo!; and Who Wet My Pants?, which was illustrated by Zacharia OHora. Bob Shea's characters and animations have appeared on Nick Jr., Playhouse Disney, and PBS KIDS. He lives in Connecticut.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.9 Inches (H) x 8.3 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)

Weight: .7 Pounds

Suggested Age: 2-5 Years

Number of Pages: 40

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Sub-Genre: Family

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

Theme: New Baby

Format: Hardcover

Author: Bob Shea

Language: English

Street Date: June 14, 2022

TCIN: 84630220

UPC: 9781536218329

Item Number (DPCI): 247-26-8311

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.4 inches length x 8.3 inches width x 9.9 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.7 pounds

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