Summary
How many kisses does a tired baby need before they say goodnight? Find out in this adorable kiss-and-count concept book from Karen Katz!
Count and kiss along with this lift-the-flap bedtime book, from children's book legend, Karen Katz!
Published Reviews
Booklist Review:
"Ages 1^-4. The sun is setting as a mother holds her cranky, crying baby. "My tired little baby, do you need a kiss?" The tears soon give way to smiles and giggles as each family member playfully showers the little girl's various body parts with kisses. Mom gives baby "ten little kisses on teeny tiny toes"; Grandma gives baby "seven loud kisses on a pretty belly button"; the big sister gives Baby "five quick kisses on an itty bitty nose." Even the family pets get in on the action. By the time the last kiss has been delivered on a "sleepy, dreamy head," the child is peacefully sleeping. The brief, simple text is perfect for the target audience's limited attention span, and the brightly colored mixed-media illustrations provide lots of visual stimulation through the use of unusual perspectives and eye-catching patterns and shapes. Each spread features the number, presented as a numeral, with a corresponding number of tiny pink hearts for counting. A sweet story that may encourage parents to start their own bedtime ritual of counting kisses--Lauren Peterson"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review:
"With buoyant cartoons rendered in a bouquet of vibrant pastel tones, Katz (Over the Moon) creates a book as irresistible as a baby's smile. At first, however, the baby in the story is anything but smiling; that's why her family tries to woo her into sleep with a countdown of kisses on every darling part of her body. Mommy starts things rolling with "ten little kisses on teeny tiny toes," and "nine laughing kisses on busy, wriggly feet." Each full-bleed, densely colored vignette that follows depicts an ecstatic baby being coddled and cuddled in a new way: Grandma holds her high in the air to give her belly button seven "loud kisses," and the dog licks her six times while she's on the changing table. By the time the final kiss is delivered on her "sleepy, dreamy head," the baby is utterly beatificÄand fast asleep. Everything about this book says "snuggle": Katz's use of flattened perspectives, mixed media and an array of polka-dot, flower and heart patterns ensure that every picture exudes all the warmth of a lovingly stitched crazy quilt. The text should induce readers to launch a kiss-off of their own. Ages 1-5. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved"
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Additional Information
| Subjects |
Babies
-- Fiction.
Kissing
-- Fiction.
Counting.
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| Publisher |
New York :Margaret K. McElderry Books,2001
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| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Language |
English
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| Notes |
"A kiss & read book"--Cover.
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| Description |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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| ISBN |
9780689834707
0689834705
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| Other |
Classic View |