I Kissed the Baby!

Babies to 4 year olds.

There’s a new baby in town, and the word is spreading from animal to animal. Fish, mammals, birds and bugs all clamor to tell how they saw, tickled, and sang to baby.

The satisfying, repetitive rhythm of this board book will enchant young listeners. Each new page spread consists of a statement, the statement turned into a question, and finally the confirmation of that question by a new character: “I sang to the baby. Did you sing to the baby?/Yes, I sang to the baby, and the baby sang to me.”

The animals in the book are illustrated in bold black-and-white block shapes, reminiscent of woodcuts. The eyes and smiles of the animals are focal points, emphasizing their expressions of wonder and delight over the show more baby. While some children may be deterred by the limited use of color in the book, others will giggle and smile about these stylized, jolly animals.

The book ends with a big, noisy smooch between parent duck and baby duckling. Your baby or toddler will love acting out a big raspberry kiss with you for the finale. Pick up this book for its themes of celebration, community, and parent-child bonding. Recommended. show less

I Kissed the Baby! is a very sweet picture book about people- or rather, animals- being excited for a new born baby. This is a great book to teach kids how to act around and be excited about a new baby in the family. The illustrations practically fly off the page with excitement, which is illustrated with the use of very large images and fonts as well as highly contrasting colors- mostly black and white. Some of the illustrations can be a bit too hard on the eyes in my opinion, but otherwise I think the message is great!

A sweet alternative to Tana Hoban's Black & White books, this one has just enough text to make a plot: various animals see, feed, tickle, sing to, and kiss the baby. A great gift for new parents and the high-contrast black and white illustrations, with just a touch of color, are great for babies.

I love this little story, all the animals talk about what they do with the baby, ending with Mamma kissing the baby - AGAIN! lots of chances to do different voices to catch baby's attention, and the sharp contrasts of the black and white illustrations draw babies eye.
(Updated.) Liam likes this, and I have so much fun reading it to him, I think I'd better buy a copy instead of borrowing VPL's all the time!

The simple, fun illustrations held my baby's attention from when she was scarcely a month old. The words have a lyrical quality that I think make it easier for the baby to remember, and now at five months, my daughter immediately starts smiling when she hears the opening line.

Everyone loves a cute little baby especially their mother. Follow Duck and her friends as they go through all the things you need to do with a baby.
This high contrast board book is great for fostering early literacy in babies. The illustrations are fun and appealing and the words describe everything that happens in a baby’s day. The text also reminds the reader to interact with their baby.

This is another simple text that describes the story through repeating lines that are questions. This book would be a great mentor text for students in Kindergarten or First grade, as the plot is very basic and directed towards a younger audience. I enjoyed the story as it framed around the excitement and enthusiasm for a baby--and how people react and engage the new child.