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Baby (Animal and Human) Picture Book Recommendations for Kids
Children's Book Recommendations

Baby (Animal and Human) Picture Book Recommendations for Kids

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Baby (animal and human) picture book recommendations are by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.

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A baby tap dancing on a Broadway stage

Broadway Baby 

by Russell Miller (Author), Judith A. Proffer (Author)

Brief summary: An adorable tribute to Broadway with a baby dreaming of dancing and singing on stage. Baby shares about opening night, getting ready in the dressing room, and reviewing lines before going on stage.

The rhyming text is fun and exciting. The illustrations are bright and full of detail.

Comments: A cute bedtime story for babies and toddlers or the perfect gift for any music or drama teacher.

Rating: 4/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—

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*It should be noted that this a complimentary book sent to me for an honest review.

A baby standing between a mother and father in a field of flowers reaching for an apple

All Your Tomorrows 

by Harriet Evans (Author), Heidi Griffiths (Illustrator)

Brief summary: A mother and father hold their baby and bestow upon the child all their hopes and dreams for the newborn’s future. Readers are taken upon the parents’ wishes as the child grows with bright, beautiful, and pleasant illustrations with many two-page spreads. Gentle, lyrical text.

Comments: What a lovely book for babies and toddlers at bedtime.

Rating: 3.5/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—1/2

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This is the cover of Pass the Baby. There is a man and woman with a baby being passed to one another while baby blocks are in the air

Pass the Baby 

by Susanna Reich (Author), RaĂşl ColĂłn (Illustrator)

Brief summary: The baby is passed around a large family gathering at the dining room table, where Grandpa, Grandma, and other family members visit with the baby.

The meal has ended, and it’s time for the baby to go to bed. Will she go to sleep or stay awake?

Comments: This rhyming picture book captures the excitement and love of a newborn baby in a family.

The humorous illustrations display the facial emotions and chaotic mess of a large gathering.

Rating: 4/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—

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Wolf babies playing under the full moon with pine tree on either side of the pups

Full Moon Pups 

by Liz Garton Scanlon (Author), Chuck Groenink (Illustrator)

Brief summary: In rhyming text and gentle rhythm, a mother wolf gives birth to her pups in a cave under a full moon. The mom and pack care for the babies as they grow during the moon’s cycle.

Comments: Lovely illustrations include gouache, acrylics, pencils, oil pastels, and digital media. The back pages include Author’s Note and The Phases of the Moon.

I suggest sharing this with primary grades during a baby animal or moon cycle unit of study.

Rating: 4/4 đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—

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A cub with his Walrus mother

Little Walrus

by Julie Abery (Author), Suzie Mason (Illustrator)

Brief summary: Little Walrus plays near his mom and the herd of walruses while exploring his world.

Comments: The rhyming of verbs in each line is one I don’t often see, and I found it refreshing. Couplet rhyming as well. Illustrations are large and with all two-page spreads.

This is one of the adorable cute series of baby animals called the Little Animal Friends.

Rating: 3/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—

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A mother is holding a baby over her shoulder as we see the baby's face

One Day 

by Joanna Ho (Author), Faith Pray (Illustrator)

Brief summary: A mother cradles her infant son and dreams and shares all the wonderful ways her boy will be as he grows up.

Beautiful two-paged spread illustrations.

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Rating: 4/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—

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The selected children’s books are chosen by a certified, retired elementary school librarian who passionately reads and recommends picture books to teachers, school librarians, parents, grandparents, and other book enthusiasts.

Most of the books Mrs. Ferraris recommends are checked out from the public library. The only exception is for the complimentary copies that she receives for an honest review, which are duly noted.

Picture Book Recommendations–Week of January 15, 2024
Children's Book Recommendations

Picture Book Recommendations–Week of January 15, 2024

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Picture Book Recommendations–Week of January 15, 2024 is by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.

(The content below contains Amazon affiliate links. When you buy through these links, she may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you.)

A mother otter and her pup are floating on the water while they giving snuggles. Water lilies and a water fly are around them. Cover of Animal Snuggles.

Animal Snuggles: Affection in the Animal Kingdom

by Aimee Reid (Author), Sebastien Braun (Illustrator)

Brief summary: Young readers are shown how various animals display affection towards their babies.

Comments: There are large double-paged illustrations with the parent and baby.

There’s a back section of the animals and more specific details of how they snuggle with their young, the name of a baby, and their home.

Rating: 3.5/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—1/2

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First page of the book. A mother otter and her pup snuggle while floating with flowers around them and a little pad.

Fungi Grow book cover of a rabbit standing amongst various fungi and mushroom species with a small snail in the background

Fungi Grow 

by Maria Gianferrari (Author), Diana Sudyka (Illustrator)

Brief summary: Young readers will learn how fungi grow above, on, and under the ground. Mushrooms can be edible, poisonous, or medicinal. There are mushroom details of how they multiply and what animals eat them. The underground fungi network helps the forest.

Comments: The gouache watercolors are detailed with two-paged spreads or small vignettes that move the nonfiction story along as we read the large print prose and the smaller informative text for more details.

This would be an excellent addition to the mushroom section in any children’s library collection.

Rating: 5/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—

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A skunk is eating fungi on the right side of the page while long fingerlike fungi is releasing a stinky odor to attract flies.

A young girl is dancing in Bollywood technique with er younger brother and parents while standing on the brightly lit up stage.

My Bollywood Dream 

by Avani Dwivedi (Author, Illustrator)

Brief summary: A young girl goes to the theater in Mumbai with her parents and brother. As they go through the city traffic, the girl imagines several of the nearby people as characters in a Bollywood movie.

Her family and other people in the theater enjoy the happy ending and music of the movie before heading home.

Comments: I love watching Bollywood movies because of the bright and beautiful colors and happy dancing style. This book captured all of that with vivid illustrations.

There is an author’s note in the back where Avani Dwivedi shares her childhood in Mumbai, listening to old Bollywood films and music.

Rating: 4/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—

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A young Prince wearing his well known ruffled shirt and purple jacket playing the guitar is on the top of the book's right side of the cover while there is another scene of him walking down the street with his guitar. The cover has a purple hue. Doves are flying.

Ordinary Days: The Seeds, Sound, and City That Grew Prince Rogers Nelson 

by Angela Joy (Author), Jacqueline Alcántara (Illustrator)

Brief summary: Prince Rogers Nelson was named after his father’s jazz band, The Prince Rogers Trio. He had parents who constantly argued resulting in his father leaving when Prince was age 7.

Prince lived in poverty, sleeping on couches in various homes, not having his own place. He excelled at playing basketball as well as playing the piano, guitar, and other instruments.

While still in high school, he created a cover band named Grand Central that played at parties, nightclubs, and the Battle of the Bands. Prince got his first recording contract at the age of 18.

This rhyming and rhythmic picture book did not give details of Prince’s life as an adult, the success of his music, or how he died.

Comments: The author’s note details Prince’s life, including a family playlist. The illustrations really capture Prince’s personality with a hue of purple throughout.

I recall being in the Music Conservatory when Prince came out in the 1980s. His music played in the dorms and in the stores. People went to his movies to see him perform. I recall watching Purple Rain and Under the Cherry Moon. That was when we had Walkmans, and I remember having the soundtrack to Purple Rain and listening to it all the time. People liked his Minneapolis sound a lot.

Rating: 5/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—

Continue reading for more details and buying options on this book’s Amazon page.

This is the cover of Pass the Baby. There is a man and woman with a baby being passed to one another while baby blocks are in the air

Pass the Baby 

by Susanna Reich (Author), RaĂşl ColĂłn (Illustrator)

Brief summary: The baby is passed around a large family gathering at the dining room table, where Grandpa, Grandma, and other family members visit with the baby.

The meal has ended, and it’s time for the baby to go to bed. Will she go to sleep or stay awake?

Comments: This rhyming picture book captures the excitement and love of a newborn baby in a family.

The humorous illustrations display the facial emotions and chaotic mess of a large gathering.

Rating: 4/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—

Continue reading for more details and buying options on this book’s Amazon page.

Children’s book titles are carefully handpicked by a certified elementary school librarian who, although retired, still enjoys reading children’s books, especially picture books, and recommending them to busy teachers, school librarians, parents, grandparents, and other book lovers.

Most of the books Mrs. Ferraris reads before recommending are checked out from the public library, except for those much-appreciated complimentary copies sent to her for an honest review. Those are noted.