Theme: Babies

A Small Free Kiss in the Dark

By Book Importer | Published: January 20, 2011

Skip, an eleven-year-old runaway, becomes friends with Billy, a homeless man, and together they flee a war-torn Australian city with six-year-old Max and camp out at a seaside amusement park, where they are joined by Tia, a fifteen-year-old ballerina, and her baby.

Descriptors: Australia, Awards, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Henry’s First-Moon Birthday

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

A young girl helps her grandmother with preparations for the traditional Chinese celebration to welcome her new baby brother.

Descriptors: Asia, China, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Carry Me

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

Explores ways that babies are carried in various countries of the world.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Infant/toddler (ages 0-2) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Global Babies

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

The Global Fund For Children develops innovative titles that help young readers expand their appreciation of the multicultural world in which they live. Each book depicts positive images of children, promotes multiculturalism, and integrates the child’s perspective into the text. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these books helps support The Global [...]

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Infant/toddler (ages 0-2) » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

The Baby Book (World’s Family Series)

By Book Importer | Published: December 7, 2010

Photographs of babies from many nations, engaged in typical activities.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Infant/toddler (ages 0-2) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Diez Deditos = 10 Little Fingers & Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs From Latin America

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

A bilingual anthology of more than thirty finger rhymes, play rhymes, and action songs and games for children of various ages and cultures–including Pimpo+a7n Pimpo+a7n and Que Llueva–highlights a rich collection of musical material from Spanish-speaking countries.”

Descriptors: Americas, Early Years (ages 2-6), Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Latin America, Rhymes/songs » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

¿Dónde está el ombliguito? (Where Is Baby’s Belly Button?): Un libro para levantar la tapita por Karen Katz (A Lift-The-Flap Story)

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

Los adorables bebés de Karen Katz juegan a las hurtadillas en este delicioso libro interactivo. El formato fuerte y las tapitas para levantar son perfectos para que los padres y los hijos los compartan.
The author plays peekaboo in this delightful interactive book. The sturdy format and easy-to-lift flaps are perfect for parents and children to [...]

Descriptors: Concept Book, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Nonfiction » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

Grandmother’s Nursery Rhymes/Las nanas de abuelita: Lullabies, Tongue Twisters, and Riddles from South America/Canciones de cuna, trabalenguas y adivinanzas de Suramerica

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

“Always quiet,Always blinking,by day sleeping,at night winking.”What is it?Grandmothers and grandfathers, uncles and aunts, parents and friends–everyone can share these rhymes, riddles, and lullabies with little children.This bilingual collection introduces young children to the sounds of two languages. The verses work in both English and Spanish: read the poems in English to trip the tongue [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Rhymes/songs » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Let’s Eat

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

Little Antonio introduces his extended family and explains that Mama is the biggest because “she is going to have a baby any day now.” Everyday she sends the boy to gather the family for their midday meal. On Monday, Papa can’t leave his busy carpentry shop. On Tuesday, his sister Alicia is learning to dance [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Early Years (ages 2-6), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Babies Can’t Eat Kimchee!

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

When a baby sister comes along, it seems she is just too little for anything! Will she ever be big enough to play? To whisper secrets? To eat kimchee? Will she always lie there? Scream for no reason? Be so helpless and little? When a baby sister is just too little to do anything, what’s her big [...]

Descriptors: Korea, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment