cover image Baby’s Best Friend

Baby’s Best Friend

Suzanne Curley. Tiger Tales, $8.99 (12p) ISBN 978-1-68010-567-4

Bright, adorable photographs feature babies and puppies together in cozy scenes. A baby wearing a knitted white hat is shoulder-to-shoulder with a Yorkie: “You and I are ready to play./ We’re the best of friends—/ together all day!” In a sunny outdoor scene, a baby sits on the grass, bundled up in a fleecy outfit. The child reaches a finger out to touch a cocker spaniel’s nose: “Happy days/ out in the sun—/ We always have/ so much fun!” In another image, the subjects are seen napping alongside puppies, flashing smiles, and making goofy faces. Curley puts to rest any notion that dogs and babies aren’t a winning combination: “best friends now and ever after.” Ages up to 3. [em](Apr.) [/em]