SMILE, LILY!
Candace Fleming, , illus. by Yumi Heo. . Atheneum/Schwartz, $15.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-689-83548-3
"Waa! Waa! Waa! Lily keeps on crying. Oh, who knows what to do?" The strategies of Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle each prove ineffective (Grandma changes Lily's diaper, then nibbles her granddaughter's feet and declares she smells "delicious"). Just when matters look desperate (" 'Call the doctor!' Mommy panics... Grandma says a little prayer"), newly minted Lily's big brother, who's been calmly watching the futile attempts, solves the problem. He tiptoes up to the baby and flashes her a big smile. "And with everybody smiling," writes Fleming (
Reviewed on: 03/15/2004
Genre: Children's
Open Ebook - 32 pages - 978-1-4814-1794-5