cover image Hooray for Babies!

Hooray for Babies!

Susan Meyers, illus. by Sue Cornelison. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $14.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-328-52847-6

Babies enjoy being babies as they engage with the world in gentle, hazy paintings. At the beach, they are seen playing in the sand and stepping in the water: “I love my tickly baby toes,/ my fingers big and little.” Babies recline on inner tubes, floating lazily on blue pool water; elsewhere, three head for a meltdown: “We’re tired and we’re hungry now./ It’s time to have a snack.” In final spreads, diverse babies picnic and play together at a park: “We raise our sippy cups up high/ and give a baby cheer./ We say ‘HOORAY for BABIES!’/ We’re happy to be here.” A buoyant celebration of all things baby. Ages up to 3. [em](Mar.) [/em]