Babies Around the World: A Board Book about Diversity that Takes Tots on a Fun Trip Around the World from Morning to Night

by Puck, Violet Lemay (Illustrator)

Overview

Get ready for a globe-trotting adventure like no other with Babies Around the World!

This enchanting board book is your passport to diversity, taking your little one on a whirlwind tour from sunrise to sunset. Starting in the New York (the Big Apple), and waltzing through cities like Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, London, Paris, Cape Town, Cairo, Beijing, and Tokyo, it's a world tour without leaving your living room!

Each adorable baby you meet says "Hello" in their own unique way, sharing their warmth and culture. From "Bonjour" to "Ni hao," these mini citizens make the world feel a little cozier, and parents can introduce their tots to new words and countries.

It's an early lesson in global harmony and a must-have for every little one's bookshelf.

And don't forget to check out the other exciting adventures in the series: Babies Around the World Dancing and Babies Around the World Eating!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938093876
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	03/07/2017
Series:	Babies Around the World
Pages:	20
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 4 Years

About the Author

Puck is the author of dozens of children’s books, including New York Baby and My Foodie ABC. He is also the creative chief behind duopress labs, the company responsible for book series like TummyTime, Terra Babies at Home, Pop Out Books, and many more.

Violet Lemay has illustrated nearly 50 books for kids, 7 of which she also wrote. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Violet is an accidental digital nomad. (Her husband's job has taken them all over the place!) Her hobbies include yoga, dancing in the living room, and attempting to quit drinking coffee.

Ms. Lemay is represented by MB Artists, NYC.

Interviews

Puck lives in Baltimore, MD
Violet Lemay lives in Auckland, New Zealand
 

Editorial Reviews

Children deserve to see the rich diversity of their lives and the world in which they live reflected in the books around them.” — Cooperative Children’s Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison

“A lovely portrait of kindness without borders.” —Publishers Weekly

"This multilingual board book greets children in eight languages as it makes its way around the globe over the course of a day. Airy lines, a patchwork of patterns, and splashy colors create a mood of carefree energy in each city: 'Bom dia, mundo (Good morning, world),' offers a Brazilian baby as it crawls across a sandy Rio beach, the statue of Christ the Redeemer towering over the landscape in the distance. In Egypt, a woman wearing a Cairo T-shirt and hijab holds up her daughter, as though readers are a guest in their home: 'Marhabaan "asdiqa". (Hello, friends).' Although the languages aren’t identified, only the cities, it’s a lovely portrait of kindness without borders. Up to age 5." —Publishers Weekly

"Babies-PreS-Babies and their families greet neighbors and friends throughout the day in New York, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, London, Paris, Cape Town, Cairo, Beijing, and Tokyo. The final spread has a papa bidding his baby "Nite nite!" in San Francisco. Fun digital collage landscapes grace each spread along with the standard greetings (and translations). A fun way to introduce different parts of the world and the universality of baby love around the globe." —School Library Journal

"A cheery board book to reinforce the oneness of babykind." —Kirkus Reviews

"Good for babies, but can also be very educational for older toddlers. And like all good bedtime books, it ends with a baby sleeping! —My Sweet Sleeper
 

From the Publisher

2017-04-26
Ten babies in 10 countries greet friends in almost 10 languages. Countries of origin are subtly identified. For example, on the first spread, NYC is emblazoned on a blond, white baby's hat as well as a brown baby's scoot-car taxi. On the next spread, "Mexico City" is written on a light brown toddler's bike. A flag in each illustration provides another hint. However, the languages are not named, so on first reading, the fine but important differences between Spanish and Portuguese are easily missed. This is also a problem on pages showing transliterated Arabic from Cairo and Afrikaans from Cape Town. Similarly, Chinese and Japanese are transliterated, without use of traditional hànzì or kanji characters. British English is treated as a separate language, though it is, after all, still English. French (spoken by 67 million people) is included, but German, Russian, and Hindi (spoken by 101 million, 145 million, and 370 million respectively) are not. English translations are included in a slightly smaller font. This world survey comes full circle, ending in San Francisco with a beige baby sleeping in an equally beige parent's arms. The message of diversity is reinforced by images of three babies—one light brown, one medium brown, one white—in windows on the final spread. A cheery board book to reinforce the oneness of babykind. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews