Babies Love Outer Space

by Susanne König

Overview

For families who want their babies to reach for the stars, this accordion-shaped board book about outer space was created specifically for tummy time!

This wordless accordion-shaped board book is filled with twenty different outer space images drawn in bold black-and-white art, perfect for a baby's developing mind. The book is meant to stand up on a baby's play mat so they can lift their heads to look at the pictures. And once they've looked at one side, you can flip the book over to give them ten new space scenes to enjoy!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593403518
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	11/08/2022
Pages:	18
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Susanne Konig (she/her) is a tattoo artist who was born in Germany and now lives in the United Kingdom. You can follow her on Instagram @suflanda.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Babies Love Outer Space:

"An inspiring book for space enthusiasts of all ages." –School Library Journal

"The wordless approach provides room for caregivers to describe and name items however they’d like, potentially exposing little ones to all kinds of vocabulary and language." –Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2022-08-31
Black-and-white heart-shaped images of items from space.

This board book, which can stand up on its own so babies can interact with it during tummy time, features only the colors black and white, some images against an all-white background, others against an all-black one. Each illustration is inside of a heart shape: an astronaut, constellations, and a rocket ship, for example. There are also more unusual inclusions, like a rover, a satellite, and a black hole—lofty subject matter for babies but meaningful for discovery nonetheless. The illustrations are made up of thick lines and clustered dots, offering a sense of shadow, texture, and dimension and making these images more captivating. The heart framing of each illustration seems unnecessary aside from displaying a repeated shape. While all of this may very well appeal to infants, simply propping up this book in front of a baby (as caregivers are encouraged to do) won’t magically help them learn about outer space. The wordless approach provides room for caregivers to describe and name items however they’d like, potentially exposing little ones to all kinds of vocabulary and language, so long as adults are actually interacting with the child and the book. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Interesting images that rely on adult intervention for a more meaningful experience. (Board book. 0-1)

Kirkus Reviews