Baby Angels

by Jane Cowen-Fletcher, Jane Cowen-Fletcher (Illustrator)

Overview

Author-illustrator Jane Cowen-Fletcher has delightfully imagined a crew of baby angels that hover over, protect, and amuse their infant human counterparts whom they have been dispatched to guard.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781564026668
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	03/01/1996
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.32(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Jane Cowen-Fletcher began work on BABY ANGELS after her daughter, Jo, was born. She says, "Some babies, like Jo, seem to need more than one angel. As she grew and began to go wherever her boundless curiosity led her, she put her angels through their paces." BABY ANGELS, she adds, "is intended to say to its small listeners, 'Oh Baby! You are loved, loved, loved!'" Jane Cowen-Fletcher lives in South Berwick, Maine.

Editorial Reviews

From the moment baby opens her eyes, baby angels, clad in diapers, act as her guardians. They are her safety net as she climbs out of her crib, and they follow her as she toddles silently, unseen, past her unsuspecting parents and out the door. Both text and art are sweet and gentle, yet they exude the boundless energy of a curious toddler. Rendered in soft pastel chalks, the nursery and backyard scenes have lots of charming details, and the multicultural characteristics of the baby angels serve as a reminder of our diverse society. A good example of quality literature for the very young, this book will find ready acceptance in libraries offering story times for babies and toddlers.

Lauren Peterson