Baby Belly

by Patricia Martin, Rocio Bonilla (Illustrator)

Overview

Baby Belly is a precious story about the pregnancy experience for a sibling that features a big brother who wonders what's inside his mom's belly—maybe it's a balloon?

As mommy's belly gets bigger and bigger, he waits for the arrival of a baby sister or brother.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433831799
Publisher:	Magination Press, American Psychological Association
Publication date:	02/04/2020
Series:	Get Ready Board Books Series
Pages:	20
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)
Age Range:	21 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Patricia Martín is a writer, former literary agent and editorial director of Flamboyant publishing house in Spain. She is a winner of the Ciutat de Badalona Prize for juvenile literature. She lives in Spain.
 
Rocio Bonilla has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona and a postgraduate certificate in Education. Her art combines illustration with mural painting. Rocio is the author and illustrator of several books, and What Color is A Kiss? was the  winner of the Spanish  Ministry of Education and Culture Best Book Award 2015. Her work has been translated and published in more than fifteen countries. Visit rociobonilla.com.
 

Editorial Reviews

As mom's belly gets bigger and bigger, a young child watches and wonders…. the book allows little ones to provide their own narrative, and expecting parents can use it to encourage conversation on the upcoming event…. A sweet addition to the new-sibling bookshelf.”—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2019-11-24
As mom's belly gets bigger and bigger, a young child watches and wonders.

In this wordless Spanish import, a young child—just about the height of mom's belly—goes about a typical toddler routine: playing with toys; pulling a little elephant along in a cart; peeking over the sofa to watch mom reading; brushing teeth; eating; going out—all the while keeping an eye on mom's growing belly. At one point, intrigued enough, the child tucks a balloon under a striped T-shirt in mimicry. Eventually, an empty crib makes an appearance in the tot's room, and the child can be seen feeling mom's belly for movement. Soon enough, there's a baby in the crib, and mom's belly has flattened. In the last spread, instead of the toy elephant pulled in the first double-page spread, the new baby is being pulled along in the cart by a very proud-looking older sibling. The gentle, pastel-colored illustrations keep the focus squarely on the child. With no information offered beyond depictions of everyday scenes, the book allows little ones to provide their own narrative, and expecting parents can use it to encourage conversation on the upcoming event. Both mother and child are depicted with white skin and blond hair.

A sweet addition to the new-sibling bookshelf. (Board book. 2-3)

Kirkus Reviews