Baby Bowie: A Book about Adjectives

by Running Press, Pintachan (Illustrator)

Overview

Introduce your littlest rocker to the magic and creativity of David Bowie in this delightful book in the new Baby Rocker board book series.

Shiny lightning bolt. High boots. Spiky hair. Celebrate all that iconic musician David Bowie is about with your toddler in this fun, fantastical, and playful new book. Perfect for any Bowie fan, young or old, this book is sure to provide read-aloud fun with the pairing of iconic Bowie items and looks with simplified text. At the end of the book, put on your shoes and best costume because it's time to dance with Baby Bowie and friends!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762468010
Publisher:	Running Press Book Publishers
Publication date:	09/03/2019
Series:	Baby Rocker
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	114,161
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Running Press Kids is the children's imprint of Running Press, a book publisher based in Philadelphia, PA.

Pintachan has been an illustrator for more than a decade, working with a variety of clients all over the world. He loves doo-wop, psych-pop, 70s disco, 50s rock 'n roll, and Motown. He lives in Gijon, Spain, with his family.

Editorial Reviews

11/04/2019

Iconoclastic musical artist David Bowie becomes a goggle-eyed avatar of adorableness in this description-oriented board book, part of the Baby Rocker series. Each spread features a word and adjective pair on the left-hand page, facing a bright Pintachan illustration of the item in simplified geometric shapes and a saturated rainbow palette. As the pages turn, specific adjectives—“spiky hair,” “shiny lightning bolt”—give way to more generic pairings—“loud guitar,” “tall microphone.” True Bowie fans may be dismayed to see their hero depicted with two matching aqua eyes—their mismatch was part of his unmistakable look—but adults who eschew more traditional preschool fare may enjoy passing on their sensibilities distilled into a toddler-friendly package. Also available: Baby Kiss: A Book About Colors. Ages up to 3. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"Both this David Bowie-themed celebration of adjectives and its companion volume, Baby KISS: A Book About Colors, are visual delights, bursting with bright hues and simple but stylized renderings of the critical iconography of both acts.... With its companion, fun for music-loving tots whose grown-ups like these artists."

—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2019-10-27
Though this and other titles in the Baby Rocker series seem aimed more at aging rocker parents than at toddlers, it's undeniably charming.

The Onion once ran a story headlined, "Cool Dad Raising Daughter on Media That Will Put Her Entirely out of Touch With Her Generation." The Baby Rocker books arouse a similar sense of irony despite being quite good for what they are. Both this David Bowie-themed celebration of adjectives and its companion volume, Baby KISS: A Book About Colors, are visual delights, bursting with bright hues and simple but stylized renderings of the critical iconography of both acts. Bowie's "SPIKY hair" (with eye patch) and "SHINY lightning bolt" (à la Aladdin Sane) and KISS' "BLACK-AND-WHITE face paint" and Gene Simmons' "PINK tongue" all feature prominently, for example. One stumble: using the phrase "SMOOTH costume" to describe an outfit that Bowie fans will instantly recognize from the Ziggy Stardust era. While in photos the outfit is clearly shiny and reflective (and, therefore, smooth), it's hard for anyone, child or adult, to infer that from this matte cartoon rendering. Bowie's "THICK eyeliner" may prompt conversations about gender presentation. But the fundamental question is whether kids should be reading about contemporary acts or about their caregivers' heroes? Will there be a Baby Rappers series, too?

With its companion, fun for music-loving tots whose grown-ups like these artists. (Board book. 2-5)

Kirkus Reviews