Go, Baby, Go!

by Tara Dairman, Olivia Amoah (Illustrator)

Overview

A mother and child take a zippy rhyming run through a mountain landscape, complete with ups and downs, friends and weather, and a well-earned rest at the end.

Rhythmic and perfect for read-together story times, Go, Baby, Go! is an upbeat tale featuring a mom and baby out for a jog, as they try to outrun a coming rainstorm. Once they’ve returned home, they snuggle up for a well-earned nap, and perhaps dream of future adventures.

Filled with energetic rhyme and humorous, intimate parent-child interactions, Go, Baby, Go! encourages readers to get outside and move and to revel in the unexpected.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682631935
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	07/22/2025
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	9.29(w) x 10.28(h) x 0.34(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Tara Dairman writes middle-grade novels and picture books about kids with strong passions and big questions about the world. Her books have been named to best-of-the-year lists by A Mighty Girl, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and more. Tara holds a BA in creative writing from Dartmouth College and has traveled to more than ninety countries. After a few years of adventuring around North America in an RV, Tara and her family now live in Colorado.

Olivia Amoah is an illustrator born and raised in northern Ontario. She completed her studies at Sheridan College where she received a BFA in Animation and proceeded to work as an animator and designer for TV. In recent days, she also pursues a career in illustration — aiming to create humorous stories and illustrations, as well as work that serves as a connection to her African heritage. When she isn’t working, she enjoys longboarding, cooking extravagant meals, or sipping tea at the local coffee shops. She has a dog named Penny and a big aquarium full of her favorite fish.

Editorial Reviews

Will make readers want to go, go, go!


—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2025-03-08
A mother dressed in jogging togs sets off on her usual run with her baby safely secured in a stroller.

They run up and down hills, greet friends, and even jog in tandem with another parent and child, breezing merrily along. But when raindrops fall and dark clouds loom, they’re in a race against the storm. The pleasant outing becomes more of a runaway roller-coaster ride, with a slog through the mud. Nothing can stop this dynamic duo, however, and with plenty of effort and sure-footed determination, they manage to beat the worst of the storm home. But both need a long rest after all that exertion. Spare but enthusiastic prose (“Go, baby, go!”) laden with onomatopoeia (“Splitter, splatter,” “PLOP! PLOP! PLOP!”) effectively immerses youngsters in the outdoor setting while also making this tale a great read-aloud. The digital artwork is clean, crisp, and filled with motion; readers will feel as though they, too, are struggling up and down those hills, pushing a stroller with a mind of its own. The final page, with Mama and baby snuggled together on the bed, is warm and reassuring. The mother is light-skinned; her child is brown-skinned. The baby is delighted throughout the ride, never doubting that they’ll make it home safely.

Will make readers want to go, go, go!(Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews