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afro8921's review against another edition
4.0
Candice's new baby brother gets all the attention. Her mother gushes over her baby brother's sharp little claws, yellow eyes, and scaly snout! Candice is not as enamored with her baby brother and her mother is. When her mother takes the family on a shopping trip to swap hats, Candice gets a brilliant idea. What if she can swap her baby brother for a better model. This is a great story about the introduction of a new sibling into the family.
corncobwebs's review against another edition
Popularity/appeal rating: 3
Quality rating: 2.5
In a one-sentence nutshell:
The illustrations are eye-catching - bright and cheerful - but I've seen the same version of this story a million times over. Arthur and I were both confused that the "Baby Store" actually sold babies (and not baby supplies), but in a world where alligators wear hats and walk around on two feet, I guess anything is possible. Not impressed!
Quality rating: 2.5
In a one-sentence nutshell:
The illustrations are eye-catching - bright and cheerful - but I've seen the same version of this story a million times over. Arthur and I were both confused that the "Baby Store" actually sold babies (and not baby supplies), but in a world where alligators wear hats and walk around on two feet, I guess anything is possible. Not impressed!
michelle_neuwirth_gray9311's review against another edition
4.0
How delightful! I would definitely use this in a sibling storytime.
afro75's review against another edition
4.0
Candice's new baby brother gets all the attention. Her mother gushes over her baby brother's sharp little claws, yellow eyes, and scaly snout! Candice is not as enamored with her baby brother and her mother is. When her mother takes the family on a shopping trip to swap hats, Candice gets a brilliant idea. What if she can swap her baby brother for a better model. This is a great story about the introduction of a new sibling into the family.
megschiebel's review against another edition
3.0
actual rating 3.5 stars
a cute book but better for a one on one reading rather than storytime
a cute book but better for a one on one reading rather than storytime
pluralise's review against another edition
5.0
I love how she takes the replacement babies for a test run... And the panda eats the chair.
tashrow's review
4.0
Caroline is not happy to have a baby brother. Her mother adores him despite his dribbling mouth. She talks all of the time about his yellow eyes and green skin and how very cute he is. When her mother goes into town to exchange her hat for one that is just right, Caroline gets an idea and heads to the baby store to trade her baby brother in for one that is just right too. The baby panda with yellow eyes like her mother likes eats the bamboo furniture. The baby elephant is too squirty and ends up breaking a fountain. The two baby tigers are too active and too much of a handful for her. By the time she goes through all of the available babies, the store only has one left, her original baby brother. But after all of that, he looks pretty perfect to her!
Ormerod takes a humorous look at sibling rivalry in this picture book. Caroline is clearly jealous of the time that her mother spends with her little brother, but that is transferred to disliking his drool and activities. The idea of exchanging an infant for one who fits and suits you better is a clever one, and an idea that children will understand. The ending where Caroline takes her own brother back works very well and doesn’t feel forced or overplayed. Instead it feels like the natural extension of the experience that the character has had.
Joyner’s illustrations add to the humor of the book. Filling his pages with a community of different animals, Joyner makes sure that it is a modern world with cell phones, portable music, and cars. Yet it also has a distinct vintage feel in the way that the characters dress and touches like the price tags on the babies and their cloth diapers. It’s a distinctive mix of the two, one that is modern and yet warm.
A great addition to the crowded shelves of sibling rivalry books and one that takes a more lighthearted and humorous approach to the situation. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
Ormerod takes a humorous look at sibling rivalry in this picture book. Caroline is clearly jealous of the time that her mother spends with her little brother, but that is transferred to disliking his drool and activities. The idea of exchanging an infant for one who fits and suits you better is a clever one, and an idea that children will understand. The ending where Caroline takes her own brother back works very well and doesn’t feel forced or overplayed. Instead it feels like the natural extension of the experience that the character has had.
Joyner’s illustrations add to the humor of the book. Filling his pages with a community of different animals, Joyner makes sure that it is a modern world with cell phones, portable music, and cars. Yet it also has a distinct vintage feel in the way that the characters dress and touches like the price tags on the babies and their cloth diapers. It’s a distinctive mix of the two, one that is modern and yet warm.
A great addition to the crowded shelves of sibling rivalry books and one that takes a more lighthearted and humorous approach to the situation. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
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