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kelseyglamour's review
5.0
At first, baby fears moving from the crib to the big boy bed. He imagines the bed is a monster and that he gets lost in the sheets. His parents dispel his fears. After pillow and blanket make it safely to the bed, baby jumps from the crib to the big boy bed with his kitty. Children will identify with the little boy's fears about growing up. They will also delight in seeing the baby's face on each page. The books provides multiple examples of alliteration that could assist children in practicing phonological awareness.
amdame1's review
3.0
CIP: A big boy and his best stuffed friend seek the courage to move to a gigantic new bed.
Review: Great story-line about a little boy who is *almost* ready to move out of his crib and into his big-boy bed. Any toddler/preschooler and their parents will appreciate the theme. However, the illustrations are detrimental to the overall effect. They attempt to look like an old-fashioned cartoon, but some of the pages are just creepy, especially one where the big bed is depicted as a monster.
Kirkus says: "MacDonald's retro-style illustrations and colors are a breath of fresh air"
SLJ says: "the comic-book conventions, visual wit, and pulp-art palette fans know and love, and the animation in both the text and the pictures turns what might have been a ho-hum tale of trepidation into a proactive adventure with a winsome wee hero"
Review: Great story-line about a little boy who is *almost* ready to move out of his crib and into his big-boy bed. Any toddler/preschooler and their parents will appreciate the theme. However, the illustrations are detrimental to the overall effect. They attempt to look like an old-fashioned cartoon, but some of the pages are just creepy, especially one where the big bed is depicted as a monster.
Kirkus says: "MacDonald's retro-style illustrations and colors are a breath of fresh air"
SLJ says: "the comic-book conventions, visual wit, and pulp-art palette fans know and love, and the animation in both the text and the pictures turns what might have been a ho-hum tale of trepidation into a proactive adventure with a winsome wee hero"
libscote's review
3.0
A little stereotypical in its depiction of the little boy (blue and muscles) but otherwise cute.
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