Sunday, September 1, 2019

Born in the Wild by Lita Judge –OPTIONAL


Born in the Wild: Baby Animals and their Parents by Lita Judge.  BOARD BOOK. Roaring Brook (Macmillan), 2019. $8.  9781250189905

BUYING ADVISORY:  PRE-K -OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

This book is a board book release of a 2014 picture book. It features illustrations of parent and baby animals. The parents are taking care of the baby animals in many of the scenes or they're just shown together. The text describes what the baby needs such as being part of a family, to move, and to have shelter.

Although these are some of the more score just an adorable illustrations I have ever seen my 10-month-old had zero interest in this book. The text was kind of unusual, it didn't really gel for me and didn't seem particularly baby friendly. For example the word shelter is rather complex, more friendly words for a pre-k or baby might be a place to sleep, a place to rest, a home, or someplace to nap.  A Pre-K child might show more interest in this book but it's not my favorite. A Pre-K teacher could use this in a lesson, asking their students how their parents help to take care of them.

Reviewer: Stephanie MLS & Author.

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