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Princess Baby
by
Karen Katz
The beloved Princess Baby picture book is now available in this board book edition for the youngest readers and listeners.
Poor baby, no one calls her by her real name! “I am not a buttercup, or a giggly goose. I am not a cupcake. Please don’t call me Little Lamb, and never ever Gum Drop,” she insists. With a curtsy and a twirl, again and again our protagonist makes it abu...more
Poor baby, no one calls her by her real name! “I am not a buttercup, or a giggly goose. I am not a cupcake. Please don’t call me Little Lamb, and never ever Gum Drop,” she insists. With a curtsy and a twirl, again and again our protagonist makes it abu...more
Board Book, 30 pages
Published
January 10th 2012
by Schwartz & Wade
(first published January 8th 2008)
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Oct 12, 2012
Dena (Books for Kids)
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4 of 5 stars
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childrens-books
This book was pretty cute. Baby is getting called all sorts of names (names that I call my children!) but she doesn't want to be called any of them. All she wants is to be called by her real name.
She provides a bunch of clues as to what her real name is and then reveals it to her parents and the reader. If I were to be really picky, I could say that I didn't like the way she demands that her parents don't use affectionate nicknames for her. This may seem silly, but I am constantly trying to teac...more
She provides a bunch of clues as to what her real name is and then reveals it to her parents and the reader. If I were to be really picky, I could say that I didn't like the way she demands that her parents don't use affectionate nicknames for her. This may seem silly, but I am constantly trying to teac...more
I felt a connection to this story simply because I am that adult...that mother that spent forever picking out the perfect name for her child only to replace it with the various nicknames (sweet pea, pumpkin, little man (i have boys too), princess, etc). And my kids have been that little girl, refusing to respond to the nickname or getting upset if I used someone else's nickname on them. The story is simple and cute. The girls I read it to enjoyed it. For me, it will probably be a one-time read.
Someone gifted the big book version of this book to the children's department at the library. I translated it into Spanish, as well, and it could even be translated on the fly since it's not too long. It's a cute, funny book that would work well for a story time about names, dress-up, or "me, myself, and I"/self-esteem themes. The pictures are bright and big, too, which is also a plus for story time. (I think even Good Night, Good Knight would make for a companion story. I'm already coming up wi...more
I had problems with the audience for this book. The pictures make it seem very young, but the narrator/MC's voice was too precocious. It didn't sound like a kid at all. Plus, the market is flooded with pink princessy books...this one doesn't add anything to the collection. I enjoyed Katz' other more age-appropriate books (Where Is Baby's Belly Button, etc.) much more.
This book would be very cute to give to a toddler girl, and to read it to her. Although the book somewhat has a bias lok on females and portrays that little girls have to be princessy, it hits home run with names and identity. Not everyone loves to be called "honey" and "cupcake", but rather they want to be recognized for who they are!
Apr 24, 2013
Robin
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4 of 5 stars
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board-books,
2013-list
Although there seems to be a preponderance of stories with princesses in them these days, I still got a chuckle out of this one because I like that this bossy tot wants to be addressed as Princess Baby!
Nov 13, 2012
Jennifer Wardrip
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3 of 5 stars
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Poor baby! She's been called everything: Cupcake, Buttercup, Little Lamb, and even Sweet Gumdrop.
Hasn't anyone noticed her shiny crown, fancy dress, sparkly shoes, velvet cape, glittery jewels, or royal wand? What will it take for her parents to call her by her real name, Princess Baby?
Toddlers will be enchanted by the feel of the glittery, sparkly crown on the cover of PRINCESS BABY, and will find a reason to giggle as baby tries to set things right w...more
Poor baby! She's been called everything: Cupcake, Buttercup, Little Lamb, and even Sweet Gumdrop.
Hasn't anyone noticed her shiny crown, fancy dress, sparkly shoes, velvet cape, glittery jewels, or royal wand? What will it take for her parents to call her by her real name, Princess Baby?
Toddlers will be enchanted by the feel of the glittery, sparkly crown on the cover of PRINCESS BABY, and will find a reason to giggle as baby tries to set things right w...more
My 2 year old daughter loves this book! It was a gift from her Grandma. It's a fun, cutesy, book for toddler girls. It's pretty short though. I'd say it borders on being just a picture book. It is definetly a book for babies.
This book confused me. It seems that it should be for babies, since it's about a baby, but it's not a board book, and there is too much text on most pages for a baby's attention span. And the baby acted more like a three- or four-year-old.
But the pictures were cute. Very.
But the pictures were cute. Very.
Karen Katz creates perfect baby books - this one is almost too perfect and too cute. Doting parents and baby girls will love it; there's no way of avoiding the ah-that's sooooo cute ending.
I mean whatever. I'm tired of karen katz (no capitalization on purpose). I think the illustrations may appeal to very young babies.
It is a fun book. I especially love those images where the young child (not a baby, right, since she is talking fairly clearly and since she is so MUCH LARGER Than the cat....) is shown to be in costumes that embody all kinds of nicknames: gumdrop, little lamb, buttercup, etc. Too bad that the title of the book is the "surprise" at the end of the "tale" which makes the page-turning waiting period of the whole entire spread not as effective as would have otherwise. (Thinking maybe the book should...more
This was cute. I think a little young for my just turned 3y/o but still a very cute book. Bright pretty pictures.
"bedtime, commercially all the right elements-sparkles, princess, lots of pink, not so hot as a story"
Oct 10, 2009
Lizita
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
toddlers
Shelves:
picture-books
The illustrations will surely be appealing to toddlers, very colorful and depicts babies in a diverse manner.
Not a favorite. Liked the pictures but found the attitude of the baby a bit much at times.
Gag. Kate is special—too special to degrade her character by treating her like this.
Nov 23, 2010
Tuyet Tran
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
identity-color,
nickname
Sometime it is fun to have a nickname of your own. It is cool, cute, and special.
Super cute and sooo much like our Princess Cady :)
Sep 07, 2012
Beth Ivy
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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favorite-kid-s-books
All 3 of my girl's favorite book as babies
May 01, 2011
Tim Hardin
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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pic-book,
childrens-literature
Very cute book, great for read alouds.
annoying...
Read at Drop-In Story Time on 10/16/12: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...
I really enjoyed this book. I like the illustrations and the funny nicknames. I am sure all children have experienced being called many silly nicknames.
Mar 07, 2008
Gwen the Librarian
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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picturebooks
From the wonderful baby maestro Karen Katz comes this pink, sparkly little gem all about the nicknames and sweet nothings we use on our loved ones. "I'm not cupcake or little lamb or gum drop!" says our little baby. She's Princess Baby! And she shows us what a good princess she is. With her signature adorable illustrations, this is a new hit from Katz.
This is a cute, girly book...but since I like to call my little princess everything from cupcake to little lamb, I'm a tiny bit afraid that this book will make my daughter insist on being called only Princess.
A baby keeps insisting that everyone call her by her real name, which turns out to be, you guessed it...Princess Baby.
A baby keeps insisting that everyone call her by her real name, which turns out to be, you guessed it...Princess Baby.
Feb 27, 2008
The Library Lady
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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picture-books
Karen Katz's books are all a bit icky-sticky and this one has a definite tang of saccharine.
That said, it's going to be ridiculously popular. But if you want a much better new princess book, I'd go for Karma Wilson's wonderful Princess Me.
That said, it's going to be ridiculously popular. But if you want a much better new princess book, I'd go for Karma Wilson's wonderful Princess Me.
loved it! pink all around. story of a girl who doesn't want to be called cupcake and gumdrop...but instead wishes to be called princess because she dines with princes and has wonderful manners. girls enjoyed it too.
Another great read by Karen Katz. Don't mess with this little one by giving her a goofy nickname; call it like it is, call her Princess!
Libby's favorite book! She has the matching doll... she's not spoiled...
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Karen Katz has written and illustrated many books for children, including The Colors of Us, Can You Say Peace, My First Ramadan, Counting Kisses and Where is Baby's Belly Button. Long inspired by folk art from around the world, she was inspired to write her first book, Over the Moon, when she and her husband adopted their daughter from Guatemala, and she wanted to tell the story of welcoming Lena...more
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