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23rd out of 61 books
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154 voters
Hello Baby!
by
Mem Fox,
Steve Jenkins
After meeting a bevy of baby animals— including a clever monkey, a sleepy leopard, and a dusty lion cub—the baby in this story discovers the most precious creature of all . . . itself, of course! With an exuberant rhyming text by bestselling author Mem Fox and adorable cut-paper illustrations by Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins, this book is an irresistible celebrat...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 5th 2009
by Beach Lane Books
(first published January 1st 2009)
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We've had "Hello Baby!" on loan from the library for less than a week and it's already become a go to favourite for my 15 month old son.
The simple white background highlights Steve Jenkins' beautiful, bright illustrations. The inclusion of a silhouette for each animal seems to particularly please my son, who delights in identifying the eagle ("bird!").
While most of the rhymes throughout the story are well considered, the ending is a little awkward to read for anyone who does 't make use of the...more
The simple white background highlights Steve Jenkins' beautiful, bright illustrations. The inclusion of a silhouette for each animal seems to particularly please my son, who delights in identifying the eagle ("bird!").
While most of the rhymes throughout the story are well considered, the ending is a little awkward to read for anyone who does 't make use of the...more
What kind of baby are you? Are you a monkey baby with clever toes or a hippo baby with yawning jaws? An elephant? A warthog? Maybe a zebra? A lion? Finally, the book asks,
“Then who are you, baby?
Wait, let me guess –
Are you my treasure?
The answer is…Yes!”
Simple, but descriptive questions comprise the text of this large, square book. The text and illustrations are set off against a pure white background, making it easier for babies and toddlers to focus. Jenkins’ signature paper collage illustrat...more
“Then who are you, baby?
Wait, let me guess –
Are you my treasure?
The answer is…Yes!”
Simple, but descriptive questions comprise the text of this large, square book. The text and illustrations are set off against a pure white background, making it easier for babies and toddlers to focus. Jenkins’ signature paper collage illustrat...more
Mem Fox's Hello Baby! offers a simple, yet effective first look at animals through colorful illustrations set against a clean, white backdrop. Direct questions to the reader are followed by rhyming responses on adjacent pages. Without a doubt, the cadence of this story engages the young reader.
Initially, the zoo comes to mind as a means of experiencing this children's book. However, with 91 degree weather looming outside, Momma decides to come up with a cool plan B. Thus, The Painted Zebra, an...more
Initially, the zoo comes to mind as a means of experiencing this children's book. However, with 91 degree weather looming outside, Momma decides to come up with a cool plan B. Thus, The Painted Zebra, an...more
Mem Fox is truly one of my favorite authors for young children. She has such a gift of language, creating beautiful rhymes that carry you along, but keeping it simple enough to capture a young child's imagination. With her newest book, Hello Baby!, she has teamed with the imaginative artist Steve Jenkins to create a vibrant, engaging book for young children (ages 2 - 4).
"Hello, baby! Who are you?" begins this book, with a picture of a baby's hand and a monkey's tail, enticing you to turn the pag...more
"Hello, baby! Who are you?" begins this book, with a picture of a baby's hand and a monkey's tail, enticing you to turn the pag...more
Take two amazing children’s book creators and put them together and you get a treat like this book. The book starts with a simple question, “Hello, baby! Who are you?” It moves from one animal guess to the next with each animal doing an action that children will love to imitate. Fox has created a joyous bouncing verse that romps from one animal to the next with great merriment. Paired with the amazing paperwork art of Jenkins, the book is taken to another level.
As I read this book, my mind imme...more
As I read this book, my mind imme...more
Mem Fox and Steve Jenkins make a lovely team. Fox’s simple language text blends exceedingly well with Jenkin’s clean paper-collage illustrations. Here, they introduce a new animal baby on each page. Most of the animals live in savanna or jungle settings and it’s mesmerizing to examine each animal’s layers of intricately cut paper elements. The only weakness here is the second to last page. The text here is “Then who are you baby?/Wait, let me guess--/Are you my treasure?/The answer is...” The pi...more
This book would be wonderfully paired with Biggest, Strongest, Fastest (They're both Illustrated by Steve Jenkins). These books are siple and great read alouds for younger children as they begin to discover how ilustrations help tell the story- there are simple rhyming words that could be used to teach rhyming techniques and "tricks" for how to tell if words may rhyme (k-2nd).
BUT, they could also be used in 3rd-5th grade to talk about how authors and illustrators "work", how they write (use in c...more
BUT, they could also be used in 3rd-5th grade to talk about how authors and illustrators "work", how they write (use in c...more
(Mommy's review from 5/12)
What, exactly, are "clever toes"? How does one have these "clever toes"? I think Fox had a bit of a hard time thinking of anything else that rhymed.
I've never been a Mem Fox fan but when I saw that Steve Jenkins had illustrated this I decided to try it.
Julia liked it more than I did but even she agreed it was far from great. I suppose hardcore fans of Fox would like it. Maybe this is in the same writing style he normally shows. I don't know and haven't read enough to g...more
What, exactly, are "clever toes"? How does one have these "clever toes"? I think Fox had a bit of a hard time thinking of anything else that rhymed.
I've never been a Mem Fox fan but when I saw that Steve Jenkins had illustrated this I decided to try it.
Julia liked it more than I did but even she agreed it was far from great. I suppose hardcore fans of Fox would like it. Maybe this is in the same writing style he normally shows. I don't know and haven't read enough to g...more
A variety of animal babies are discussed in rhyming text, but the human baby is the most precious of all.
Jenkins' trademark cut paper collages draw the eye with fabulous textures and lifelike representations of animals. Everything from skin to hair to fur is lovingly detailed. Images generally take up a full page with the text on the accompanying page.
Jenkins' astoundingly lifelike collages steal the show from the simple, comparatively uninspired text. The reassuring nod to a parent's love for h...more
Jenkins' trademark cut paper collages draw the eye with fabulous textures and lifelike representations of animals. Everything from skin to hair to fur is lovingly detailed. Images generally take up a full page with the text on the accompanying page.
Jenkins' astoundingly lifelike collages steal the show from the simple, comparatively uninspired text. The reassuring nod to a parent's love for h...more
A perfect book to read with your baby or toddler curled in your lap, this gentle, simple rhyming story features a guessing game between mother and baby. The mother tenderly compares her baby to a variety of animals- each illustrated in bright, paper collages. Familiar animals peer from the pages along with more exotic ones like warthogs and geckos- providing lots of opportunties to learn new words. Fox's clever text and Jenkins beautiful illustrations will quickly make this book a favorite to sh...more
As usually Steve Jenkins has created beautiful illustrations that are realistic despite being created from cut paper collages. Mem Fox's story is cute and very appropriate for the very young. For some reason I find the "icon," or little full-body silhouette of each animal distracting and unsympathetic to the close-up looks that really shine. Although they make sense in how they are repeated at the end, I still find them generally distasteful.
Fox, Mem Hello Baby 32 pgs. Beach Lane Books ~Language G, Sexual Content~G Violence~G
In swinging, rhyming text, readers will encounter animal babies of every shape and size. The illustrations done by the very talented Steve Jenkins, are stunning! His ability to capture texture, color, and expression are unmatched. Toddlers everywhere will want this read to them over and over.
ELM (K-3). ADVISABLE Allison Madsen~Youth Services Librarian-SJO Public Librarian
In swinging, rhyming text, readers will encounter animal babies of every shape and size. The illustrations done by the very talented Steve Jenkins, are stunning! His ability to capture texture, color, and expression are unmatched. Toddlers everywhere will want this read to them over and over.
ELM (K-3). ADVISABLE Allison Madsen~Youth Services Librarian-SJO Public Librarian
Large bright illustrations in Jenkins trademark fashion. Rhyming and sometimes alliterative text make this a good candidate for promoting phonological awareness in a Toddler Story Time. Sweet text is reminiscent of Fox’s Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes. Very sweet (so avoid it those of you that like a little more bite), but will help make the young child feel loved and secure.
I think this is a prefect book for little kids. It's an easy picture book with litte text and gaint pictures of animals. Its fun for the kids becuase they can see the animals associated with their names. I really like this book as well because it says things like "twitching nose" so the kids are ablt to do this as well and folow along with the book that way too.
A good possibility for a toddler storytime. Except for the ending. It doesn't work for me, so when I read the book, I'm ending after the zebra.
4/13/10 & 4/15/10 The book worked pretty well for pointing out our body parts (noses, teeth, eyes) that corresponded with the animals. Even the dusty paws didn't throw them--they knew it was their hands. Some kids even did growly sounds with clawed paws. And I ended after zebra, which worked perfectly.
4/13/10 & 4/15/10 The book worked pretty well for pointing out our body parts (noses, teeth, eyes) that corresponded with the animals. Even the dusty paws didn't throw them--they knew it was their hands. Some kids even did growly sounds with clawed paws. And I ended after zebra, which worked perfectly.
1) I will probably always be a fan of Mem Fox and Steve Jenkins
2) This will make a fun read aloud, though I'll probably always be more partial to Fox's Zoo Looking and Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.
That said, this is standard Fox/Jenkins territory, and we're not really breaking new ground here.
2) This will make a fun read aloud, though I'll probably always be more partial to Fox's Zoo Looking and Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.
That said, this is standard Fox/Jenkins territory, and we're not really breaking new ground here.
Nov 22, 2009
Dolly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
beginning readers and parents reading with them
This is a cute book, with a repetitive rhyming narrative, wonderful paper collage illustrations that remind me of Eric Carle's work, and a simple format that is good for beginning readers and younger children. It's fun, teaches a little about different animals and is great for bedtime reading.
I am a big fan of both Mem Fox and Steve Jenkins, so reading a collaboration between the two is a joy. I enjoy the book's rhyme and the pairing of baby animal closeups with full body silhouettes. (And, man oh man, how great are Jenkin's paper collage illustrations?!)
I love Mem Fox and this story, illustrated by Steve Jenkins, is wonderful. Realistic animals, in Steve Jenkins classic collage style, accompany simply-short rhyming text encouraging readers to guess which baby is treasured best.
A great gift for an expecting mother.
A great gift for an expecting mother.
A simply but beautiful book that highlights a bunch of interesting animals -- but of course the human baby is the most interesting!
Sparse, lyrical text fits well with the striking paper-collage illustrations.
Would make a great read-aloud for a lapsit storytime.
Sparse, lyrical text fits well with the striking paper-collage illustrations.
Would make a great read-aloud for a lapsit storytime.
I had to check out this latest from Mem Fox. The art work is just INCREDIBLE. I'm not sure what the technique is called that Steve Jenkins uses to make all of the animals but it is amazing (it looks like some sort of paper collage). They are really quite detailed.
This will be a nice storytime book where kids can act out differnt animals. Maybe a good book for a yoga storytime making differnt animal shapes as you ask the questions. I love Jenkins papercut illustrations and think it will be a hit with the kids. Ages 2+
Steve Jenkins paper assemblages never fail to impress and the easy to read rhyme is not a prattling rhyming but clever and interesting: "Are you a lion with dust on its paws? Perhaps you're a hippo with yawning jaws..." A good pick for storytime.
I loved this because my son loved it. Several days after we returned this book to the library I heard him pretend-reading this book to himself, word for word. I was amazed at his memory and how he identified with it.
Mem Fox and Steve Jenkins pair up to use rhyme to introduce all of the wonderful babies in the animal world. Audience is younger than I thought though, so I'm not sure if I'll have use for this book with my students.
This book is easy to read because it has about one sentence for every two pages. In addition, the pictures has a fantastic life like quality and are very large. I like that it introduces a baby animal on each page.
A terrific choice! Great simple rhyming text coupled with wonderful illustrations. They are simple and clean for babies and toddlers to recognize but with detail and textures that the grownups will appreciate.
Okay... still going through books as I put them away... books I've forgotten or have never read. I would probably give this a 3.5 for Jenkins great cut paper collage and Mem Fox's simple rhyming text.
What can I say? I really like Steve Jenkins artwork. The book is simple enough for kindergarten. You might even use it as an introduction to animal research for second grade....
This is a sweet book that was the perfect length for a bedtime story. Bouncy rhymes introduce each animal, and the illustrations created out of torn paper are really cool.
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Mem Fox was born in Australia, grew up in Africa, studied drama in England, and returned to Adelaide, Australia in 1970, where she has lived with her husband, Malcolm, and daughter Chloë, happily ever after.
Mem Fox is Australia’s most highly regarded picture-book author. Her first book, Possum Magic, is the best selling children’s book ever in Australia, with sales of over three million. And in th...more
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Mem Fox is Australia’s most highly regarded picture-book author. Her first book, Possum Magic, is the best selling children’s book ever in Australia, with sales of over three million. And in th...more
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