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Leo Loves Baby Time
On Wednesdays, Leo and his mom go to Baby Time. There he plays peek-a-boo; sings the rolly song, the happy song, and the name song; plays with animals; and meets new friends.
The Baby Time activities featured in Leo Loves Baby Time will be familiar to children and parents and are presented in bright, vibrant colors that will draw the attention of the youngest readers.
The Baby Time activities featured in Leo Loves Baby Time will be familiar to children and parents and are presented in bright, vibrant colors that will draw the attention of the youngest readers.
24 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Anna McQuinn
44 books86 followersI am so lucky to spend my life working with books and stories. I've run groups for babies, toddlers and their parents in libraries, reading stories and introducing children and carers to great books; I spend time writing and I'm Editor-at-Large for the magnificent independent publisher, AlannaMax in the UK.
In my spare time, I read - what a wonderful life!
There are some Children's Books on my shelves (obviously) but for a more comprehensive selection of children's recommendations, look at Lulu's shelves:
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In my spare time, I read - what a wonderful life!
There are some Children's Books on my shelves (obviously) but for a more comprehensive selection of children's recommendations, look at Lulu's shelves:
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/32...
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May 13, 2022
Leo looks forward to baby time: the time when he plays with other babies. Nice book that looks at the first group we all join. This is the first step in the socialization process; a process that we all are constantly going through. Made me think of how important this first step really is.
March 10, 2014
Age: Infant-Toddler
Finally, someone wrote a book about storytimes! McQuinn highlights the best moments about the younger storytimes, including songs, scarves, and action rhymes. The parents are engaged and helping the children through the rhymes, including the rocket ship rhyme (Zoom, Zoom, Zoom).
Finally, someone wrote a book about storytimes! McQuinn highlights the best moments about the younger storytimes, including songs, scarves, and action rhymes. The parents are engaged and helping the children through the rhymes, including the rocket ship rhyme (Zoom, Zoom, Zoom).
September 26, 2019
I wish we had enough babies at my library for baby time! It looks so fun. A great book for baby time!
February 20, 2018
This informational step-by-step picture book is a wonderful introduction for baby about what to expect (or a review of what happens) at a library story time. Another plus is that children of a variety of ethnicities are pictured.
February 18, 2014
A follow-up to the wonderful Lola series, this new book aims for a slightly younger audience. It focuses on Lola’s little brother, Leo. Leo loves going to Baby Time at the public library. He gets to play games, sing lots of songs, play with animals and make friends. The book also focuses on Leo getting ready to go. He has breakfast, sits in his stroller and heads to the library. Families who go to similar programs at their public library will enjoy seeing the familiar games and songs here. Those who haven’t tried it yet, may be inspired to climb into their strollers and head on over.
As someone who works in a library, McQuinn clearly understands how programs for babies work. She highlights all of the positive things that the programs do. She also limits the words on the page to make this book ideal for very young children who are just heading to their first library programs. Hearson’s illustrations have a cheery warmth to them that really capture children interacting in a program and connecting with one another too.
Printed on sturdy pages, this book is safe to hand to very small children who are progressing past board books. It would also be a great one to use with families just starting to use libraries in your community. Appropriate for ages 1-3.
As someone who works in a library, McQuinn clearly understands how programs for babies work. She highlights all of the positive things that the programs do. She also limits the words on the page to make this book ideal for very young children who are just heading to their first library programs. Hearson’s illustrations have a cheery warmth to them that really capture children interacting in a program and connecting with one another too.
Printed on sturdy pages, this book is safe to hand to very small children who are progressing past board books. It would also be a great one to use with families just starting to use libraries in your community. Appropriate for ages 1-3.
July 9, 2014
Hooray!!! Leo is Lola's
little brother! He goes with Mommy to Baby Time (or baby storytime) and this book shows his and his mother's wonderful routine. Loved it! The pages are even thick and sturdy for sharing with little hands! Great book that extends what "Lola" did for storytime to the younger set!
Storytime can make a huge impact in a child's life. Not only will the child have fun and hear language, these are opportunities for parents to learn songs, rhymes, bounces, finger plays, and gain confidence in their ability to impact their child's brain development and life.
If you have a child in your life, visit your local library to inquire about storytime. You don't want to miss it!
little brother! He goes with Mommy to Baby Time (or baby storytime) and this book shows his and his mother's wonderful routine. Loved it! The pages are even thick and sturdy for sharing with little hands! Great book that extends what "Lola" did for storytime to the younger set! Storytime can make a huge impact in a child's life. Not only will the child have fun and hear language, these are opportunities for parents to learn songs, rhymes, bounces, finger plays, and gain confidence in their ability to impact their child's brain development and life.
If you have a child in your life, visit your local library to inquire about storytime. You don't want to miss it!
December 30, 2014
An everyday activity is the focus of this story -- going to baby time at the library! I imagine this would be a hit in Tales for Tots because of how relatable it is. Although reading this in storytime might be a bit meta for some of us.
May 29, 2014
This should be the next Booktrust book for its baby pack - it so perfectly reflects a baby's life, is warmly drawn, diverse, inclusive and just lovely. A must have for every nursery and playgroup.
July 25, 2014
Can see why this book about baby storytime will be useful in public libraries.
September 24, 2014
Leo loves baby time and I love Leo! I expect no less from Lola's baby brother.
October 15, 2014
I love this book! We used it for one of out baby time programs and everybody got a kick out of it.
July 12, 2018
My co-worker saw this as an option for Baby storytime books. I know I looked over it a couple months ago. Eventually she had her stack that she was going to use. I had used all the ones I was going to, but was covering for her today and needed one. So I used this. And all the adults smiled at seeing the similarities. One of our almost 3-year-olds ("Sausage') liked it so much that she had her mom read it to her again during the play portion. :-)
(And since Daddy brought the kids to this storytime, I am counting it as reading to them!)
(And since Daddy brought the kids to this storytime, I am counting it as reading to them!)
December 10, 2018
This book is the best Babytime Storytime book EVER!! I loved it so much that I bought a copy for myself, not trusting that the library system's copies will survive over time. It was a hit with the parent's and toddlers, and a classic you will want to add to your collection if it isn't there already.
June 12, 2019
I'm not sure a single baby time could include everything that is in the book, but many will be familiar.
I will definitely try it in a baby time either for babies, diverse/African American characters or library week.
I will definitely try it in a baby time either for babies, diverse/African American characters or library week.
July 29, 2022
A fun story with diverse illustrations that depicts a little guy going to story time at the library. Great for reading aloud to a group or to a single child to explain what might happen at the library.
June 9, 2017
Perfect book to read at baby time!
December 31, 2017
love that this falls in line with story time at our own Library. we were able to relate and discuss our experiences afterwards.
June 29, 2018
A straight forward but highly relatable book about "baby time" - which looks a lot like our library storytimes with scarves, bounces, and rhymes.
August 20, 2018
Leo goes to storytime! Lots of happy faces and happy babies.
September 5, 2018
Very sweet and it rang so true!
November 28, 2018
Love so much because its BABYTIME ya'll!
February 13, 2019
One of my favorites in the series.
May 29, 2019
Just adorable little kidsssss
October 6, 2019
This book is very inclusive with fab illustrations. It would be great to read to foundation stage children.
January 29, 2020
Leo the baby talks about all the things he loves about going to a playgroup. Toddler and up
September 25, 2020
Such a cute little book about baby storytime in the library. Ending is a bit awkward. Spanish is great. I love Leo - he's got a blue shirt and a puppy teddy bear!
May 9, 2022
We love reading this with Ellie! It is perfect for babies!
July 10, 2023
Sweet book about story time for the babies at the library. Takes me back to my Ryan’s first time at story time when he was tour months old.❤️
July 3, 2025
This one was so cute for Baby storytime because it was meta, we just did the things that we did in the book at OUR baby time. It's fun to match the book!
April 26, 2026
Used in Baby Storytime on 4/17/26. Cute!
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