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Baby Party
Clap for the babies! It’s a baby party! Clap for the babies as they celebrate with oval balloons, in triangle party hats, and with rectangle toys. At this baby party, basic shapes are a cause for celebration! Circles become treats, squares become gifts, and stars are prizes to share. Toddlers are welcomed to join the irresistible festivities and pick out all the shapes in this cheerful romp from the author and illustrator team of Baby Parade.
24 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2015
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January 17, 2018
I read this at Book Babies today! I encouraged parents and caregivers to practice clapping with their babies, which made the story more fun and interactive for the littles.
November 12, 2017
Great shapes concept book for babies and toddlers.
September 5, 2018
A baby book with shapes! How fun. Maybe I will have the parents help their babies form shapes with their hands. I can manage all but the star. Hmmm.
9/6/18 Used in baby ST and it went well making the various shapes with their hands. I improvised with star and the parents said that worked.
9/6/18 Used in baby ST and it went well making the various shapes with their hands. I improvised with star and the parents said that worked.
November 13, 2018
This is one of my favorite books for Book Babies! I encouraged parents to clap along with their babies to make it more interactive for them. We also talked about all the different shapes we found in the book, and I used my finger to trace the triangle, square, and oval to help reinforce the meaning of the shape. This is a great book for babies because it's got vibrant pictures of babies of all different backgrounds having fun with each other, it's a quick read, and you can talk about how recognizing shapes is the first step for children to recognize letters.
March 30, 2015
The companion book to baby parade!
April 16, 2019
A cute book about babies and shapes.
Iggi's Storytime Criteria
Age group: Babies and toddlers
Content: Shapes
Plot: Very Little
Wordiness: Low
Length: Short
Illustrations: Ok- mid-visibility
Other: Have pre-preschool kids help name the shapes?
Iggi's Storytime Criteria
Age group: Babies and toddlers
Content: Shapes
Plot: Very Little
Wordiness: Low
Length: Short
Illustrations: Ok- mid-visibility
Other: Have pre-preschool kids help name the shapes?
May 4, 2019
This is another book I would use when I know theres students who have younger baby siblings to show that everyone celebrates their siblings birthdays. I know that sometimes children can have a hard time adjusting when there is a new baby around.
July 25, 2023
You clap for the babies at a party but you’re supposed to clap for a specific baby with a specific shape on them, and it would be interesting to do as a group in a story time with an older set of kids
June 19, 2017
Not sure babies are learning shapes...
May 15, 2018
Oh my gosh, how cute! I can’t wait to use this one during baby storytime!
November 27, 2019
Colorful book that inspires applause. Lots of babies and their parents are gathering for a fun little party. Along the way, we learn about shapes. The babies are super cute.
December 10, 2020
Can be used to engage clapping with babies and teaching shapes. Rated low because the language felt very dull and unengaging from a listening perspective.
October 19, 2021
Everyday diversity, letter knowledge, shapes
November 7, 2022
Toddler
June 28, 2023
Boring, repetitive, and unengaging. Only for the smallest of babies, who can't object and are new to the concept of clapping.
June 8, 2024
Sweet | Toddler-friendly | Shapes (appeal terms from NoveList) - Emma
January 3, 2017
Great for toddler storytime. Repeated action: clapping, and shapes.
January 16, 2017
This book wasn't anything special. It was really short so I tried to make it a little more interactive. When it said to clap for a baby holding a rectangle, I'd ask my daughter which baby was holding the rectangle? What color is the rectangle? Etc. We were still done in probably 5 minutes.
My daughter seemed to enjoy it. She picked it off the shelf at the library. She's 2. She likes to point out babies because she doesn't consider herself a baby anymore. I think that's why she enjoyed this book. The colors were stimulating as well. It's a great book for a baby and an okay book for a toddler if you can make it a little interactive.
Not my favorite. Not one we'll need to check out from the library again...
My daughter seemed to enjoy it. She picked it off the shelf at the library. She's 2. She likes to point out babies because she doesn't consider herself a baby anymore. I think that's why she enjoyed this book. The colors were stimulating as well. It's a great book for a baby and an okay book for a toddler if you can make it a little interactive.
Not my favorite. Not one we'll need to check out from the library again...
February 25, 2015
This was cute but for some reason I didn't enjoy it quite as much as Baby Parade. Shapes for babies? Maybe because not all the shapes were blocked out, obvious, and I kept on thinking "what BABY will grasp this?" This is better suited for pre-schoolers, but it's about BABIES.
Hmmm, looking at this review, maybe I was over-thinking everything.
Hmmm, looking at this review, maybe I was over-thinking everything.
April 25, 2015
Toddler friendly picture book! Shape identification and interactive clapping when you find each shape in the picture. Great way to introduce parties to a toddler invited to his/her first baby party. http://julianaleewriter.com/books-ali...
July 6, 2015
Kind of boring. Might be fun for shape recognition with a toddler, but there's not much to the story and the pictures aren't anything special. Not really engaging for a baby, in spite of the title and characters.
January 4, 2016
From the author of the story time favorite, Baby parade, comes BABY PARTY. Great book for babies, and as an introduction to shapes and letters. I love that the author of these fun picture books that work wonderfully for this young audience is a children's librarian. Fun!
June 24, 2016
Babies are gathering for a party! Babies clap and learn different shapes during the party. At storytime, we drew shapes in the air and clapped for the babies. It is a very cheery book to share.
2016 baby storytime theme: shapes
Reviewed from a library copy.
2016 baby storytime theme: shapes
Reviewed from a library copy.
February 20, 2015
The illustrations of the babies are soooo cute!
March 19, 2015
Nice to have for Shape Up Toddler.
April 1, 2015
Lovely, but I would expect no less from this team! As a storytime provider I especially appreciate the built in movement of clapping for the babies, as well as the beautiful, diverse, baby faces.
April 23, 2015
"Clap for the baby giving a square"? Adorable illustrations ruined by ludicrous introduction to basic shapes.
May 1, 2015
clapping and learning shapes all while at a birthday party
June 13, 2015
Cute illustrations and I liked the incorporation of shapes into the song/story. Juliette loved looking at the babies and what they were doing on each page.
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