One Naked Baby

by Maggie Smith

Count your way through a baby’s busy day!
 
Count from 1 to 10 as this adorable baby takes a bath, gets dressed, and eats a snack. Through a day of splashing in puddles and playing with puppies, we count down from 10 to 1. By the end, baby is happy and tired—and dirty enough for another bath!
 
“You can’t miss with a wet baby fresh from the bath, making a gleeful escape covered only by a purple towel. . . . Fans of counting and bath time will be satisfied.” — The New York Times Book Review

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Counting, Mathematics, Juvenile

34 pages, Board Book

First published February 13, 2007

About the author

1965-

Reviews

[Megan]

I liked this one because it counts to 10 and back again! Baby starts and ends in the bath and it's just so cute.

[Alesha]

This is a cute counting book that follows a baby throughout his daily activities from bathtime to bathtime. Readers count from one to ten and then backward from ten back to one. The illustrations are cute, but busy. I kept getting distracted by all the items in the background, especially inside the house. Toys, pets, clothing, shoes, mail, books, etc. were everywhere! Author and illustrator Maggie Smith really made an effort to make this home looked lived in.

Coupled with the busy wallpaper designs, flooring textures, and even a purple plaid tablecloth was a bit overwhelming for such a simple story.

[Amy]

read over the phone

[Cat Gray]

Adorable

[Erin]

Part eye spy, part counting book, part fun adventure day in the wet yard. Cute book with lots of opportunity to count out loud and talk about cute baby butts.

[Jenny]

3.75

[Savannah]

Cute illustrations. Ok book.

[Erica]

Nice rhythm/rhyme for 2 year olds. Cute illustrations and humorous content for a counting book. For someone from the Midwest, the illustrations remind me of the joy of the arrival of spring, with the robins, the chipmunks, puddles to jump in, pansies, violets, daffodils, and so on. Such delightful illustrations.

[Emmaline MacBeath]

"One naked baby, two fat cats, three laundry baskets..." This story counts up to ten with things baby sees around the house and then counts back down again with things that are outside until baby lands up back in the bath.

The illustrations were made in watercolor. They are colorful and vibrant and give a sense of fun. However, the pictures are quite busy for the toddler age reader making it difficult to find and count the items that the words portray.

One of the things I loved about this book is that the numbers 1-10 are listed top to bottom on the side of each page and the number being discussed is highlighted in color. I love that the book counts back down again. Because of the busy pictures, there is much for the little ones to see and learn about. And of course the cute naked baby is irresistible! What little one hasn't run around the house naked at least once?! And this book is all over cuteness from baby's little froggy boots to his elephant shaped buttons. The little ones are sure to love this counting book!

[Emily]

Summary (CIP): Illustrations and simple rhymes go from one to ten and back again over the course of a baby's day.

Review: Naked babies are hilarious. They just love being naked so much. Well this naked baby is cute, hilarious, and even educational. This book counts up to ten and back again in a series of adventures with naked baby bookends. Someo f the items for counting are quite small and may be hard for the intended audience to identify.

Positive review in SLJ,a "charming counting book". Horn book liked it too, especially its "gentle watercolor illustrations."

[Jenn C]

I just shared Maggie Smith's One Naked Baby with my babies and ones classes and while at times I felt like I was reading the story to myself (as sometimes happens, especially with wiggly babies and rambunctious ones), it was a cute counting book perfect for the age range. However, I did only read half the book (we counted up to 10) and stopped before we counted down again.

[Susan]

A cute choice for a younger tots storytime with a counting theme - especially nice as it's counting up to ten and then back again through a baby's day - just the right pacing for a storytime read with room for queries "How many ducks on his hat?" and so on. It's not always easy to find good books for this age that read well in a group setting, this one fits the bill.

[Karen]

My five-year-old son checked this book out from the library last week. Then he tried to check out another copy today.

This book is a little young for a five-year-old, but he still had fun identifying the numbers, counting the objects and reading the words for the numbers.

The illustrations are nakedly adorable.

[Kristie]

Colorful text stresses both numbers and how they are written.

[Sarah Kramer]

A little long for the intended audience, but the parents get a kick out of it.

[Angela]

Fun counting book with cute pictures.

[Tricia]

unique toddler level book which counts up and then back down. great pictures. adorable baby.

[Kelly]

A cute counting book, Torben loves the pictures and points out all the objects he can identify on the pages.

[Lain]

Cute photos, cute story. Perfect for toddlers.

[Aspasia]

Babies and kids learn to count to ten and back down again.

[Cheryl]

How many babies love to get naked? My grand-niece is one. Fun story. Great illustrations by Maggie Smith.

[Paula]

Great for the young ones
Illustrations and simple rhymes go from one to ten and back again over the course of a baby's day.

[Katie Fitzgerald]

Read at baby/toddler story time on 11/29/11: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...

[Trish]

I like this book. It is a fun read for little kids. There are lots of things to count in this book.

[Katie Casey]

Follows the adventures of one baby who has a fun, and muddy day, counting from 1-10.

[Rebecca Millerjohn]

Amazing baby board book perfect for baby story time!