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Time to Say Bye-Bye: Zeit Tschüss zu sagen : Babl Children's Books in German and English
A perfect picture book for toddlers on the go! All toddlers live by the pleasure principle. For them, fun times always end too soon. So often they either turn a deaf ear to the words "It's time to say bye-bye" or simply throw a tantrum. What is the solution? In this warm-hearted picture book, Maryann Cocca-Leffler follows a toddler from morning to bedtime, showing that all saying "byebye" really means is that you're ready to say "hello" to the next fun thing on your "agenda." With a bare minimum of words, and playful artwork, this is one of those rare read-alouds perfect for very young children. This bilingual book is available in French, German, Spanish, Vietnamese and many more languages. Babl Books is dedicated to bringing you the best quality books in your language.
32 pages, Paperback
First published February 16, 2012
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About the author
Maryann Cocca-Leffler
96 books48 followersMaryann Cocca-Leffler of NH, is the Author and Illustrator of over
60 books for children. Maryann’s book, Janine (2015) and its new sequel, Janine and the Field Day Finish (2016), were inspired by her daughter, Janine. Together they have developed a corresponding website, www.janinesparty.com with a mission to help change public perception of children with disabilities. Other books include, A Homemade Together Christmas, Bus Route to Boston and Bravery Soup.
Now a playwright, Maryann wrote a play based on her Princess KIM books. Princess K.I.M. The Musical won a National New Play Festival in 2012 and has had sold out performances on the East and West coasts. Princess K.I.M. The Musical is now represented by Stagerights.com, a licensing agency in LA to bring the play National.
Maryann grew up in the Boston area (read Bus Route To Boston!) and attended Massachusetts College of Art and Design where she received a BFA in Illustration. Her very first book, Thanksgiving at the Tappletons’ written by Eileen Spinelli, was published in 1982 and has been re-released in 2015 as a classic. When not in her studio, Maryann is traveling, visiting schools and attending her play.
If you are interested in a school visit, please check out the VISITS link on my website:
www.MaryannCoccaLeffler.com
www.JaninesParty.com
www.PrincessKimTheMusical.com
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Displaying 1 - 30 of 33 reviews
June 14, 2012
Time to say bye-bye to the park just means it's time to say hello to grandma's house. Very full day with lots of transitions. Can use in baby storytime if I clip a couple sections. I need to make up a good bye-bye bounce!
August 22, 2024
This wasn't quite what I thought it was going to be. A baby is always having to say bye bye to the activities he is doing before he is ready. I didn't think it really showed how frustrated kids can get when they have to leave before they are ready or offer any helpful hints or solutions to that problem.
October 30, 2018
We read this in Saturday Story Time.
March 8, 2019
So many fun things for toddlers to do. Alas, so many fun things to say "bye-bye" to. This short book helps toddlers do just that, as more fun always awaits.
March 30, 2021
My 22month old loves reading this book. I pause and let him say bye-bye when it comes up.
March 3, 2022
Simple for a tiny-tots aka infant storytime.
November 10, 2012
Brynja absolutely loved this book. She's ask for it over and over again, and as soon as we finished reading it she wanted us to start over. Of course, we got sick of it pretty quick. But it was a good book. I liked it the first couple of times I read it. After the hundredth, not as much. It is engaging because it is relatable for kids and if they know how to say bye-bye, they will be thrilled to feel like they know what's going on! I also like the pictures, which are bright and engaging for children.
December 12, 2013
I only review books here that I think are worthwhile. This book tackled a familiar issue, making it clear that when we say goodbye to one activity, not only is it kind of nice to acknowledge what we've enjoyed (with "bye-byes"), but we are also moving on to another usually welcome thing with its own delights. Even lunchtime or bedtime come at the times when those breaks feel right in the book and in life. My four-year-old really enjoyed it and had that look of interest that showed he was really considering the not-so-badness of goodbyes. Helpful and sweet.
September 16, 2016
So...I just found out that I'm being pulled off of storytimes so I can focus on teen programming and social media *sniff, sniff*, so I wanted to do a special storytime to help my kiddos say good-bye to me. This is a very cute little book about transitions and saying good-bye. Unfortunately, it doesn't actually flow very well, so I had to pass on using this one. Bummer, really, because I thought it would have been perfect.
March 5, 2012
Introduces kids to the concept of transitioning between places/activities. The child isn't ready to leave the park but it is time to go to Grandma's so he says "Bye-Bye" to everything he played with. Then he transitions peacefully to being at Grandma's. The book ends with the toddler tucked safely into bed.
September 23, 2015
Went on a bit too long and it might've been nice to either leave out the playground or Grandma's as the repetition in those first two parts didn't seem to hold the audience's attention (parents nor babies/toddlers). But they did like the playing at home, bathtime, and bedtime. Cute drawings and singsongy rhythm to the writing.
May 16, 2012
A good book for very young listeners. Totally reminded me of how stinky it is to be a kid and have to go as soon as your having fun. "Time to go say bye-bye" was never something I heard when boring grown up stuff was happening... that was always never ending.
June 14, 2012
Reflect's a toddler's experience with transitions. "But I'm not done playing!" "It's time to say bye-bye." Lots of bye-byes, but that doesn't mean everything's done - it's just the beginning of the next thing!
December 7, 2012
This is a sweet little story about what a baby/toddler might do in a day and learning to say "bye-bye" when things are over. Nice illustrations, and very relatable to a toddler. When I read this in story time, one girl repeated after me for every "bye-bye" line I said, which was very cute.
November 25, 2014
A cute little book for baby storytime that takes a little one (toddler age) through the activities of the day, saying bye-bye whenever it's time to move on to the next activity. It might work with younger toddlers as well, maybe early in the year when they are still quite young.
February 10, 2012
Follow this toddler through a very busy day tantrum free. Ages 2+
February 21, 2012
A young child uses a "Bye-Bye" ritual throughout the day to slowly leave behind one adventure to begin the next-- right up to dream time.
Reviewer #7
Reviewer #7
February 16, 2012
It's a cute story, but it's too long to use in a toddler storytime and the theme would probably not be interesting to preschoolers.
February 17, 2012
Would be a cute way to end a toddler storytime and have them say good bye along with the book. I am looking forward to reading it with my toddler.
February 27, 2012
A toddler goes to the playground, to Grandma's house, and home to play, then has a bath and goes to bed, each activity requiring a goodbye that also signals the beginning of new events.
March 8, 2012
toddlers have a difficult time with transitions so this is a great book to make saying bye-bye fun and a normal progression of the day.
March 20, 2012
Difficult to peg. Language is for 0-2 but length of the book is for 2+. Would be a good one for parents struggling with transitions.
March 28, 2012
Sweet book for baby/toddler storytime... interactive.
April 16, 2012
A toddler goes to the playground, to Grandma's house, and home to play, then has a bath and goes to bed, each activity requiring a goodbye that also signals the beginning of new events.
January 8, 2013
this is good for teaching kids about transitions and that there are fun things at different locations.
January 25, 2013
cute for baby storytime
September 10, 2014
Awesome...great way to help little ones who don't want to leave when it's time to go. This will be purchased for my grandloves AND their parents.
August 15, 2016
Sometimes it's hard to move from one activity to the next. :)
May 28, 2014
Time to Say Bye-bye cookies. Bye-bye flowers! Beautiful rhyming and repetitive book for babies and toddlers.
July 13, 2015
I feel like this is geared more toward a toddler than pre-schooler, but Libby picked it out to read several (too many) times
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