Bookstore Babies

by Puck, Violet Lemay (Illustrations)

A board book that celebrates two of our favorite things: bookstores and babies!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Books About Books

22 pages, Board Book

First published April 2, 2019

About the author

Puck is the author of Wow! New York City, My Foodie ABC, and the series Cool Counting Books™ which includes 123 California, 123, Boston, 123 Chicago, 123 New York, 123 San Francisco, 123 Texas, 123 Philadelphia, and 123 USA. He has worked as a writer, editor, and translator for national publications and publishing houses.

Reviews

[CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is full of very cute babies reading books and at storytime and having snacks. The illustrations have some fun easter eggs too. But I can't help but feel like this is about a library not a bookstore! Bookstores do not let you hang out all day and sprawl on the floor reading books, especially of you are a little one likely to drool on, tear, or otherwise damage the book.

[Holly Letson · Rating 4 out of 5]

So cute!!

[Karrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Target bookstore employees - done. A celebration of reading with the retail slant, could just have easily been libraries or my house... The illustrations are cute and the look and find aspect is a nice add on.

[Jeimy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Too adorable!

[Mavis’s Dad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our local bookstore had a stack of these board books hanging out on their children’s table and it looked too good to pass up. While it does leave you wishing you were actually at a real bookstore, it does fit the bill for a good read and was a welcome addition to our library.

Moral: Shop local and avoid Amazon and its subsidiaries.

Length: Long enough to have your child learn to love the bookstore, but short enough there will still be surprises there.

Favorite Line: “Bookstore babies are adventurous.”

Overall Impression: Sometime in the Internet boom, we all decided Amazon, Oprah and the New York Times should curate our tastes and preferences and it led to community bookstores being Target and Walmart. This book does not describe those big box locales and instead features that small town small business or little bookshop on the corner in a Central Business District. We love our local bookstore and we’re very happy to raise Mavis enjoying it even more. This book starts that process.

[E & E’s Mama · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this adorable baby bibliophile board book at the Boerne Bookshop (say that ten times, haha) during a day trip with my mother-in-law. It mentions all kinds of activities babies can do in bookstores. I love that the last page has interactive activities and questions to engage creativity and learning.

[Francis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Des bébés, une librairie, et un éventail d'activités que l'on peut faire dans ces endroits magiques où tout est possible pour les enfants. Un véritable rappel pour les adultes de l'importance de lire dès la tendre enfance aux enfants pour développer le goût de la lecture!

[Gabrielle Stoller · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why am I giving this such a low rating? I usually love everything CLEL as you know.....

It's a board book. I think it works better as an actual book (or it would I should say). Granted, board books fits with the topic of babies......

Still not my cup of tea

[Avery · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was really fun. My mommy read it to me and I was fascinated with the pictures. We hunted for the hidden things on all the pages and I only chewed on the corner for a second. This board book was a fun read and very tasty!

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

My grandson adores this book!

[Kelly]

I love this book. Diverse babies, a bookstore, what's not to love? And then tips for caregivers at the end.

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[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the strategies for making it last longer and a bit more new when my child is older but I found most of it to be dull.

[Rosalind Andrews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the pictures of cute little babies!

[Brisni (בריטני)]

Cute! Very similar format to Library Babies much like the "Night Night [Enter State Name Here]" books.

[Aarvik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read!

[Danielle T · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually read a few days ago, but oh well. Love that there's plenty of things to point out in illustrations like shapes and numbers, adding a lot of reread value.

[Miranda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Isaac's visual interest 👀 (3 is top): untested 

How good it is as a book for me to read aloud while breastfeeding 🍼 (3 is top): 🍼🍼🍼

[Andrés · Rating 3 out of 5]

I finished this book amped to go to the bookstore (or library), and I appreciated the "deeper learning" caregiver guide at the end.

[Ash · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Do you like this book?
It's so cute!! It has babies and a kitty! I love babies and kitties!

What's your favorite part of the book?
When the babies are petting the kitty and when the momma was reading to the baby, like you read to me! I like when you read to me.

What do you think of the cover?
There's a kitty! I love kitties.



This book so super adorable! Every time we turned the page Finn was going "Awe it's so cute! Awe! Awe! Awe!" It was so cute. Of course this is a board book and is a bit under Finn's level. It didn't stop him from loving it. And he even brought it to me to read instead of me asking him to come read it.

The artwork is adorable, the colors are beautiful, and I love how there's a section at the end that shows how to make the book more interesting and interactive.

I can't wait until I have a baby I can read this to!