Llevame Carry Me (Babies Everywhere)

by Rena D. Grossman, Various (Illustrator)

Babies and toddlers worldwide are lovingly carried tucked in blankets, peeking out of baskets, riding in backpacks, or held in a parent's arms. The simple, rhyming text of this board book celebrating diversity introduces children to the ways their global neighbors travel. Colorful photographs show children cared for by their loved ones.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Nonfiction

18 pages, Board book

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Katherine Cowley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Carry Me is a great nonfiction picture for very young children and babies. The book is written as a two stanza poem, accompanied by photographs of babies and their parents from all over the world. It's multicultural and it's fun, and my daughter loved looking at pictures of babies. I probably read this aloud 100 times.

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Much better than I expected! Five stars, in fact! The boy and I went to a local library on a high-volume visit day and they had literally only four board books left on the shelf. This was one of them. Every single page has a different photograph of a baby or toddler being carried by a loved one. The photos are from all over the world! On the last two-page spread, there are miniatures of all the photographs, labeled with the country where they were taken. I think this counts as a nonfiction board book! The boy enjoyed pointing to all the babies in the pictures. He seems to really like seeing other babies. :) Two thumbs up!

[Aneesa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know why I am reinforcing this message.

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish USA was not repeated when there are so many other countries to choose.

[Leo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mom and 16 month old Leo both love this book/

[Meredith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Baby and I love reading this books. It shows babies from around the world being carried in a variety of ways in different carriers, wraps, and baskets. It is beautifully illustrated with photographs of culturally diverse babies and caregivers. The book shows carries on the front, back, and hip. The babies are carried in a variety of carriers, wraps, slings, and baskets.

Parents who practice babywearing will enjoy sharing this book with their children, and children whose parents wear them will enjoy seeing photos of other babies being carried like they are carried -- especially if you live in an area like we do in which babywearing is viewed as eccentric and seldom practiced.

This book is also a great way to introduce young children to the concept of there being different cultures around the world, and the final two pages tell in what country each of the people live.

[jacky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this to Natalie at the Portland Children's Museum. It was the same idea as Global Babies, but no where near as nice. The photographs weren't as beautiful. The ways that children were carried seemed a bit of a stretch to get the number of pages in the book. I was also disappointed by the sling pictures, which is really what I wanted Natalie to see. Also, I don't think that there was a page that just plain said carrying in your arms. The end of the book tells you where all the babies are from, but the audience who reads board books isn't going to want to look at those last pages and tiny pictures.

[Rehema Payne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book during my service learning at Suttles Child Development Center. I loved this book because of its ease to read and the fact that it included many cultures from around the world. There are beautiful pictures of culturally different mommy's carrying their babies in different ways. I would use this book to introduce different cultures to my 1-2 year old students.

[Betty Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute board book! My 8 month old loves looking at the pictures.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wear all the babies!

[Elizabeth]

This does what it says on the tin, and I appreciated that not all the baby-carriers were female-appearing, but I wasn't super-engaged by it.

(There's a 2-page spread at the back of the book with thumbnails of each page indicating what country they're from, but it would have been nice to have that information as you go.)