"More More More," Said the Baby Board Book (Caldecott Collection) Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of "More More More," Said the Baby Board Book (Caldecott Collection)
Book Review: review of more more more
Summary: 4 Stars
Williams, V. B. (1990). More, more, more said the baby. New York: Greenwillow Books.Synopsis: The book contains three short stories about babies and the adults that love them. The first story is about a Caucasian father and his baby, Little Guy. Little Guy and his daddy swing and play together and Little Guy want to play more. The second story is about an African American grandmother and her grandchild, Little Pumpkin. Little Pumpkin's grandmother tickles her and plays with her toes, and Little Pumpkin wants more. The third story is about an Asian American mother and her baby, Little Bird. Little Bird's mama has to put her tired baby to bed.
Evaluation: This picture book has beautiful gouache illustrations that are bright and colorful. Vera Williams makes it easy for the reader to picture playing with an infant or young child through both the text and illustrations. All three babies in the book could represent your next door neighbor, a sibling, or a child. The book does a wonderful job of creating a child's desire for lots of positive adult interaction. Young children will be interested in this book because of the inviting illustrations and relating to the experiences of being tickled, chased, and loved. Adults will enjoy the loving reminder of enjoying the simple things in life like a laughing or sleeping child.
Book Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
The text is great! "...to catch that baby up" is fun to read aloud. Wonderful colors, ethnic diversity, loving storyline - and perfect as a board book.Book Review: such a sweet book
Summary: 4 Stars
i love that there are so many colours (including the people) in this cute little story. my daughter (2 years) loves this book so much that i can't keep getting it from the library--i have to buy it! she loves when i kiss her belly button and her toes and her eyes and nose when i read the book to her. it's nice that the book starts out lively (Little Guy runs so fast, Little Guy's daddy has to run like anything just to catch that baby up!) and ends nice and quiet (Little Bird falls asleep so fast, Little Bird's mama has to run so fast just to catch that baby up.). it's a lovely bedtime, or anytime story.Book Review: A love story between parents and children
Summary: 5 Stars
Vera B. Williams' "More More More Said the Baby" is a modern-day classic. Given as a baby gift to our now-much-older son, this instantly became a family favorite. It fairly radiates joy, both via the simple text--which centers on the deliciousness of hugging, kissing, cuddling, roughhousing, and tickling--and via the sumptuous pictures. Williams has done something transformative here with the illustrations, making everyday scenes into modern Rousseau sequences--there is a wildness and an energy and a saturation of delicious color that call to mind some of the French master's more wild scenes (not to mention Gauguin and van Gogh's juicy color choices). Both a treat to look at and a pleasure to read!
Book Review: A wonderful book for the youngest
Summary: 5 Stars
As new, happy parents of a 9-month-old, my wife and I have been working our way through the books recommended for children under one year old. Our daughter loves the experience of being read to and looking at the pictures, and to our surprise she does not just respond to the simplest books--books with stories are sometimes more engaging to her than concept books.We got a little frustrated with the abundance of books about animals and their mommies and have been searching out books that feature real children and their parents. This is one of the few we've found.
The illustrations are bright and eyecatching, the language is natural and rhythmic, and the three stories in the book all have a similar but not identical structure. They also show parents (and one grandparent) interacting lovingly and believably with their child.
So far as we are concerned, this is a must-have book for the youngest children, if only to add variety to a collection of Eric Carle (we have five different Eric Carle's....) and other more familiar board books.