The board book I have chosen is Jingle Babies by Tom Arma. It is a small book a child could easily hold in his or her hands. It is made of sturdy cardboard; safe if chewed or sucked on. You guessed it, it is a book with babies. Each page is an adorable photograph of a baby dressed in some holiday attire. The cover photo is a baby dressed up as a Christmas tree. There are a few words on each page, and it does have a rhyme.
On the first page the words are “One jolly snowman, round and fat.” The picture of the baby goes with those words, he is dressed as a snowman and he is round and fat. Some of the other costumes include a candy cane, a gingerbread cookie, an angel, an elf, and Santa. There are babies in Christmas stockings and a baby in a Christmas present box. All the babies are smiling and waving.
Very young children would love looking at this book because young children enjoy looking at pictures of babies. The simple rhyme of each page makes it a great read out loud. This would be a book that would help very young children learn about books. They would learn about how the pages of a book appear, and what the printed words look like. This book would also give a young child a happy feeling and expose children to holiday themes. I give it 4 out of 4 stars for the high quality photographs and simple yet creative text.
Title: Jingle Babies
Author: Tom Arma
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN:0-448-41139-3
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