What Will We Do with the Baby-O?

they Say That Music Has The Power To Soothe The Savage Beast, But What About A Baby? This Collection Of Rhymes And Songs Offers Pieces Ranging From The Traditional “trot Trot To Boston” To Woody Guthrie’s “jig Along Home.” Theo Heras, Well-known Children’s Librarian And Talented Performer, Shares Ten Favorite Songs And Rhymes And Suggests How They Can Be Used By Parents And Caregivers With Babies And Toddlers.vibrant Illustrations By Jennifer Herbert Narrate A Day In The Life Of A Baby And His Quirky Family. Young Ones Will Enjoy Spending Time With Them As They Sing, Clap, And Bounce The Day Away.publishers Weeklyheras, A Children's Librarian, Assembles A Highly Idiosyncratic Song Collection: Among The 10 Ditties She's Thrown Together Are The Bumptious Jig Along Home, The Mordant The Riddle Song (i Gave My Love A Cherry That Had No Stone...) And The Odd Ally Bally Bee (a Song That May Be Better Known In Canada, Home Of Both Author And Illustrator). Herbert, Working In A Style That May Be Best Described As 1930s Fleischer Studio Animation Meets 1960s Retro, Tries To Tie This Hodgepodge Together With A Visual Narrative Arc; She Follows One Inexhaustible And Endearingly Bald Toddler Boy (the Title's Baby-o), His Two Overcompensating, Very Girly Sisters, And Their Harried Parents From Morning 'til Night. The Tactic Never Overcomes The Collection's Stitched-together Feel, But If Readers Take The Spreads On An Individual Basis, The Illustrations' Bright Bounciness Is Undeniably Spunky. And Herbert Nails How A Youngest Child's Oblivious Irrepressibility Can Both Energize Family Life And Make Everyone Yearn For Bedtime. Ages 2-5. (nov.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.