From the creator of the mega-popular Dinosaur vs. series comes a
hilariously deadpan look at new parenthood--from a baby's point of
view.
I am not sleepy.
I am not sleepy because I am a baby.
Mommy is sleepy.
Mommy is sleepy because I am a baby.
With humor and sympathy, Bob Shea looks at the chaos of life with a baby
as amiably narrated by the new arrival. Repeating the mantra (and blithe
explanation) "because I am a baby," the tiny narrator leads us through
scenes of exhaustion, grumpiness, squishy diapers, spilled milk,
cowering kittens, and chubby overfed pups (oopsie!). Playing against the
simple, matter-of-fact text are freewheeling illustrations of mess and
mayhem, in which the grown-ups' exaggerated body language is sure to
send older children into fits of giggles. With its endearing,
unabashedly self-pleased star, I Am a Baby will find a place at
showers, in nurseries, on parents' shelves, and in the hands of
appreciative big siblings, as it celebrates the changes a little one
brings, at once challenging and full of love.