The Baby's Good Morning Book - Hardcover

PreSchool-Grade 1 Cheerful, brilliantly colored illustrations spread through the pages like the first rays of summer sun in this refreshing collection of short poems for children. Chorao's selections are a veritable bouquetauthors include Dickinson, Stevenson, Milne, Farjeon, Mother Goose, Walter Crane, and Frank Asch, so that "classic" pieces are warmly arranged among newer poems. Pictures glow in full- or half-page size within a clean frame on each page. Chorao uses a wide range of yellows and blues to capture early morning moments. Some illustrations show children in everyday rituals, sensually captured in rich colors. Other pictures realistically portray landscapes and wildlife; in fields, farms, and forests, Chorao shows the world waking up. Still other images are more fantastic, such as a group of dogs cooking a feast of pancakes. This blend of genres fits the potpourri of poems beautifully. A delightful companion to Chorao's Baby's Bedtime Book (1984) , Baby's Story Book (1985), and Baby's Lap Book (1977, all Dutton). Dawna Lisa Buchanan-Berrigan, Col . of Education, Ohio State Univ . , Columbus
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

The Baby's Good Morning Book is a companion volume to Kay Chorao's splendid earlier work, The Baby's Bedtime Book. As the author explains in a liner note, "I wanted this book to be bright and happily aliveand to grow more awake as the pages are turned." Chorao has fulfilled her ambition handsomely. She's chosen nursery rhymes and poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, Emily Dickinson, Robert Browning and others, illustrating them with glowing, vibrant pictures. This is a book that will grow with its readers: babies will enjoy the colorful pictures and the melodic cadences of the verse; as they get older, they will appreciate the poetry more. Its very reasonable price makes it an ideal gift book.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.