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I was born a baby

Title:

I was born a baby

Author:

Fleming, Meg, author.

Scott, Brandon James, 1982- illustrator.

Summary:

I was born a baby and grew into a kid… Soon all the other baby animals can’t help but share what they are called and what they grew up into! Readers will learn about owlettes, pufflings, and more. But when the chick, calf, cub, and pup realize they share their names with several other species, they can’t believe it. “No way! No how! That can't be true!” becomes a catchy, energetic refrain readers will love chanting. The text invites readers to predict what the baby animal is by using context clues and checking the endpapers to see if they guessed right. -- Amazon.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Genre:

Picture books.

Stories in rhyme.

Subject Term:

Animals -- Infancy -- Juvenile fiction.

Animals -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Scott, Brandon James, 1982-

Publisher:

Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9780063157217

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]

Call Number:

P FLEMING

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Don't miss this irresistible read-aloud in the vein of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom--with catchy rhymes and bold, silly art about baby animals and the names they share!

I was born a baby and grew into a kid...

Soon all the other baby animals can't help but share what they are called and what they grew up into! Readers will learn about owlettes, pufflings, and more. But when the chick, calf, cub, and pup realize they share their names with several other species, they can't believe it. "No way! No how! That can't be true!" becomes a catchy, energetic refrain readers will love chanting.

The text invites readers to predict what the baby animal is by using context clues and checking the endpapers to see if they guessed right.

The strong rhythm and unexpected discoveries of the baby animal kingdom, plus deadpan humor and wonderfully expressive art, will spark a conversation about names and nature and leave readers wanting to read it aloud again and again.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Pups, calves, chicks, cubs, and other young announce themselves to comedic effect in this polished picture book, which tugs at the seeming illogic of nomenclature. Starting with a human child with dark brown skin, different youths present themselves ("I was born a baby./ I was born a colt.// I was born a piglet./ I'm a billy goat"), but a challenge arises when some discover they share a name. After a dog claims to be a pup, for example, a seal pipes up ("No way, no how!/ That can't be true!") as do a bat, beaver, and shark ("I'm a pup!/ I'm a pup!// I'm a pup, too!"). Though an end page might be read as comparing skin color and species, Scott's digitally rendered critters are wide-eyed and full of personality, and scenes vividly capture the absurdity afoot, echoing Fleming's rhythmic prose, which emphasizes the silliness of language and introduces vocabulary-building terms, such as hoglet and puggle. Ages 4--8. (Apr.)