Baby's Best Friend

by Suzanne Curley, Tiger Tales (Compiler)

Overview

Share in the special bond between Baby and puppy in this adorable book featuring a gentle rhyme.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680105674
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	04/02/2019
Pages:	12
Sales rank:	1,018,153
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 6.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Suzanne Curley was born in Leicestershire, England. She has worked in a wide variety of jobs, most recently Warner Brothers Studio Tour London, where she thoroughly enjoys talking about Harry Potter all day!

Editorial Reviews

03/18/2019

Bright, adorable photographs feature babies and puppies together in cozy scenes. A baby wearing a knitted white hat is shoulder-to-shoulder with a Yorkie: “You and I are ready to play./ We’re the best of friends—/ together all day!” In a sunny outdoor scene, a baby sits on the grass, bundled up in a fleecy outfit. The child reaches a finger out to touch a cocker spaniel’s nose: “Happy days/ out in the sun—/ We always have/ so much fun!” In another image, the subjects are seen napping alongside puppies, flashing smiles, and making goofy faces. Curley puts to rest any notion that dogs and babies aren’t a winning combination: “best friends now and ever after.” Ages up to 3. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

2019-03-03

This board book features simple, rhyming text and photographs of babies and their canine companions.

The arrival of a new baby often means pets get pushed to the side; this book shares the ways that babes and pups coexist lovingly. On each two-page spread, Curley's rhyming text accompanies a beautiful, adorable photograph of the titular best friends. While a distinctly different breed of dog appears in each photo, four of the eight images showcase white-appearing babies; there appear to be two babies of color within the book's pages and a third on the back cover. This imbalance is a disappointment, really, as the photographs are otherwise high quality and detailed. There's a knitted hat that looks soft enough to touch along with equally fuzzy puppy fur and baby hair. The text is straightforward, with rhymes about snuggles, sleep, and playtime—all of the obvious baby-and-puppy combinations. It's written in the first person, though it's unclear whether or not it's the baby or the dog sharing their perspective. Arguably, it works either way. This is a nice one to share with very little readers on a lap, but it definitely caters to caregivers inclined to gush over the sweet photos of little ones of the human and furry variety.

Cute enough—if only the babies were as diverse as their puppy pals. (Board book. 6-18 mos.)

Kirkus Reviews