Baby Animals

This is a beautifully illustrated tender story for snuggling at storytime with your little one.

If you have read some of Gyo Fujikawa's other books, like "Oh, What a Busy Day", then you know they can have some strange stories. Why include the one about the two kids who go out into the woods and die? Still, this book is great. The drawings all have a very relaxed soft feeling and the underlying lesson is to be gentle with animals. This is a good book to share with your child at bedtime, while he/she is cuddled in your lap. The last page is a special treat, lots of baby animals. My daughter loves play a version of "I Spy" when we get to that page, pointing out the owl or monkey or other baby animals as I call out their names.

I love this book. The copy I have belongs to my 14 year old. Now I am reading it to my 16 month old. Every time she hands it to me I can't help but smile. The illustrations are the best I have ever seen in a children's book. The baby mice melt my heart every time!

I had this book when I was a child and loved it. Over two decades later it is a favorite of my God daughters. The pictures are very calm and peaceful. It makes a good quite time/bedtime book.

This is an excellent first book. In fact, this was the first book that either of my children would sit through without wiggling, grabbing at the book, etc. etc.. The realistic yet friendly illustrations gained their attention, while the simple sentences (and the entertainment of watching mommy trying to sound like an elephant!) had them laughing and trying to imitate the animal sounds. My doctor has been through two copies of this book with his six children, and it seems to be a favorite with the other young children I know as well.