Don't Eat the Baby
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
New baby brothers are
loud
stinky
and totally boring.
But are they tasty, too?
All the grown-ups in Tom’s life seem to think Baby Nathaniel looks cute enough to eat.
Would they really eat a baby for dinner?
Could Tom be next?!
Children will giggle and parents will smile as Amy Young puts a delicious twist on the classic new baby tale.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When grownups say a baby "looks good enough to eat," they don't really mean it, right? Tom, a budding superhero who's been smarting about being displaced by his smelly, attention-hogging baby brother, suddenly becomes quite protective when he hears his relatives' seemingly cannibalistic cooing ("Just look at those plump, juicy thighs!") and wonders if he might be next. He barricades himself and little Nathaniel in his bedroom, declaring, "He's my brother, and I won't let you eat him!" Young (The Mud Fairy), working with acrylics, has a way of making color seem almost delicious: her domestic scenes are at their best when there's an emotional backdrop like the gorgeous marine blue that surrounds Tom when he first thinks his relatives' intentions are nefarious. But the story has a sitcom feel and a pat ending ("My dad said, I'm proud that you wanted to protect Baby Thaniel, Tom.' "). Aside from a couple mildly irreverent images Baby Thaniel snuggled up on a dinner plate; family members eying Tom hungrily, forks in hand Young doesn't push the comedic potential of Tom's misunderstanding very far. Ages 3 5.