Old Dog Baby Baby
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Follow the antics of a curious baby and his silly old dog in this funny, rhythmic, and joyful picture book Old Dog Baby Baby, from Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka.
old dog
lazy
lazy
lying on the
kitchen floor
here comes baby
baby
crawling through the
kitchen door
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A shaggy dog, gray and white with a spot over one eye, is snoozing on the kitchen floor. "Old dog dreams/ old dog twitches," writes Fogliano (When Green Becomes Tomatoes). "Old paw scratches/ old ear itches." In crawls a towheaded baby with bright pink cheeks, who throws back its head in delight when the dog proffers a sloppy kiss. They settle down for a co-nap, "old dog/ baby baby/ dreaming on the/ kitchen floor." There's another story underway, as well: the baby and dog are observed by an older sibling, who has been looking at photographs of the dog's puppyhood. Two women appear on the margins of the scenes, and a photograph reveals that all the characters are a family. Raschka's (The Death of the Hat) watercolor images with their soft textures, intimate framings, and big, gentle shapes have just the right mix of joy and melancholy. We can't stop the passage of time, Fogliano and Raschka seem to say, but we are fortunate in our loving relationships, each transcendent in its own way. Ages 2 6.