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Description
Nineteen illustrated poems present a cast of familiar characters including witches, robbers, and classic nursery-rhyme figures as babies, showing that everyone was once a child. Each poem imagines what these figures were like as newborns, highlighting the universal experience of being new to the world. The poems are accompanied by simple, colorful illustrations that support the text.
Quick Summary
The playful twist of discovering that fearsome characters like witches, robbers, and giants were once helpless babies will make kids giggle with delight. Kids will love laughing at the silly illustrations and imagining their favorite storybook villains as cute, tiny babies who needed diapers and lullabies. If your kid loves silly poetry that turns everything upside down, they'll adore this book the way readers adore "The Book With No Pictures." It is perfect for kindergarten through third graders who enjoy giggling at unexpected surprises.