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Hello, Baby!

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Hello, Baby!
AuthorMem Fox
IllustratorSteve Jenkins
Cover artistJenkins
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's picture book
Published2009 (Penguin/Viking)
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages32 (unpaginated)
ISBN9780670074006
OCLC782011101

Hello, Baby! is a 2009 children's picture book by Mem Fox and illustrated by Steve Jenkins. In this book the narrator asks the reader whether they are various animals.

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A review in Kirkus Reviews of Hello, Baby! wrote: "This picture book brims with fascinating animals, brilliant words and engaging artwork; it begs for cozy nightly readings".[1] Booklist, comparing it to a previous Fox title, wrote: "As in her best-selling title Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes (2008), a Booklist Editors' Choice selection, Fox creates an affectionate, singsong picture book directed straight at small children".[2]

Hello, Baby! has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[3] School Library Journal,[4] Horn Book Guides,[5] Magpies,[6] and Reading Time.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Hello, Baby! (starred review)". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ Gillian Engberg. "Hello, Baby!". Booklist. American Library Association. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Hello, Baby! (starred reviews)". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2021. Like her Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Fox's newest has all the marks of a lap-sit classic. ... While Fox is cooing as only she can, Jenkins (What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?) works his usual magic with cut paper.
  4. ^ Lisa Glasscock (2009). "Hello, Baby!". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 22 September 2021. Jenkins's beautifully shaded and textured collages are stand-alone works of art, each of which holds its own with Fox's engaging cadences. This collaboration results in a lovely read-aloud for preschool storytimes or a perfect selection for one-on-one sharing.
  5. ^ "Hello, Baby!". Horn Book Guides. Media Source Inc. 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  6. ^ Kaye Throssell (August 2009). "Fox, Mem (text) Helen Oxenbury (illus.): Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.(Hello Baby!)". Magpies: Talking About Books For Children. Vol. 53, no. 3. Magpies Magazine. p. 23.
  7. ^ Nola Allen (July 2009). "Hello Baby!". Reading Time. 24 (3). Children's Book Council of Australia: 27. ISSN 0155-218X.
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