Mama and Baby! (Indestructibles Series)

by Amy Pixton (Created by), Kaaren Pixton

Overview

Here is a book babies can really sink their gums into. Built for the way babies read, Indestructibles are printed on an amazing paperlike material that can’t be ripped, torn, or punctured. Indestructibles are 100 percent safe and nontoxic, and if they get too funky, just throw them in the washing machine or dishwasher. They’re made for baby to hold, grab, chew, pull, and bend, and are designed to create an even more special bond between reader and baby. Printed without words, the parent gets to make up the story, or just cuddle with baby while they explore together.

Mama and Baby! is about mothers and babies of different species. Kaaren Pixton’s art is bright, swirling with color, and reminiscent of Eric Carle, and it attains an almost 3D richness on the special paperlike stock of the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761158592
Publisher:	Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	08/05/2010
Series:	Indestructibles Series
Pages:	12
Sales rank:	43,028
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 6.60(h) x 0.05(d)
Age Range:	6 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Amy Pixton, a mother of triplets, created Indestructibles after bits of traditional board books found their way into her babies' mouths.  Amy lives in Kansas City with her husband and their three children.

Kaaren Pixton has been making art with children for many years. Kaaren’s studio is at her home in West Linn where she lives with her husband, one dog, five chickens, goldfish in a pond and countless grandchildren romping in the gardens.

Editorial Reviews

Most young children are like little sponges absorbing all that they see and hear around them. In these beautiful illustrations, Pixton has introduced a variety of animal mothers and their babies. There is a mother fox and her kit, a kangaroo and her joey, a polar bear and her cub and more. It is part of a series called "Indestructibles" which according to the blurb on the back cover are built for the way babies "read" with their hands and mouths. These books will not rip or tear and are washable. They are made for baby to hold, grab, chew, pull and bend. Wow, that is a mouthful. But parents and teachers can find many uses for these books. You can tell your own story and point out many colorful items in the eye-catching illustrations such as the milieu for each animal, what the baby animal names are and their size and coloring in relation to the adult animal. Teachers could use the book to let kids who are struggling readers tell their own stories and older ones to write a story based on what they see in the pictures. What an interesting concept. This is a wordless book that could really be used beyond the suggested age group. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot

Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot