Babies Don't Walk, They Ride!

Toddler-PreS—Who needs to walk when grown-ups and big brothers and sisters exist? A slew of babies from a wide variety of ethnicities are represented in this charming text that sings the praises of the stroller, the baby wrap, the shopping cart, and the bicycle carrier—the list is long and varied. "Babies don't walk, they ride!" is the refrain of the story, and it is a gleeful one at that. Tobia's happy mixed-media artwork beautifully showcases the many vehicles that transport babies all around town, whether the infants are joining their caregivers on crowded train cars, bustling and bumping, or "charging along like charioteers" through the park with big brother pushing a stroller. The illustrations capture the frenetic energy that often accompanies families with babies on the move, and Henderson's gentle text is quiet yet descriptive next to the artwork.