I Am a Baby

Toddler-PreS—Glowing smiles and innocent eyes of baby faces greet children at each page turn in this photo-illustrated read-aloud. With wide-eyed expressions, the photo subjects identify, introduce, or reinforce names of common objects and people in a baby or toddler's world. "This is my crib,/this is my high chair,/and this is my bib…diapers,/…clothes,/…fingers/…toes." Rhyming text introduces father, mother, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa, and a range of pets and toys, while each photograph "speaks" with a child's voice. "That is my doggy,/and that is my cat./Here is my jacket./It matches my hat." Text presentation, which consists of simple sentences and a large font with easily identifiable images, offers opportunities for word identification with beginning readers. A final spread display includes diverse family groups with babies and pets, each photo emphasizing loving relationships and belonging.