PreS-K Shortly after six a.m., disgruntled babies awaken their groggy parents and bid them to follow, notebooks in hand, as the youngsters walk, crawl, or push each other to the Town Hall. There they hold a meeting to protest everything that annoys them. No longer will they endure haircuts, taking naps, and having their tootsies tickled or their noses kissed. And blowing loud raspberries on their belliesno way! The humorous spreads are a perfect match for the droll rhyming and alliterative text. These culturally diverse toddlers march across the page bearing placards that read "No!" "NYET!" "uh-uh," "Nej," and have other expressions of resistance. Traffic halts, people take photos, and a man's newspaper bears the headline, "U.S. Tots Trouble." Vignettes depict babies refusing to eat peas, tossing off frilly clothes, or kicking away "smart" toys. But in a surprising turnaround, these bad-tempered infants demonstrate that they are conventional after all. This story may resonate more with beleaguered parents who struggle to get their sometimes uncooperative little ones fed, bathed, and dressed, but the lap set will thoroughly enjoy saying the oft-repeated refrain, "WE'RE A BAREFOOTED BAD-TEMPERED BABY BRIGADE!" Great fun."Marianne Saccardi, formerly at Norwalk Community College, CT" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
A band of babies take to the streets in protest: "We won't get our hair cut. / We won't wear our sun caps. / We won't play with smart toys to skip us a grade." Some of the rhymes lose their way, but the overall concept is clever. Humorous digital illustrations give the wee protesters the hardened look of veteran activists.
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