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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>News of a baby is buzzing from animal to animal, with each one boasting of seeing, feeding, singing to, tickling, and kissing the tiny little thing. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>An animal cast so elated that they seem on the verge of jumping into readers' laps. . . . The high-contrast pictures and exclamatory text are guaranteed eye and ear magnets for the littlest ones. -- <i>Publishers Weekly </i>(starred review)</b> <p/>I saw the baby! <br>Did you see the baby?<br>Yes! I saw the baby, the teeny weeny thing. <p/>It's so exciting! News of the baby is buzzing from animal to animal, with each one -- fish, bird, squirrel, insect, frog -- boasting of seeing, feeding, singing to, tickling, and kissing the tiny little thing. With bold, graphic black-and-white illustrations, Mary Murphy's simple, singsong story captures the giddy commotion that only a baby can bring.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>This is ebullient and adorable, and its clear broadly articulated forms make it a natural to read to toddler groups and--as advised--by the person holding the new baby . . . A knock-out in design and concept.<br>--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) <p/>An animal cast so elated that they seem on the verge of jumping into readers' laps . . . The high-contrast pictures and exclamatory text are guaranteed eye and ear magnets for the littlest ones.<br>--Publishers Weekly (starred review) <p/>This is an ideal book for little eyes and ears, for text, illustrations, and design meld perfectly to capture the excitement of welcoming a new arrival.<br>--School Library Journal (starred review) <p/>Featured/recommended on Oprah's 2012 Kids Reading List<br>--Oprah.com<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mary Murphy is the author and illustrator of a number of children's books, including HOW KIND!. I KISSED THE BABY!, she says, "is about how excited everyone is to welcome a new baby into the community. It's best read, like a nursery rhyme, by whomever is holding Baby at the time." She lives in Galway, Ireland.

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