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Crybaby / Karen Beaumont ; illustrated by Eugene Yelchin.
When Baby cries, her family and neighbors try unsuccessfully to stop her tears and get her back to sleep, but Roy, the old retriever, knows that Baby needs her toy sheep for a good night.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780805089745
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, c2015.
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| Subject: | Infants > Juvenile fiction. Crying > Juvenile fiction. Dogs > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Bedtime > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Westcoast Early Learning Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westcoast Early Learning Library | BEAU 2015 (Text) | 35200000730288 | Childrens Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2015 August #1
*Starred Review* On the title page, a pooch perks up his earsâa hint that the peaceful scene on the next spread of a moonlit block awash in dreamy blues is about to explode. On this quiet street, "a not-so-quiet baby cried . . . W-A-A-A-A!" The retriever, Roy, is first to arrive cribside in this clever, rhyming cumulative tale that uses plenty of repetition and pleasing onomatopoeia. "Bark! Bark!" says the dog, fetching the baby's toy lamb. When the father and mother run to the baby's room, they dismiss Roy; the brother and sister come next to change the baby's diaper and tickle her: "P-e-e-u-u-w-w! Peek-a-boo! Hush, hush! Rush, rush!" Yelchin's watercolor, cut-paper illustrations are on saturated, nighttime-blue backgrounds, while the wakeful baby's room is always a sunny, bright gold. "The more they tried, the more that baby cried" is the refrain as adults attempt to calm the baby. Meanwhile, on sunny pages festooned with cheery-looking lambs, Roy tries again and again to soothe the baby with the toy, and when he finally gets his chance, the relief is palpable. "Good boy, Roy!" With irresistible refrains and one hilariously expressive dog, this pitch-perfect tale will make a raucous read-aloud. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2016 Spring
Baby's crying wakes family dog Roy, then Mother and Father, the rest of the family, and the neighbors. The sound effectsheavy text describes each person's efforts to soothe the child. Roy's actions are first rebuffed, but he had the answer all along. Baby, reunited with her stuffed-animal sheep, drifts off to sleep--at six a.m. Collage illustrations against rich-hued backdrops have energy. - Horn Book Magazine Reviews : Horn Book Magazine Reviews 2015 #4
When Baby cries, no one sleeps. First to wake up is Roy, the family dog. Next Mother and Father, then Brother and Sister, Grandma and Grandpa, and finally the neighbors. Beaumont's sound effectsâheavy repetitive text describes each person's efforts to soothe the child: "Father hurried to the babyâ¦Rush, rush! Mother tried to quiet Babyâ¦Hush, hush! Rush, rush! But the more they tried, the more that baby cried." Roy, too, tries to help, but his actions are repeatedly rebuffed: "No, Roy! Down, boy! Baby doesn't want that toy." Yelchin's collage illustrations -- nicely patterned cut-outside-the-lines forms against rich-hued backdrops -- have energy and style. With everyone bending over backward to get Baby to stop crying, the house starts to resemble a circus, and a lively double-page spread with a swirling yellow-painted background shows Sister hula-hooping, Brother juggling, Grandpa balancing a chair on his nose, etc. Roy had the answer all along, of course, and Baby, reunited with her stuffed-animal sheep, drifts off to sleep -- at six a.m. If only they'd listened to Roy from the beginning. elissa gershowit Copyright 2014 Horn Book Magazine. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2015 June #2
A black Labrador retriever is the only family member who can soothe a crying baby in this humorous, cumulative story that cries out to be read aloud with plenty of sound effects. The story begins "in a quiet house on a quiet street," but the stillness of the night is broken by a resounding "W-A-A-A-A!" set in large, red display type. The titular "crybaby" is clearly distressed and wailing loudly in her crib. The old family dog, Roy, comes a-running with the baby's favorite stuffed toy, but his help is repeatedly rejected. Each family member tries a different tactic to help quiet the baby, from rocking to a bottle feeding to changing the baby's diaper. Every action is given a sound-effect description, usually two words, with the rhyming phrases adding up in a funny reverse list that children will enjoy repeating or acting out: "P-e-e-u-u-w-w! / Peek-a-boo! / Hush, hush! / Rush, rush!" Faithful Roy the retriever keeps offering the baby's stuffed lamb, and eventually the baby re aches down for her toy, solving her crying spell and allowing everyone to get to sleep just as the sun is rising. Loose watercolor illustrations with the look of collage effectively incorporate the sound-effect words within the page designs. Roy is portrayed as a gentle giant carrying the toy lamb in his mouth, and the depictions of family and neighbors add humor to the parade of potential helpers. A winning choice for reading aloud in storytimes and a fine gift for a family with a new baby, with or without a dog. (Picture book. 3-8) Copyright Kirkus 2015 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2015 May
Baby-ToddlerâA baby is crying in the middle of the night. Her parents, grandparents, sister, brother, and neighbors do everything they can think of to make her stop. Roy, the dog, knows the answer all along, but no one is paying attention, and his repeated barks only add to the din. The humorous cumulative text invites participation, as each person's attempt ends with the refrain "But the more they tried, the more that baby criedâ¦W-A-A-A-A!" Yelchin's mixed-media illustrations are fun and full of life. The characters have the look of watercolor cutouts, arranged on top of vibrantly colored, swirling, painted backgrounds. What the baby wants is her toy lamb, a solution that children will predict from the beginning of the story. Child readers will love being in on the joke, identifying with Roy and an equally perplexed mouse as they try to help the clueless humans. Beautifully composed, each page propels the story to a climactic spread filled with hula hooping, magic tricks, juggling, soap bubbles, and music! With everyone else busy, Roy is finally able to deliver the toy to the baby, who smiles and falls asleep, at last. VERDICT The only tears shed at bedtime will be ones of laughter when families are reading this delightful book.âLucinda Snyder Whitehurst, St. Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
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