Hello, Baby Animals

by duopress labs, Julissa Mora (Visual Art)

Making connections between images on a page and the real world is an important building block for your baby’s communication skills—and this charming introduction to ten baby animals, paired with a friendly text, and bold basic patterns, provide a great high-contrast experience for young developing eyes. The perfect follow up to Hello, Ocean Friends.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Animals

20 pages, Board Book

Published September 13, 2016

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great high contrast images. However "quack quack" duck makes no sense when all the other animals are saying "hi" and other greetings in various different ways in English and other languages. It's the cutest of the pictures but makes the reader ask a lot of questions. Do the ducks speak a language we should understand? Is quack quack in the vernacular somewhere? Or is it perceived that ducks aren't smart enough to pick up a language compared to all the other animals?

[Taylor Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cade calls this stat padding but a book is a book

[Hallie Sieloff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love baby animals

[Mira Prater · Rating 5 out of 5]

We really enjoyed saying hello to the baby animals.

[Tyler Schaben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Claire loves it

[Conley]

I loved the contrasting colors with the different ways to say hello to each animal. My mom says that the book is confusing with some animals being baby and some not, and the way to say hello not being consistent but I don’t notice

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first book that Madison hasn’t been too interested in. May re-read it in another month or two.

[Nazneen Azizi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple but the high contrast images kept my little 3-month self engaged! I couldn’t stop staring at them (but I’m also partial to white images on a black background).

[Margaux · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent high contrast board book for babies! The animals are so cute and will be engaging and fun for little ones.

[Will Collins · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really quick read, I don't think this is meant for adults. Story still has a good plot though.

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great little board book for infants, who benefit from high-contrast images. The premise of the book is cute, but the text seems pretty lazy. Good thing the text isn’t important! The words means nothing to a one-month-old, but those pictures sure are fun for them to look at.

[Nicole Hendricks · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are very cute with a lot of contrast for little ones. The text doesn't flow extremely well, but a variety of simple words are used. I wish the last page would have been a picture of a baby or a small mirror saying hello to baby.

[Fritz Loehrke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why does the duck get a "Quack Quack" greeting when all the other animals speak human languages like English, Spanish, or Mandarin? I expect more than nonsense like this from baby books.

[Erin Stuhlsatz · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of the babe's first books. He seemed to enjoy looking at the black and white photos. We have used the book to fight the patriarchy by explaining that the greetings are never to be used for human women.

"Hello, baby bunny." No, only Ms. Bunny.
"What's going on, zebra?" May have racial overtones. Best avoided.
"What's up, chick?" NEVER
"Hi, there, piggy." It doesn't matter how chubby someone is, Piggy is not an appropriate nickname.
"Good to see you, baby elephant." Ditto here.
"Quack, quack, baby duck." She will just think you are weird.
"Ni hao, little panda!" Panda might not be Chinese. Don't make assumptions.
"What's happening, pretty penguin?" I mean, just penguin would be weird, and the pretty makes it very condescending. Even if she is pretty, that's not the most important thing about her.
"Hola, baby owl!" What? Is that because Hola and Hoo start with the same two letters? But they do not sound the same.

But all joking aside, this is a very cute book that we have enjoyed very much.

[Eva Little · Rating 2 out of 5]

📖 Hello, Baby Animals: A High Contrast Book | By Duopress labs | Art by Julissa Mora

Mamá says:
I realised only now that I have never read the actual words of this book to Eva. I simply use the black and white -and as the title suggests ‘high contrast’ images to read to her my own Spanish version. I make high pitch noises of what I think the animals sounds like (Does anyone know what a Panda sounds like?!) I’m sure the actual book is great though. Should we even be leaving this review though...
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Eva says:
This book is bold yet inconsistent. There’s a bit of english, chinese and spanish. Sometimes onomatopoeia (quack, quack) others just plain normal. Aside from the striking use of black and white, I’m really not learning that much.

[E · Rating 1 out of 5]

So inconsistent it makes me crazy. Sometimes the baby animal name is used, sometimes the adult. Sometimes the animal sound is provided, sometimes not. Sometimes another language is used, sometimes not. If they were all baby animals and they each used a greeting in a different language, it'd be a 4 star book.

[Garrett Tautkus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible book. My son is obsessed with it. We have each read it well over 100 times because it's JUST THAT GOOD.

You think things are getting interesting when the penguin enters the narrative but NOTHING will prepare you for the Owl 🦉😱.

I've got to go back and read this again. You should too.

[Ernest · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sturdy pages and high contrast images make this book instantly suitable for the target audience. That the animals are baby animals makes being able to relate the animals to a very young child even easier (and I accept that this is larger, metanarrative point).

[Alice Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Serves its purpose well. :)

[Arielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfect for small babies. Simple illustrations.

[Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book!

[Madison]

This book did not hold my attention. Momma may try reading it to me again in a month or so.

[Megan Gery · Rating 5 out of 5]

R. really liked this one— I think because of the simplicity of the pictures.

[Jessalyn Plant · Rating 3 out of 5]

All black and white. All bold. This is a neat little book for tot and parent.

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hello, Baby Animals: A High-Contrast Book by Julissa Mora – A high contrast board book perfect for the tiniest readers! Happy Reading!

[Kailea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great contrast book that features a variety of animals. It even includes "ni hao" and "hola", which I think is great. My baby at 9 weeks enjoys this book.

[Ernest · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was black. It was white. It was everything I hoped for.

[Shahan Najam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very simple and the high contrast was very easy for my child to follow. Started reading it to him at the 2 month mark

[Katherine]

We learned all about baby animals. 10/10 no notes.