Blankie

Leslie Patricelli Board Books

by Leslie Patricelli

One of two appealing new storybooks for the very young about a toddler's favourite companions. Following her series of concept board books about opposites, Leslie Patricelli is back with these colourful, simple narratives, each dealing with a subject very dear to a toddler's blanket and dummy. With an art style that is at once simple and sophisticated, these books are toddler-friendly and very funny. Superbly illustrated board books in Leslie Patricelli's bright art style.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Kids, Spanish Literature

Hardcover

About the author

Leslie Patricelli is the American writer and illustrator of the best selling line of toddler books, starring her inimitable Baby character, including Potty, Toot, Yummy Yucky, Big Little, and Hair. She has more than 30 books for children, including her preschool books, Higher! Higher! (a Boston Globe Book Honor Award winner), Be Quiet, Mike!, Faster! Faster! and The Patterson Puppies and the Midnight Monster Party; as well as a middle-grade novel, The Rizzlerunk Club: Best Buds Under Frogs, published in 2018. Leslie Patricelli grew up in Issaquah, Washington close to Pine Lake. Leslie Patricelli majored in Communications at the University of Washington and took classes at the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. Leslie Patricelli created and animated Rover the Dog for Windows XP help installed on more than 60 million computers worldwide.

Reviews

[Karina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spanish Edition--- Naked Baby is finally cold! He has a blankie that he doesn't let go of. Glad my kids don't have this kind of attachment. A dirty filthy blankie is not very appealing to me.

Maybe he wouldn't be so cold if he had clothes on? And how many of these Naked Baby books did Patricelli decide to make?! There is no end! My daughter is already planning her wedding with this little hairless, naked dude.

[Archit · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite Leslie Patricelli Board Books so far. I can relate to the story very much. With simple words and cute drawings, the author has managed to tell the relation of a baby and its blanket which we think to be too trivial!

[Anomaly · Rating 1 out of 5]

Look, I don't want to be a killjoy, but I'm gonna have to on this one. There's something unnerving to me about a book that enforces and perpetuates a child's unhealthy obsession with a blanket. Not only does it treat tantrums as if they're totally acceptable and worth catering to, but it also shows a small child jumping off a couch using their blankie as a hero's cape and dragging a cat by the tail when it goes under the blankie.




I'm sorry, but no. Just plain no. This book is aimed at one of the most impressionable ages of children, so let's maybe don't give them ideas of having tantrums, getting hurt jumping off furniture, or dragging cats by their tails. Especially the last one, since you can cause irreparable damage to a kitty's spine if you drag them by the tail!

To make it worse, the book ends: "I love kitty. I love [teddy] bear. I LOVE (sic) birthday cake... But I love Blankie best of all. And Blankie loves me!" Very unhealthy mentality to encourage, in my opinion... and I say that as someone who has extremely strong mental attachments to inanimate possessions and had a blankie-equivalent from infancy through to an embarrassingly advanced age (though thankfully still in single digits).

Skip this one and find something better for your little ones to enjoy. They're sponges, and this isn't something they should absorb.

[Aidan Devine · Rating 5 out of 5]

People in the reviews getting genuinely upset about a board book with a baby and a blankie makes my day.
This book is literally me. I am the baby. I am the blankie. They are one and the same. Their being is intertwined. They cannot exist without each other. They need each other to survive. This is the greatest love story ever told and I loved every page of the 10 page book.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

So cute for all those littles with blankies

[Nicole Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute book for little ones. Has lots of colors and children can relate to this book. Simple text and easy to read.

[One Code 431 · Rating 4 out of 5]

The relation between the child and his blankie warms may heart

[Kelly · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was cute but after reading it Abby decided she needed to carry her blanket around everywhere like a baby for a few weeks which was annoying. The book doesn't exactly set a good example although I guess if your kid is already obsessed with a blanket it's not bad.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet simple and expressive of childhood.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute book! My kids love this one!

[Laura McLoughlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute. Kathryn enjoyed it and we read it about 6 times yesterday

[Jenna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tämän kirjasarjan jokainen osa on luettu moneen kertaan kuopuksen kanssa. Varsin suloisesti kuvitettu tarina vauvasta ja hänen rakkaasta rievusta.

[Eva_Amaré · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't even know what a blankie was until a couple months ago, because mama didn't let us sleep with one. Now that I do, it's my most favourite thing ever in life and I drag it around everywhere just like the baby in the book. I like the chalk like drawings and the story is short and sweet. Ava doesn't care about blankie except at bedtime. She doesn't know what she's missing having a blankie to hold all the time. Especially mealtimes. 😴

[Set · Rating 1 out of 5]

I do not support books that give children ideas for emotional clutches. It's one thing for a child to have a clutch and it's another to introduce children to security clutches. For my older sister it was sucking her thumb but this happened naturally, there was no external factor such as this book may provide.

[Jill Culver · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about a toddler and his attachment item(a blanket). The book is very relatable and realistic and I thought it was super cute. My son absolutely LOVED this book. He asked my husband and I to read him this book SO many times I lost count. I plan to keep this book in my personal library for that reason.

[Sarah Alamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

We are so proud of you for reading 'Blankie!' You learned that everyone has special things that make them feel safe and loved. The child in the story learned to be brave without their blankie, and you're learning to be brave too! When you feel scared or worried, you can remember that you are strong inside. You did such a wonderful job reading this book all by yourself, sweetie!

[Sanna lukee lapselle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kirja kuvaa taaperon suhdetta rakkaaseen riepuunsa ja erilaisia tilanteita, joissa riepu on mukana. Riepu tulee mukaan päiväkotiin, kauppaan ja oikeastaan kaikkialle. Riepu ei pelkää pimeää. Hauska ja suloinen kirja, johon on hauska eläytyä lukiessa.

[Donna Mork · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story about baby loving his blankie and his blankie loves him too.

[Nicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how both English and Spanish are on each page. It makes it easier to translate for my kids, when my high school Spanish proves a bit too rusty.

[Vani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 3.5 stars

[Marie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Even Joey seems to be over these Patricelli books, thank goodness. I find them to be a bit babyish even for babies, and he's definitely not a baby.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had a blankie as a kid and this book was a nice callback to those memories

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

A toddler does everything with his blankie.

More of a 3.5, rounded up.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book serves its purpose and covers the family types well. I like the illustrations. Unfortunately, nothing captivating or emotional to hook me as a reader.

[Abby Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple pictures that accurately portray my daughter's relationship with Blankie. She is 27 and keeps Blankie in her pillowcase.

[Eadrinor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing wrong with having childhood attachments to those special objects. Kind of funny.

[jesse · Rating 5 out of 5]

probably my favourite book.

[Martha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still have my blankie.

[Colette · Rating 4 out of 5]

My youngest brother had several blankness. But he would only go to sleep with the one with the silky edges.