The Baby's Lap Book

by Kay Chorao, Ann Durell (editor)

An anthology of familiar nursery rhymes

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

Kay Chorao is a children's writer and illustrator.

She was born Ann McKay Sproat in Elkhart, Indiana, United States, into a middle-class, suburban family. She loved and was encouraged to draw at a young age. She attended Laurel School in Shaker Heights, OH. Chorao went to Wheaton College, where in 1958 she earned a Bachelor of Arts in art history. After that, Chorao pursued her graduate study at Chelsea School of Art from 1958 to 1959.

Chorao got married and had three sons before moving to New York with her family. From 1966 to 1968, she studied book illustration at School of Visual Arts in New York.

Besides writing self-illustrated children's books, Chorao has been the illustrator for many books by Jane Yolen, Judith Viorst, Jan Wahl, and Marjorie Sharmat.

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the hands-down favorite storybook for all 4 of my children and usually chosen for bedtime snuggle time with Daddy. It is a slim book with the usual selection of poems accompanied by colorful and endearing illustrations. I recently bought 4 new copies of this book, one for each of my kids, to save for reading to their own little ones someday.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This beautifully illustrated book consists of 58 favourite nursery rhymes.

[Lucy Bilik · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful collection of rhymes and stories for children with great illustrations.

[Prplpckl · Rating 2 out of 5]

A collection of classic nursery rhymes.

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations with one or two rhymes per page. Perfect for little ones!