Oh, Baby!

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #3

by Nancy E. Krulik, John & Wendy (Illustrator)

Oh, Baby! #3 by Nancy E. Krulik. Published by Grosset & Dunlap,2002, Paperback

Genres: Childrens, Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Fiction, Contemporary, Audiobook, Young Adult

80 pages, Paperback

Published November 15, 2005

About the author

Nancy Krulik is the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers. She is best known, however, for being the author and creator of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo book series, which has brought her to the attention of second, third, and fourth graders nationwide.

Nancy has also written extensively for teens and is well known as a biographer of Hollywood's hottest young stars. Her knowledge of the details of celebrities lives has made her a desired guest on several entertainment shows on the E! network as well as on Extra and Access Hollywood. She can be seen there talking about the secret lives of such celebs as Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Hilary Duff, and Frankie Muniz. Nancy has also been a guest on radio broadcasts nationwide discussing the superstars she has researched over the years.

As the author of several teen and preteen advice books, including Grosset and Dunlap's Prom!: The Complete Guide to a Truly Spectacular Night, Nancy has been interviewed by several prominent magazines including Cosmo Girl, Teen, Teen People, Seventeen, and Teen Celebrity. She has also been the celebrity guest for three Teen People chat presentations. Nancy has recently begun to delve into the teen novel market, writing four romances for young adults, all of which will be published between 2004 and 2005.

Nancy currently lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser, their two children, Amanda and Ian, and a crazed cockerspaniel named Pepper .

Reviews

[AnnieM · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you are looking for the great American novel, move on. However if you are looking for a nice low level chapter book to try and help your budding reader grow stinger, this is a good choice especially for girls.

I listened to it in the car with my niece. She really liked it (she's a second grader) and it gave us a chance to talk about the first two books she read without me.

She wants to keep reading the series and after years of her fighting and not wanting to read. So any excitement she has toward reading, I'm thrilled.

[Kelsie Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

* 4.5 stars *

This one was cute. I liked how Katie got out of explaining the talking. I’m really good at ventriloquism myself lol. I liked the story in this one and found it interesting. I think the lesson of being grateful for your age could’ve been fleshed out a bit more but overall this was good.

[Tyler Replogle · Rating 5 out of 5]

My six year old this book was so great because it had jokes in it.

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun Katie Kazoo book - only this time she switched places with a baby!

[Julie Lee · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was nice to learn how to do ventriloquism and it's another fun book in the series!

[STRP · Rating 3 out of 5]

R: it was good :)

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Being a helpless baby sounds terrifying.

[Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tbh there was too much baby crying, and you can’t learn ventriloquism in one night so

[Maya Kataura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for early readers

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

In this story, Katie deals with not being "big enough." Two of Katie's classmates go to see the scary movie Tornado! Katie and Suzanne attempt to go, but they are not allowed to see it. Katie struggles with not feeling grown up enough. What I am noticing as a trend in this series is the confliction Katie faces, and then she turns into someone who shows her another perspective.

Katie turns into her best friend, Suzanne's, three month old sister, Heather. Jeremy and Katie are over at Suzanne's house, when the wind comes in and turns Katie in Heather. Luckily no one sees the transformation, but Katie is now trapped in Heather's crib and she finds herself frustrated. She is unable to sit up or roll over. She begins to cry. Suzanne runs in and tries to bottle fed Katie. The formula is gross, and Katie is even more frustrated, and she smells something not pleasant. Suzanne notices the smell and announces she is going to change Heather's diaper. Katie freaks out and speaks loudly, only the problem is, it appears Heather is the one whom has spoken. Suzanne and Jeremy are convinced Heather is a genius.
At school the next day there is an article in the school paper about Heather. Suzanne is bragging about her smart sister, and Katie tries to figure out a way to fix this mess!

I really can see why younger kids like this series for adults. The humor is right up their alley. The books may be a bore for the grownups, but there seems to be a bit of a lesson in each story.

[Tristanti Tri Wahyuni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Namanya juga anak-anak, kadang suka pengin jadi orang lain selain dirinya. Bacaan yang seru dan bagus banget buat anak-anak. Ada pelajaran tentang penerimaan terhadap diri sendiri. Bahwa bagaimana pun, menjadi diri sendiri jauh lebih baik daripada menjadi siapa pun itu. Ada juga pelajaran tentang keluarga dan persahabatan yang bisa diambil dari cerita petualangan Katie dan kawan-kawannya.

[Skylar Burris · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book with my (about to be) 2nd grader, alternating chapters (she reads one to me, and then I read one to her, so she can practice reading without the process of getting through a book being quite so torturous to both of us). I'm guessing she learned about the series in school from a friend, but she seemed familiar with it and really wanted to read this one. She enjoyed it and want to find out what would happen next. I found it boring and predictable, but I'm not sure what to expect of books on a 2nd grade reading level. It's certainly not the sort of children's book an adult can also enjoy. She seems to be very keen on reading books only with female primary characters, so it seems to me that that is what most of the children's books have these days, but perhaps I will learn differently when my son is reading...

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

“‘How come you didn’t tell me you were a ventriloquist?...We could have been playing tricks on people all this time.’”
-
“‘I guess there are a lot of things you guys don’t know about me.’”
-
Katie admires Suzanne’s independence as she takes care of her baby sister, Heather. Katie switcheroos into Heather. I distinctly remember that part - she is not constrained with her speaking abilities while being in a baby’s body, and tells Suzanne to not change her diaper. Suzanne tells everyone that her sister is a genius baby and ends up making a fool out of herself. She is upset that Katie hadn’t seemed to “believe” her. Katie has to make up a story about ventriloquism (which I guess she is decent at anyways).

[Betsy · Rating 2 out of 5]

We listened to this book on a car trip. My 4 year old picked it out at the library. While I didn't appreciate the story very much (the whole magic wind switcheroo concept was a little too much for me to swallow), she really enjoyed it and asked to get more. This series is also pretty popular among some of my second grade library patrons too, particularly girls. Go figure!

[Sydney · Rating 4 out of 5]

when katie turns into suzzane's baby sister she makes her baby sister talk now suzzane thinks that her baby sister is a genuis and she brings her baby sister to show proof that her baby can talk. when she brings her to school and the baby doesn't talk every body thinks she's a liar but katie wasn't because she was the baby and she made it talk.

[M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book. Girl made wish, presumably in earlier book in the Katie Kazoo series, that she could be someone/something else and occasionally a big, magic wind comes and turns her into something else. This time it’s her best friend’s baby sister. 2nd grade chapter book.

[Meghan M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think other books I read are WAY better but this one was ok

[Eliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was interesting and made me feel not-lonely.

[Samantha Parke]

It is funny

[Miki · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[Feral · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

really really good own

[Mayle Brooks]

Suzanne had to watch her baby sister. Katie and some other friends were hanging out with Katie. Katie went up to her crib and this cold breeze hit her neck. And then it happened again. What do you think will happen next? Well, Katie fell to the floor. The baby was her and she was the baby! Do you think Katie will be herself again? What do you think about the book so far? Have you read this book before?