The Baby Shower, by Eve Bunting

Illustrated by Judy Love
Rating: Additional

Charlesbridge, 2007, $15.95
ISBN: 9781580891394
Grade Level: PreK - Grade 1

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Ms. Brindle Cow is having a baby, and Chipmunk, Rabbit, Turtle, Pig and Duck are on their way to share in the happy event, each with a gift for this special occasion, which is even more joyous when they find out that she has given birth to twins. The animal characters from Eve Bunting's previous book "The Wedding" are celebrating the new arrival in gentle rhymes and a touch of humor, but the jolly, rather cartoonish illustrations (ink on water color paper) dominate the text.

Reviewer: Beatrice Carswell, Orange County Public Library/West Garden Grove Branch