Please, baby, please

such a great book. repetative but not too much

This book takes you through a day with a mother and her toddler. It starts out with the mother begging the baby to go back to sleep at 3:30 in the morning and just goes through out the day. All the while the baby causing lots of trouble

I liked the book it was cute and a book that I might would read

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to little bitty babies.

I would probably not put this book in the classroom.

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Picture this: Mom and Dad are in bed and their baby girl crawls in and wants up. "Go back to bead, baby, PLEASE baby, PLEASE!" Every parent has had it happen: The 300 in the morning “can’t go to sleep playtime, a bowl of cereal dumped all of the head, crayon drawings all over the wall, the

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screaming friend who won't give back the ball, eating sand at the playground, and giving you a dandelion. Every scene mimics every parent's experience in parenthood. This could turn into a series illustrating all of the frustrating elements families lives as that toddler goes to preschool, then to elementary school, middle school, and finally high school. Nelson uses such delightful expressions on the children's faces that you know you could never stay mad at them for long. The pages are filled to the edge with realistic pictures in bright, brilliant colors. Children will love turning page after page because they will certainly identify with nearly every scene depicted. As a teacher I appreciate being able to promote a book including a black family doing every day normal routines in a familiar setting. It’s about normal families. I’m glad race didn’t matter. Highly recommended. Ages 2-5.

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Wonderful rhythm, repetition and rhyme in this book about a toddler's day. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers will be able to relate to and have fun with this book, as will parents. Gorgeous illustrations.

I love, love, love this! As the hours of the day pass, Baby's mother begs her to behave. Kadir Nelson's illustrations perfectly capture the independence of this little girl, as she follows her own path through the day, not going to sleep, eating her peas, or sitting still in the bath.

Please, baby, please, is a adorable story about a baby that just does what typical babies do, writing on the wall, eating sand, not going to sleep. The parents find themselves having to ask the baby, please, quite often.

A day in the life of a toddler. Easy words yet the pictures come to life and you can't help but love the toddler!!

A mother continues to ask her toddler to "please, baby, please," stop getting in stuff or making messes.

Please baby please, go through the day with the little girl and her father or mother say please to her through out the day and that night, her other tucks her in say "Please baby have a good night".

Book Fair seller! Funny fun read. My son made me read this book to him two and three times a night.

I liked this book for a few reasons. For one, I liked the language used in the book because it consists of a basic pattern. Each page has a short phrase and ends with “please, baby, please.” Each page is also written in English and then at the bottom of the page is written in Spanish. This is

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helpful for students learning English or students trying to learn Spanish because they are simple, basic patterns. I also liked the illustrations because they supported the text. Since this book would be helpful for students to learn different languages, the illustrations help to support the text and create a visual of the meaning. Finally, I liked the characters because they are believable. The story is about a young child and her parents. Each page describes what the mother wants or does not want the child to do. Most of the pages reflect how the mother would like her child to behave. I think this can be relatable to students because their mother may tell them the proper way to behave in different situations. The big message of Please, Baby, Please is that your family wants the best for you. At the end of the story, the young child realizes this and appreciates her mom by saying, “kiss me good night? Mama, Mama, Mama, please.”

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Its about a family who raise the baby.

This is an adorable book that would make a sweet gift for a new parent, or a parent of a toddler.
The illustrations are phenomenal, and the font appearance is fun, but I can't quite figure out the rhyme scheme or rhythm, so I actually find the story itself a little frustrating-- it doesn't just

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naturally flow. Regardless, this is still a book I would want in a nursery or pre-K room because the idea of the mischievous character is very engaging, the artwork is incredibly well done, and it's a great representation of non-white characters.

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I really enjoyed Spike Lee’s story “Please Baby Please” for multiple reasons, from the engaging, well-paced writing, and the illustrations, to the realistic characters. In the story the author takes us through a day with an active toddler, and her seemingly overwhelmed parents. The story is

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told chronologically (from morning to night) and is written in a very well paced and engaging style. Lee uses short, simple sentences, and repeats the phrase “please, baby please”, as the toddlers parents attempt to get her to cooperate throughout the day. This element adds to the realistic nature of the story. The illustrations also add to the story because the images reflect real situations that occur with toddlers from getting cheerios all over them, to writing on the walls, and the bubbly, wet mess that comes with bath time. The characters are extremely believable because they behave in a way that is true to real life, from the hyper toddler, to the tired parents pleading with the child for cooperation. This is a wonderful story that brings to the forefront the struggles that comes with parenting a young child. The big idea is that although raising a toddler has its challenges, the love between the child and parents makes it all worthwhile.

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Please, Baby, Please is an adorable book. However, I had issues with the rhyme scheme of the book because the author would switch up the phrase. The illustrations are great and I believe every parent can relate to the story of an active toddler.