The baby that roared

Format:

Book (regular print)

Title:

The baby that roared

Author:

Puttock, Simon.

ISBN:

9780763659035

9780857630186

9780857630193

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publication Information:

Somerville, Mass. : Nosy Crow, 2012.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 28 cm

General Note:

"An imprint of Candlewick Press."

Summary:

When a little bundle appears on the Deer's doorstep, Mrs. Deer thinks her wish for a baby has come true while Mr. Deer is more wary, but the little one will not stop roaring and those who try to help keep disappearing.

Subject(s):

Infants -- Juvenile fiction.

Foundlings -- Juvenile fiction.

Monsters -- Juvenile fiction.

Forest animals -- Juvenile fiction.

Babies -- Fiction.

Foundlings -- Fiction.

Forest animals -- Fiction.

Monsters -- Fiction.

Genre:

Picture books for children.

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Summary

When Mr. and Mrs. Deer find a little antlered bundle on the doorstep, Mrs. Deer thinks their wish for a baby has come true; Mr. Deer thinks that the baby is very, very peculiar. It won't stop roaring, so they ask advice from friends and family, who in turn send them off to fetch what they think the baby needs. But each time Mr. and Mrs. Deer return home from an errand, someone is missing and the baby is still roaring. It takes wise old Granny Bear to spot the problem. The baby's not a baby - it's a little monster! A very hungry monster at that. . . .

Author Notes

Simon Puttock has written several children's books, among them a winner of a Royal Mail Award for Scottish Children's Books. He has lived in New Zealand, Trinidad, Australia, England, and Barbados. Now he lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Nadia Shireen worked as a magazine journalist until she decided to study illustration. She now draws and writes stories for a living. She lives in London with her husband.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 2-"All babies are beautiful" is a common belief among parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Deer are no exception. The happy couple rejoices when a bundle of joy shows up on their doorstep, as they have always wanted a baby to love. However, though this infant sports antlers, it is not very deerlike-in fact, it's spherical and covered in blue fur. As soon as the Deers take him in, the baby won't stop roaring. Like all new parents, they call a lifeline or two to come and help with the fussy youngster. Unfortunately, when the visitors are left alone with it, they quickly disappear. Granny Bear saves the day; when she burps the little troublemaker, all the other visitors are spit back up. Then the "dear little baby" is revealed to be "a LITTLE MONSTER!" Though the creature scampers off, the Deers' empty nest is refilled when a sweet blue "kitten" shows up at the end of the story. Children will absolutely delight in the silliness of this book. The illustrations are colorful, engaging, and quite funny. Be prepared for hilarity when you turn to the "burp!" spread. A great read-aloud or lap read, this one will have older children checking to see if their younger siblings are what they seem.-Jasmine L. Precopio, Fox Chapel Area School District, Pittsburgh, PA (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Part of the charm of this mischievous story from Puttock (Little Lost Cowboy) is that readers know more than the main characters, a childless deer couple that don't know how to deal with the baby they find on their doorstep. Mr. and Mrs. Deer can't understand why the baby-which has blue fur, a pair of taped-on antlers, and a lot of teeth-keeps roaring. Their friends try to help, but disappear whenever they are left alone with the baby ("How very peculiar!" say the deer). Shireen is a smart choice to illustrate, given the similarly wicked humor that propelled her Good Little Wolf (2011); her mixed-media art plays up both the baby's maniacal tendencies and the other animals' cluelessness. Characters such as Uncle Duncan (a purple owl) and Auntie Agnes (a blue rabbit) get prim accessories like a beret and scarf-accessories that are all that remain of said characters until the baby burps them up and runs off. The repetitive structure and subversive humor should make this a storytime favorite. Ages 3-up. Agent: Jodie Marsh, United Agents. Illustrator's agent: Penny Holroyde, the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.