I Kissed the Baby! - by Mary Murphy (Board Book)

About the Book

News of a baby is buzzing from animal to animal, with each one boasting of seeing, feeding, singing to, tickling, and kissing the tiny little thing. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

Mary Murphy's big, eye-catching graphics and bouncy, ebullient text are sure to enchant readers who are celebrating a baby - or relishing their own claim to the title.

"I saw the baby! Did you see the baby?"
"Yes! I saw the baby, the teeny weeny thing."

It's so exciting! News of the baby is buzzing from animal to animal, with each one - fish, bird, squirrel, insect, frog - boasting of seeing, feeding, singing to, tickling, and kissing the tiny little thing. With bold black-and-white illustrations and a flash of vivid yellow for the wee chick's appearance at the end, Mary Murphy's simple, singsong story captures the giddy commotion only a baby can bring.

Review Quotes

This is ebullient and adorable, and its clear broadly articulated forms make it a natural to read to toddler groups and--as advised--by the person holding the new baby . . . A knock-out in design and concept.
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

An animal cast so elated that they seem on the verge of jumping into readers' laps . . . The high-contrast pictures and exclamatory text are guaranteed eye and ear magnets for the littlest ones.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

This is an ideal book for little eyes and ears, for text, illustrations, and design meld perfectly to capture the excitement of welcoming a new arrival.
--School Library Journal (starred review)

Featured/recommended on Oprah's 2012 Kids Reading List
--Oprah.com

About the Author

Mary Murphy is the author and illustrator of a number of children's books, including HOW KIND!. I KISSED THE BABY!, she says, "is about how excited everyone is to welcome a new baby into the community. It's best read, like a nursery rhyme, by whomever is holding Baby at the time." She lives in Galway, Ireland.