Big Mama's BabyILLUSTRATED BY Ages: 5-7 Pages: 32 List Price: $15.95 Cover: Hardcover Published: 8/1/2007 ISBN: 1-59078-187-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-187-6 |
When Big Mama calls, “Hey, Baby! Hey, Big Mama's Baby!” Baby comes trotting, looking for a hug and a scratch behind his ears. Ever since the day Big Mama brought Baby home from the sale barn, the local folks wondered how on earth she could keep him as a pet. Calves have a habit of growing bigger . . . and bigger . . . and Baby is no different. It isn't long before Baby is waking the neighbors with his bellowing in the middle of the night and busting Big Mama's screened-in porch. Still, Mama can't dream of life without her beloved Baby. But then comes the day when Baby is full-grown. What will Big Mama do now? Lacy Finn Borgo's endearing story, with charming illustrations by Nancy Cote, is filled with homespun humor and lively language that makes it perfect for reading aloud. Reviews"Evoke[s] the Texas landscape...espressive human and bovine faces." "Cote paints a lovely landscape, with sweeping vistas and hazy golds and lilacs of midday and Van Gogh nights. Lovely, too, is the bond between Big Mama and Baby, which has all the usual ups and downs of trying to care for a large farm animal." "Cote's acrylic paintings somewhat recall Michelle Edwards' work in human figures, while giving the wide-open spaces of Texas their due; Baby himself is a big ol' bovine Mama's boy, face blissful as he's wallowing in attention from his surrogate dam. Toss this into the mix when you're doing pet stories, and watch kids rethink the comparatively modest trials of kitty care. " |
