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Title details for So Much by Trish Cooke - Available

So Much

by Trish Cooke
Helen Oxenbury
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Auntie and Uncle and Nannie and Gran-Gran and all the cousins want to hug and kiss the new baby — they all love the baby SO MUCH! Illustrations by Helen Oxenbury brim with the warmth of a large, loving extended family.
Mom and baby are home alone when — DING DONG! — Auntie and then Uncle and Nannie and Gran-Gran and the cousins come to visit. And they all want to hug and kiss and squeeze and eat the baby right up — because everybody loves the baby SO MUCH! With Helen Oxenbury lending her characteristic warmth and humor to a most exuberant family party, Trish Cooke's rhythmic, cumulative story captures the joy of being the baby in a large extended family — a baby who knows that he is absolutely, utterly adored.

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  • Release date

    May 10, 2022

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781536221336
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.4
    • Lexile® Measure: 580
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from August 29, 1994
      A baby boy is showered with love from his relatives as the clan gathers for a celebration in this exuberant picture book. The baby waits at the window with Mom, not ``doing anything... nothing really,'' when, one by one, family members ring the doorbell and make a grand entrance. Auntie Bibba wants to squeeze the baby, Uncle Didi wants to kiss him, Nannie and Gran-Gran want to eat him and the baby's cousins want to fight him-all because they love him SO much. Once the house is ``full, full, full,'' Dad walks in-and gets a real surprise. Cooke's (When I Grow Bigger) bubbly language works perfectly with her cumulative structure to take full advantage of the excitement and suspense of each new arrival. She also occasionally adopts African American dialect (``He flip-flap him over till he nearly drop him''), which may prove to be a slight stumbling block for some. Vibrant gouache paintings capture all the warmth of this close-knit group and realistic details of their clothes and mannerisms give the characters added life. Oxenbury (We're Going on a Bear Hunt) balances bold full-page portraits with transitional black-and-white spot art, modulating the flow of the joyous proceedings. Ages 3-up.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 1, 2004
      A baby boy is showered with love during a family party. "In this exuberant picture book.... Vibrant gouache paintings capture all the warmth of this close-knit group," said PW in a starred review. Ages 3-up.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.4
  • Lexile® Measure:580
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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