Whoa, Baby, Whoa!

Grace Nichols

Bloomsbury USA, Feb 28, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

Baby's on the move! Exploring the kitchen, finding out what things taste like, making a splash in the bathtub, this crawling cutie is ready to try everything! "Whoa, baby, whoa!" say Baby's family. They aren't sure Baby is big enough to be so adventurous. But when Baby gets ready for the biggest challenge of all-those very first steps-there's a warm welcome waiting when the whole family finally cheers, "Go, baby, go!"

What people are saying

Review: Whoa, Baby, Whoa!

User Review  - Camille - Goodreads

I'm not one who reads other reviews before I start writing my own, but in this case, I saw several all-caps NO!s strewn about the page and that got me curious. I have to say, that I agree with Library ...

Review: Whoa, Baby, Whoa!

User Review  - Asho - Goodreads

This one gets four stars primarily for the illustrations, which feature a biracial family. I don't think I've ever seen that in a children's book before (not that I've been on the lookout for it ...

About the author

Grace Nichols was born in Georgetown, Guyana, where she worked as a teacher and journalist before moving to the UK in 1977. Grace was the first poet in residence at the Tate Gallery, and she has won a number of book awards.Eleanor Taylor is the creator of Beep, Beep, Let's Go, as well as the artist of No Trouble At All, written by Sally Grindley.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Whoa, Baby, Whoa!
• Author: Grace Nichols
• Illustrated by: Eleanor Taylor
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, 2012
• ISBN: 1599907429, 9781599907420
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Family / New Baby