HarperCollins | 978-0063157217

“I was born a baby.
I was born a colt.
I was born a piglet.
I’m a billy goat…”

I knew from looking at the cover that I WAS BORN A BABY written by Meg Fleming was going to be a fun picture book, but I didn’t know *how* PERFECT it was until I heard Meg read it at one of her virtual launches several days ago.

CLICK TO ENLARGE © illustration by Brandon James Scott

The combo of a catchy rhyming text with absolutely adorable illustrations by Brandon James Scott (those wide, black on white eyes!) ensure kids will revisit this book again and again. And when they do, they’ll learn the names of baby animals – owlets, porcupettes, joeys, and more – and soon be reciting the entire book by heart. It makes for a wonderful read-aloud experience, the perfect book to introduce to emerging readers, and a terrific launching point to a study of animals, their names, habits, and habitats.

CLICK TO ENLARGE © illustration by Brandon James Scott

Pair this book with more books about baby animals:

BORN IN THE WILD by Lita Judge

WOODLAND DREAMS by Karen Jameson, illustrated by Marc Boutavant

LITTLE KIDS FIRST BIG BOOK OF BABY ANIMALS by Maya Myers