From School Library Journal PreSchool-K?A joyous celebration of babyhood from A to Z. In simple and tender rhymes， the renowned poet and anthologist captures the essence of infants in a variety of moods and their actions and zestful reactions to the awesome world around them. As families revel in the sweet and often funny verses， very young children will delight in the small， full-color photographs of their tiny cohorts that accompany each poem. These precise and loving observations are certain to provide tremendous enjoyment for older siblings and grandparents as well. A splendid poetic tribute to human infancy.?Selene S. Vasquez， New York Public LibraryCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information， Inc. From Kirkus Reviews A photograph album of ordinary verses about extraordinary babies by a poet (Festivals， p. 456， etc.) who has written more portentous works， but perhaps not such personal ones. Arranged alphabetically， most of the verses use the designated letter to describe the baby in an activity pictured， e.g.， B for ``Bathtub-Baby，'' K for ``Kicking-Baby，'' T for ``Throwing-Baby，'' etc. Some of the verses are unpolished--``Christmas-Baby'' ``falls asleep/and smiles to be/dreaming/of her Christmas tree''--while others are pedestrian --``glad to see/his mother's face，/glad to see/his special space，/glad to hear/his doggy bark，/glad he'll get to/see the park.'' The march through the alphabet can be a bit grim and determined， with V for baby's ``Vim and Vigor，'' X for the kisses a baby is trying to escape， and Y for older babies who know how to ``Yell.'' A few display humor and originality: ``Swinging-Baby'' is a poem that swings with the playground equipment and gives readers plenty of leeway for its recitation. The babies--in a multiracial array--are portrayed in inventive photographs that convey the children as strong individuals; when photo and poem mesh， the result can be quite winsome. (Picture book. 4-7) -- Copyright ©1996， Kirkus Associates， LP. All rights reserved. See all Editorial Reviews