Princess Baby is back in this sturdy board book featuring a sparkly cover—perfect for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers! It's bedtime, but Princess Baby isn't sleepy. "Time for bed," her parents call. "But I need one more minute, please," Princess Baby replies, again and again and again. After all, there is so much a princess baby needs to do. Pj's need to be put on, toys need to be put away, the perfect book needs to be chosen, and her beloved subjects need to brush their teeth! It's a very busy time in Princess Baby's room. Young readers will want to climb into their own beds when our pint-sized heroine finally pulls up the covers and goes "night night."
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32 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
Horrible Role Model!
By BostonMama
I'm pretty surprised that this book has received the rave reviews it has. I bought this for my 17 month old daughter because we are big Karen Katz fans. Her books always are simple, adorably illustrated, and captivating for my daughter. They also always (until now) model good behavior for children. My daughter has a very set bedtime routine, in which her father and/or I are very involved each night. She brushes her teeth, gets her sleepsack on, has story time, and then goes into her crib, quite easily, because she KNOWS the routine. In this book, "Princess Baby" is apparently a child who runs wild a bedtime, and as her parents call to her from a completely different room, asking her if she is completing her bedtime tasks (brushing her teeth, washing her face, putting on her pajamas, etc.), she lies, and tells them that she is doing them. In fact, she is not doing any of the tasks, and is only playing with her dolls and stuffed animals (although she is, in fact, brushing THEIR teeth, and putting on THEIR pajamas). Finally, her absentee parents find her passed out on the floor in the middle of all her stuffed animals and dolls. Given that my daughter actually does what she is supposed to do at bedtime, and her father and I make sure she does, this is the last thing I want to read to her, to give her any idea that she should be doing anything other than what she does every night. The absentee parents bother me, but fine. And I understand that not all kids are easy to get to bed. But what I just can't get over is that "Princess Baby" is outright lying to her parents, and we're supposed to think it is cute, I guess. I don't. Big thumbs down on this one.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Wonderful and very true!
By DollZwize
Just happened to read this book at a local bookstore last night, keep thinking about it and definitely am going back to buy - several!The whole concept of preparing for bed is always something of a negotiation. I found the concepts on Princess Baby's ideas absolutely Priceless!If your little ones seem to have all sorts of projects in mind at bedtime, and not at all quite what you had in mind, you will be touched and bemused at this little ones caring preoccupations.Truly wonderful book and illustrations!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.Your little princess will love it!
By Deborah V
If your child likes to play at being a princess, this book will be sure to delight! The princess baby is absolutely adorable and like most children when bed time comes she is too busy to want to sleep. Children will recognize the delaying tactics and look forward to the various excuses with much anticipation!
