Praise for BABY LOVES!
This fall was the debut for two wonderful picture books from a new series, BABY LOVES SCIENCE. BABY LOVES THERMODYNAMICS and BABY LOVES QUARKS are utterly charming (I'm biased of course, but really -- who could resist these books?!). The text, by my client Ruth Spiro, is smart, funny, and rock solid science. Now I finally understand what quarks are! The illustrations that accompany the text are colorful and sweet, featuring two of the most irresistible kids you could hope to meet in the pages of a book. These truly are perfect books for the toddler set. And I'm not the only one who thinks so -- here's a list of the praise that we've received so far!
Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering!
ILLINOIS READS 2017
selection for Birth – 4 Years (Baby
Loves Quarks!)
Under
the auspices of the Illinois Reading Council, ILLINOIS READS is a yearly
statewide project to promote reading for all Illinois citizens. Beginning with
read aloud books for babies, 6 books will be selected for each additional age
band through adult readers.
LA Times HolidayBooks Gift Guide: The hottest books for young adults, middle-graders and
gorgeous new picture books (2016)
There’s plenty to engage young children in these simple
books (part of the Baby Loves series) that introduce basic science ideas and
science vocabulary. The book titles are probably more for the adults than the
young children for whom these board books are intended!
SLJ/Fuse #8 by Betsy
Bird
"Okay
now. Before you start with the eye rolling, hear me out. Have you
ever actually read these books? I know they look like a science-y
version of Cozy Classics or other adult concepts siphoned down to board book
formats. Go into them, though, and they’re clever. Just big
concepts made palatable. The titles may have a shock effect, but the
contents are worth considering. Plus we don’t have much in the way of
science-related board books AT ALL these days."
American Scientist
STEM Books for Young Children
"I applaud this series of board books for attempting to bring some complicated topics down to a very introductory level. Using cute and colorful illustrations, these books rely on the familiar to explain the unfamiliar....if you're looking for baby books that at least bring up the subject of physics and engineering as normal aspects of everyday life, these are a great place to start!"
The Planetary Society
STEM Books for Young Children
"I applaud this series of board books for attempting to bring some complicated topics down to a very introductory level. Using cute and colorful illustrations, these books rely on the familiar to explain the unfamiliar....if you're looking for baby books that at least bring up the subject of physics and engineering as normal aspects of everyday life, these are a great place to start!"
The Planetary Society
(Baby Loves Aerospace
Engineering!)
"It's
a relief to have one baby space book to recommend that does not just list all
the planets. This adorable baby board book talks about how Bird can fly, then
asks if airplanes fly like birds? (No!) But at least Bird can commiserate with
the airplane that neither can go to space. In the end, the bird gets to take a
rocket into space. Have fun, bird!"
The Blade (Toledo)
"Part
of the Baby
Loves Science series, these are “little books about big ideas.” In Baby Loves Aerospace
Engineering, Baby learns the dynamics of flight by watching a bird fly, and
discovers how engines and fuel make flight possible for planes and rockets. In Baby Loves Quarks, Baby learns that
quarks are the building blocks of nature, that atoms and molecules compose the
world, including Baby! These colorful board books are an inviting introduction
to all things science and math."
"I don't know that I've ever been as impressed with a board book
as I am with this one. No, it doesn't quite appeal to my normal cheesy humor
nor am I totally blown away by the illustrations (the usual positive reviews I
include in my favorite board books), but MAN does it explain nuclear physics on
the perfect level for young toddlers! ...Or, you know, man, does it explain
physics for the regular layman such as myself (blush).
"Okay,
but really, it's a perfectly short, concise explanation of the building blocks
of nature, while working in the perfectly relatable story of a baby building
with blocks. My own daughter LOVES building blocks and knocking them down so I
really think this book connects with its target audience well and provides
subtle (and super awesome) education at the same time. And don't get me wrong,
the illustrations are still cute and help explain the science. Overall, awesome
book, and I'm looking forward to reading Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering next!"
"No one is too young to experience S.T.E.M. Babies and
toddlers have a natural curiosity that leads them to taste, touch, explore and
experiment with everything around them. While this can make childcare a
little hectic, parents can easily encourage children by asking and answering
questions, describing things to increase vocabulary, and allowing children to
play safely with a variety of household items. A new board book series
called “Baby Loves” by Ruth Spiro captures the enthusiasm for S.T.E.M. In Baby Loves Aerospace
Engineering, simple sentences and colorful, bright illustrations present
questions and answers about things that fly – birds, airplanes, and a rocket.
Andrea Beatty’s picture books — Ada Twist,
Scientist, Rosie Revere,
Engineer and Iggy Peck,
Architect – are also good introductions for younger listeners."
The Library Voice –
Shannon Miller
"I
love how Ruth takes our young readers on an adventure in science through these
adorable board books.They will relate to them with the sweet illustrations and
be engaged while... learning about so many important STEM topics. These
will be a BIG hit in learning and reading at school and home."
"If you
think about it, most things we do on a daily basis can be turned into science,
especially when coupled with an explanation. From pouring water from one
cup to another (different sized cups are great for volume), laundry (physics of
the spinning clothes), baking (chemistry), bubbles (surface tension), our
bodies (biology), and the environment, we can always find something scientific
to engage the kids in even when they are babies.
"It is
never too early to become an engineer or chemist! With these
adorable board books, babies will love learning the basics of flight and
particle physics and chemistry giving them the head start they need.
Featuring friendly, simple text, cheerful illustrations and
facts, these books are the perfect fun introduction to chemistry, physics and
engineering.
"My
kids and I adore this Baby Loves Science series of books. There are
currently two books in the series and a new one is coming out in the coming
months called Baby Loves Quantum Physics.
"As the
author of the Baby Loves Science series
of board books, Ruth Spiro’s goal has been to learn as much as
she can about science, and also about how parents and caregivers can turn
everyday experiences into fun, informal learning opportunities for their little
ones. Check these out for your STEM loving, curious little readers!"
"The
books are well-crafted for their young audience, with bright colors, adorable
illustrations of babies and subject matter that is tailor-made to young
children's interests. In "Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering!" (Don't laugh too much at the
title -- it's actually pretty fun!), a baby notices a bird, and, in short,
simple sentences, concepts of aeronautics are taught: "The top of her wing
is curved. The bottom of her wing is flat." These concepts are then
expanded upon as the baby plays with a toy airplane and learns about rockets.
"Baby Loves Quarks" is even more fun, as the concept
of atoms being the building blocks of matter is compared to, what else, but
actual building blocks. Little children will love the adorable illustrations of
protons and neutrons holding hands as they unify to create an atom, and they'll
love the concept of scientists smashing a nucleus as the baby smashing his
block tower is shown!
"These
books are a fun way to introduce little ones to scientific concepts."
"How
does a bird relate to an airplane or a rocket? How does baby’s blocks
relate to quarks and molecules? Using very simple words and illustrations,
Spiro cuts to the heart of these similarities in a board book of all
things. I showed these books to my 8th grade science teachers
and they went gaga over them! This was exactly what they were looking for
to demonstrate these concepts to their students. Now they are eagerly
waiting for me to buy copies for them and catalog them so that they can have
them to use in their classrooms. So they are worth a look almost any
science classroom."
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