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Ballard, Robin

I Used to Be the Baby

24 pp. | Greenwillow | April, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-06-029586-4 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-06-029587-2 $$15.89
(4) PS A preschooler describes a typical day spent with his mom and baby brother. He's a model nurturer (the illustrations show how his suggestions help resolve problems), but he admits from his mom's lap that "sometimes I like to be the baby too." Shifting verb tenses--"We could play..."; "I will sing him a song"; "I kiss him good-night"--make for jerky reading, but the warm, detail-rich illustrations are winning.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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