Never Give a Baby a Library Card Cover

From creative team Erin Sandberg and Tom Booth comes Never Give a Baby a Library Card, a rhyming, rollicking picture book read-aloud about the power of books and the perfect introduction to the library for little readers.

“Never give a baby a library card.
They could learn to do anything! Just think, and think hard!

Ideas come from books, and too many of those
can lead to big problems, as everyone knows!”

Babies could learn how to cook; they could learn how to sew; they could learn to drive baby cars to and fro! From running barber shops to styling everyone in the latest diaper fashion, just think of all the chaos babies could cause if we let them loose in the library! Books can teach us anything we want to know. Can we really trust babies with that power?
 
Never Give a Baby a Library Card is a laugh-out-loud love letter to libraries and a celebration of the joy of reading that will have you rushing to get a library card of your very own.

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  • The power of books to educate and inspire generates a furor in this goofy story with a serious message.

    Publishers Weekly

  • A pint-sized satire about libraries and the freedom to read. With its provocative title and oodles of cute babies crawling the cover, this book will not stay on the shelf for long!

    Youth Services Book Review (Starred review)

  • Married duo Sandberg and Booth strike a humorous tone as they convey a serious takeaway—no one, not even a Shouty Man, should limit access to knowledge.

    Kirkus

  • Sandberg’s rhythmic, rhyming narrative rolls along well, gathering momentum and ending with a celebration—a spontaneous, joyous event captured ably by Booth’s artwork.

    Booklist (Starred review)

One of Amazon’s 10 Best Books of the Month for Ages 3-5

— Amazon Editors’ Pick

#1 in Top 10 Children’s Books That Show Kids the Magic of a Library Card

— Bookstr
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