Editorial Review
Too Cute! - Booklist
Libraries will have no trouble circulating the Too Cute! series, which gives beginning readers a glimpse of baby animals, their activities, and key stages of growth. Written at a kindergarten level with plenty of repetition, these books feature one to two short sentences per double page spread, with vocabulary appearing in bold and supported by a well-chosen, full-page stock photograph. Across the volumes, the text follows a similar formula. The books begin by greeting the baby (“Hello, fawn!”); then move onto the animal’s birth, appearance, diet, activities, and growth; and conclude with the animal reaching adulthood and setting out on its own (“Goodbye, mom!"). A darling fawn is the star of Baby Deer, which explains how these babies have spots for camouflage that they outgrow once they become yearlings. Fuzzy ducklings toddle through Baby Ducks, where they can be seen hatching from eggs, using their webbed feet to swim, and eating with their bills. In Baby Koalas, a tiny pink joey grows in its mother’s pouch, from which it emerges to ride on her back and munch on leaves. A playful black-and-white cub frolics, eats bamboo, and naps in trees in Baby Pandas. Each volume ends with an illustrated recap of its animal’s life stages and its daily activities as well as a photo glossary. A strong, adorable series.