I Am a Baby

<p><b>A hilariously deadpan look at new parenthood &#150; from a baby&#146;s point of view.</b><br><i>I am not sleepy.</i><br><i>I am not sleepy because I am a baby.</i><br><i>Mummy is sleepy.</i><br><i>Mummy is sleepy because I am a baby.</i><br><br>With humour and sympathy Bob Shea looks at the chaos of life with a baby as amiably narrated by the new arrival. Repeating the mantra (and blithe explanation) &#147;because I am a baby&#148; the tiny narrator leads us through scenes of exhaustion grumpiness squishy nappies spilled milk cowering kittens and chubby overfed pups (oopsie!). Playing against the simple matter-of-fact text are freewheeling illustrations of mess and mayhem in which the grown-ups&#146; exaggerated body language is sure to send older children into fits of giggles. With its endearing unabashedly self-pleased star <i>I Am a Baby </i>will find a place at showers in nurseries on parents&#146; shelves and in the hands of appreciative big siblings as it celebrates the changes a little one brings at once challenging and full of love.</p>