Baby Shower

By Jane Breskin Zalben

IT'S RAINING CATS AND DOGS! PIGLETS AND BABY BEARS, TOO! Just the right weather for a girl who wants a pet and just the right book to celebrate a new arrival. Zoe wants a pet more than anything in the whole world. Then on the night before her aunt Ellie's baby shower, it actually starts raining cats and dogs . . . and ducklings and piglets, too. Or does it? This charming book by a favorite author and illustrator is the perfect gift to celebrate a new arrival--human or otherwise.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596434651
• ISBN13: 9781596434653
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.9" x 0.5" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

The magical dreamland of a baby shower full of baby animals will bring a smile to your little pet lo

Zoe sat in an overstuffed chair dreamily thinking about having a pet. Any kind of pet would do, but it seemed like the only pets she had were in the form of bunny slippers or things like a piggy lamp. She lived, breathed, and dreamed "pet." She loved looking at the dog on the corner, cats in windows, and frisky little squirrels who ran by or sat munching nuts while sitting on a tree stump. It sure wasn't easy being "petless in Port Washington," or anywhere for that matter. Her mother suggested she help her with Aunt Ellie's baby shower. Now that might get her mind off anything "pet." Maybe. Not. Zoe worked very hard getting things ready for the shower and when her Papa put her to bed that night she was thinking "baby" instead of "pet," and told him, "I'm going to be a big cousin!" When Zoe's mind began to swirl into dreamland, the baby shower began. The babies began to tumble from the clouds outside her window. The piggies, kittens, ducklings, puppies, bunnies, and other little critters swirled through the skies. They landed all over town at the parks, the beaches, the zoos, and farms. Splish, splash, splosh `n plop! It was a sight to behold, but dreams don't last forever. Soon it was time to head to Aunt Ellie's baby shower. A new cousin would be nice, but would Zoe ever get that pet she really wanted? The magical dreamland of a baby shower full of baby animals and a couple of "real" babies will bring a smile to your little one's face. The artwork, especially the "bouncing, and tumbling, and rolling" baby animals meshed perfectly with the tale. Anyone who's heartstrings have been yanked by a youngster begging for a pet can relate to Zoe's dreamy desire for one. This little story gives new meaning to the expression, "raining cats and dogs." This is one delightful, charming tale you might want to consider for your little animal lover!