Welcome, Baby!: Baby Rhymes for Baby Times

Stephanie Calmenson. HarperCollins, $16.99 (64pp) ISBN 978-0-688-17736-2

Created especially for the youngest set, Welcome, Baby! Baby Rhymes for Baby Times by Stephanie Calmenson, illus. by Melissa Sweet, presents more than 30 verses alongside Sweet's nursery-friendly paintings. Original works include a bathtime chant (""Splishy, Splashy""), ""Silly Toe Song"" and, for goodnight, ""Butterfly Kiss"" (""A Butterfly/ Fluttered by/ And gave a kiss/ Just like this"").

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