Kim and Carrots

by Clara Vulliamy

Bang, bang! Kim beats on the drum.

Toot, toot! Kim plays the flute.
 Crash, crash! Jingle, jingle!
Kim is TOO noisy for Carrots!
Daddy finds some shiny paper.
Kim scrunches it up. It makes
a soft, crinkly sound.
They thread the pieces
of paper onto
two ribbons.
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Fo ide s!
1 fo r C ar egiver

Now Kim and Carrots make

music wherever they go!
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Baby’s Band
by Amie Johnson @ Art by Luciana Navarro Powell

The perfect drums for baby’s band

Are wooden spoons with pots and pans.
We’ll bang out rhythms:
One! Two! Three!
And have ourselves a jamboree!
Snowman by Gale Sypher Jacob
Art by Jane Conteh-Morgan

Roll three snowballs

As big as you can,
Caregivers: As you read this Pile them, pat them.
poem with your little one,
pretend to roll snowballs and Hello, snowman!
wave at a snowman!
I Like . . .
by Deborah Reidy
Art by Grace Zong

winter snowmen
slippery sleds
spring puddles
flower beds
summer picnics
firefly light
fall pumpkins
leaves in flight
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A FIRST CONCEPT
Red Mittens
by Jody Jensen Shaffer I Art by Kelly Murphy

I’ll take my mittens red

wherever I may go,
and if I lose them playing,
I’ll see them in the snow.
 an yo u f ind all f
C our m itte n s ?
 LET’S EXPLORE
Wintry
White
by Brian McNeil

It’s time for winter peekaboo! Can you find . . .

a weasel popping up? A hare plopping down?
Do you see a seal getting
ready to roll? Or a snowy owl flapping over
to ask, “Whooo are you?” Or a gentle fox
waiting for your soft hello?
When Auntie Comes
by Marilyn Kratz s Art by Nina Mata

When Auntie comes,

She reads to me.
Then we pretend
We’re having tea.
And when I’m ready
For a nap,

She rocks me in
Her snuggly lap.
BABYBUG is for babies who love to be read to—and for adults who love to read to them.
Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of this “ring in the new” issue of BABYBUG.

1. Kim and Carrots: With tambourine, drum, and flute, Kim see your child progress from random banging to a more deliberate
becomes a one-person marching band. How exciting! And oh, how rhythm—one of the basic elements of music. Offer an assortment
loud! Fortunately, Daddy understands the fine art of redirection. of drums made from various materials—put a shoebox next to a
He offers a highly attractive but quieter way to make music. Kim metal bowl for an interesting comparison in sound.
is delighted—while everyone’s ears get a much-needed break.
3. Red Mittens: This selection suggests a challenge for older
Similarly, a toddler banging blocks on the coffee table can be
toddlers by asking, “Can you find all four mittens?” A younger child
redirected to a toy pounding bench. A toddler throwing toys might
might enjoy a game of patting one mitten at a time with his hand.
be given beanbags or a foam ball to toss. Redirection satisfies
An understanding of numbers begins simply,
toddlers’ developmental needs in acceptable ways.
with one-to-one correspondence: one hand
to one mitten.
2. Baby’s Band: A turned-over cooking pot and a wooden spoon
—Sally Nurss, M.Ed.
are often a baby’s first musical instrument. Stay tuned! Over time, you’ll

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