caseythecanadianlesbrarian's review
1.0
The repetition and rhyming in this book are cute, and I appreciate the concept of showing babies from all around the world. I feel a bit resistant to the book's concept that "we're really all the same" as it's too often used to belittle people's experiences of difference and marginalization. People don't have to be "just like you" in order to deserve dignity and respect!
It's not surprising that despite the different babies featured there's still a marked emphasis on white babies as the norm, which you can see as that's who's used to begin and end the story.
I also couldn't help but notice that if we're saying having ten fingers and toes is what all babies have in common what about babies with disabilities who don't have that? Can you imagine a kid who didn't have ten fingers and toes reading this book?
It's not surprising that despite the different babies featured there's still a marked emphasis on white babies as the norm, which you can see as that's who's used to begin and end the story.
I also couldn't help but notice that if we're saying having ten fingers and toes is what all babies have in common what about babies with disabilities who don't have that? Can you imagine a kid who didn't have ten fingers and toes reading this book?
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