Babies Don’t Walk, They Ride! Kathy Henderson. Illustrated by Lauren Tobia. U.S. edition: Templar Books / Candlewick Press, 2016

Babies don’t just ride; they glide, stroll, roll, and more in a pleasing picture book featuring a lively cast of babies and the adults in their lives moving across the day. The rhyming text is set against vibrant, engaging detailed mixed- media illustrations that show the energy and inclusion of a multicultural city neighborhood and the many warm ways adults engage with babies in a story that ends with the quiet dark. There are many diverse babies and families to notice and follow throughout the book. The principle family appears white. (Ages 1–4)  © Cooperative Children’s Book Center

Try these early literacy activities with children:

• Read: When you’re out and about, at the places like we see in the story, what words can you find?
• Talk: Talk about what other things have wheels. Find things around you that can roll.
• Sing: The Wheels on the Bus.
• Write: Draw a picture of what you see when you’re out and about.
• Play: Play with a baby doll/stuffed animal- take it for a walk or a ride.
• Math or Science: On each page, count the babies, count windows, and count the wheels.

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