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Leslie Patricelli Board Books
Baby Happy Baby Sad
YES! This must-have toddler title sheds light on some concepts with a comical flair that will make readers HAPPY.A towering ice-cream cone makes Baby HAPPY. But when that delectable treat goes splat, it makes Baby SAD. And how quickly HAPPY turns to SAD when a favorite red balloon flies away! Even the littlest listeners will relate to this playful look at a pair of emotions that are part of every baby’s day.
24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 4, 2008
About the author
Leslie Patricelli
56 books229 followersLeslie Patricelli is the American writer and illustrator of the best selling line of toddler books, starring her inimitable Baby character, including Potty, Toot, Yummy Yucky, Big Little, and Hair. She has more than 30 books for children, including her preschool books, Higher! Higher! (a Boston Globe Book Honor Award winner), Be Quiet, Mike!, Faster! Faster! and The Patterson Puppies and the Midnight Monster Party; as well as a middle-grade novel, The Rizzlerunk Club: Best Buds Under Frogs, published in 2018. Leslie Patricelli grew up in Issaquah, Washington close to Pine Lake. Leslie Patricelli majored in Communications at the University of Washington and took classes at the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. Leslie Patricelli created and animated Rover the Dog for Windows XP help installed on more than 60 million computers worldwide.
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December 19, 2019
Simple board book. Got it for the Spanish. Dual language- English.
My 3 yr old loves these naked baby books. Shows a picture of something that makes baby happy but then the next page is baby being sad.
I think my daughter thinks she is the baby and this is her memoir on how much we (parents) bum her out.. Another thing on her list for her therapist... **shakes head** LOL
My 3 yr old loves these naked baby books. Shows a picture of something that makes baby happy but then the next page is baby being sad.
I think my daughter thinks she is the baby and this is her memoir on how much we (parents) bum her out.. Another thing on her list for her therapist... **shakes head** LOL
February 19, 2018
An ice cream can make a baby extremely happy. But if it falls on the ground, it can make him sad too.
A teddy bear can make a baby extremely happy. But when its owner takes it away, the same teddy can make him sad too.
Wonderful everyday situations are illustrated here.
A teddy bear can make a baby extremely happy. But when its owner takes it away, the same teddy can make him sad too.
Wonderful everyday situations are illustrated here.
January 2, 2011
Another simple yet fabulous board book! My daughter's moods change like lightning (she's two, after all), and this is a funny little book about how babies go from happy to sad like . . . well, lightning!
July 16, 2012
There is a particular pair of illustrations in this one that I adore enough to put on my wall.
August 17, 2021
I can totally relate...so does that make me...never mind - great art!
December 12, 2018
Something about the illustration in Leslie’s books just mesmerizes my 18 month old. She looks intently at every page as I read that baby is happy or baby is sad. Seeing as that is basically what every page says, it gives the reader the ability to explain why baby is happy or baby is sad based on the picture. The illustrations aren’t too busy and you can practice with your own child to identify different things on the pages. Great fun for all! Happy babies everywhere!
August 24, 2014
Some of her other books went over better than this one but it's still a fun addition.
March 4, 2015
Cute illustrations with baby faces and situations - either sad or happy!
September 8, 2009
Patricelli, L. (2008). Baby HAPPY Baby SAD. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.
9780763632458
Baby HAPPY Baby SAD is a good first board book that acknowledges babies’ emotions. This book lends itself to having an adult go through the book with the baby and point out the details of the illustrations to help the baby realize the very relatable situations the characters are going through.
My personal favorite of the illustrations is….
...not that I enjoyed stripping off all my clothes as a small child and running around the house naked. And my parents certainly do not have pictures of me doing said activity. Since that would be a cruel event to keep a record of. Right, Mom and Dad? Right.
While a parent or sitter shouldn’t expect the young reader to actually READ this concept book, with the repetition of “Baby happy” and “Baby sad,” he or she could encourage the child to shout out the phrases as they go through the book.
It is worth noting, that all of the characters showed appear to be white, which is not ideal for a parent who wants to start showing a more multicultural representation of the world early on.
Activities to Do with the Book:
This board book is a great book for the youngest of readers to practice turning pages, gnawing on the corners and identifying objects and creatures like balloons, ice cream, dogs, cats and mommy and daddy.
This book shows issues of cause and effect, how the physical world can influence a child’s emotions, helps develop early visual literacy and helps wee-babes gain some important vocabulary: Happy, Sad and Baby.
Favorite Quotes:
“Baby HAPPY”
“Baby SAD”
…and that’s pretty much it.
9780763632458
Baby HAPPY Baby SAD is a good first board book that acknowledges babies’ emotions. This book lends itself to having an adult go through the book with the baby and point out the details of the illustrations to help the baby realize the very relatable situations the characters are going through.
My personal favorite of the illustrations is….
...not that I enjoyed stripping off all my clothes as a small child and running around the house naked. And my parents certainly do not have pictures of me doing said activity. Since that would be a cruel event to keep a record of. Right, Mom and Dad? Right.
While a parent or sitter shouldn’t expect the young reader to actually READ this concept book, with the repetition of “Baby happy” and “Baby sad,” he or she could encourage the child to shout out the phrases as they go through the book.
It is worth noting, that all of the characters showed appear to be white, which is not ideal for a parent who wants to start showing a more multicultural representation of the world early on.
Activities to Do with the Book:
This board book is a great book for the youngest of readers to practice turning pages, gnawing on the corners and identifying objects and creatures like balloons, ice cream, dogs, cats and mommy and daddy.
This book shows issues of cause and effect, how the physical world can influence a child’s emotions, helps develop early visual literacy and helps wee-babes gain some important vocabulary: Happy, Sad and Baby.
Favorite Quotes:
“Baby HAPPY”
“Baby SAD”
…and that’s pretty much it.
January 10, 2009
Alice especially loves Leslie Patricelli's illustrations and the books are always a hit with June as well. The last two pages of this book showing various happy and sad babies is not as appealing as the other titles like this, but I suppose that is understandable considering the topic of happy/sad baby. Also not sure why the order of happy/sad baby is switched up throughout the book, and not even sure if that is good or bad.
March 30, 2013
This book illustrates when the baby is happy and sad. Each page is dedicated to a feeling and it's very well illustrated. This is good book to know about what specific things make you feel both happy or sad. The picture that the illustrator decided on are very relatable to what typically makes toddlers happy or sad. Since it just focuses on two feelings, its a good book to introduce to make sure your child understand it before talking about any other emotion.
July 12, 2019
Utterly forgettable board book depicting scenes of a baby being happy and a baby being sad. That's it. The acrylic illustrations are colorful and cartoonish and the book may appeal to very young children and parents who are reading with infants and toddlers.
I was waiting in our local library for a bit and picked up a few books to read in the meantime. I don't often choose to read board books, but they were fun, fast reads.
I was waiting in our local library for a bit and picked up a few books to read in the meantime. I don't often choose to read board books, but they were fun, fast reads.
September 20, 2009
9.) Baby Happy, Baby Sad By Leslie Patricelli
Patricelli, L (2008). happy Baby, Sad Baby. Candlewick.
Illustrated By: Leslie Patricelli
Summary: This book will help toddlers distinguish between their emotions. This book will describe what these feelings are. I think this book is good because toddlers do not know how to express all of their emotions
Patricelli, L (2008). happy Baby, Sad Baby. Candlewick.
Illustrated By: Leslie Patricelli
Summary: This book will help toddlers distinguish between their emotions. This book will describe what these feelings are. I think this book is good because toddlers do not know how to express all of their emotions
April 23, 2013
A baby is confronted with both happy and sad events throughout the day and responds emotionally to each event. The happy and sad events are contrasted on each page, which emphasizes the emotional responses. Talking about feelings and using emotion words in the early years is essential to promoting the emotional vocabulary and in turn the emotional literacy of children.
March 10, 2014
I bought this for my two year old niece and she went crazy for this book. She likes it read to her and then she likes to read it to herself and name everything. Her favorite parts are when the baby cries. She asks, "why baby crying???" I reply, "because life is sweeter when there is both tragedy and joy." she says, "baby needs cookie." We both nod.
March 5, 2015
My 3-year-old picked this book out at the library. I thought that it was too young for him, since it's obviously a board book intended for, well, babies. He surprised me by being pretty into it, though. He is interested in discussing emotions right now, so this book was a good entree to those conversations.
October 12, 2009
If the title was "Baby Happy, Baby Sad" and it was just in the title- the book might work. But it is said throughout the entire story.
I just didn't feel right as I read it to my 16 month old daughter.
When a baby is happy- just say "happy". not "Baby happy."
I just didn't feel right as I read it to my 16 month old daughter.
When a baby is happy- just say "happy". not "Baby happy."
December 27, 2011
Funny for parents and babies. Babies love turning the pages, we laughed at the scenarios depicted by the pictures. The scenes looked familiar and the illustrations are cute. Haven't seen any of her others yet but it would be fun to look through them I think.
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March 4, 2013Baby story time; board book, large pictures, highlighted words are all in uppercase letters. Print motivation, phonological awareness, vocabulary building
This is a simple board book with baby vocabulary. Toddlers will still love it as it deals with baby emotions.
This is a simple board book with baby vocabulary. Toddlers will still love it as it deals with baby emotions.
August 29, 2013
My two babies enjoyed this on different levels. My one year old enjoyed pretending to read by saying the repetitive words over and over again while turning the pages. My two year old enjoyed puzzling out the expressions of the drawings.
December 19, 2019
I love the illustrations in this book and found it enjoyable to read with the young 'uns. I question the wisdom of labeling bathtime as a "sad" activity during a child's formative years, but otherwise it's an excellent work.
April 4, 2008
I love the vibrant colors of this board book. Patricelli shows all the times and all of the things that make baby happy and sad.
June 13, 2008
All of Patricelli's books for babies are WONDERFUL. This newer title deals with emotions-- happy and sad. Other titles include yummy, yucky (hilarious), big little and quiet loud.
September 30, 2008
A great read that every mother will laugh at! Kids will get a kick out of the cute illustrations.
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November 19, 2008This book made me cry each time my mom tried to read it to me. She took it back to the library after that.
December 22, 2008
another gem by Patricelli, excellent illustrations and and situations. If you have trouble knowing if you are happy or sad after something happends then this is the book for you.
January 10, 2009
Maybe it's just that I'm so uptight that I can't get past the ice cream on the cover, but it's another disappointment by Leslie Patricelli for our family.
June 18, 2009
Awww. Supercute, super simple examples of what makes the little baby happy/sad and what those emotions look like.
January 5, 2011
Simple illustrations show Baby in a variety of situations that make him either happy or sad. Good for little ones just beginning to put names to emotions.
May 18, 2010
Great book for children to recognize different emotions. Enjoyable read.
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