Baby Bowie: A Book About Adjectives (Baby Rocker)
illustrated by Pintachan
Date: 2019
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Reading level: C
Book type: picture book non-fiction
Pages: 24
Format: e-book
Source: library
Introduce your littlest rocker to the magic and creativity of David Bowie in this delightful book in the new Baby Rocker board book series.
Shiny lightning bolt. High boots. Spiky hair. Celebrate all that iconic musician David Bowie is about with your toddler in this fun, fantastical, and playful new book. Perfect for any Bowie fan, young or old, this book is sure to provide read-aloud fun with the pairing of iconic Bowie items and looks with simplified text. At the end of the book, put on your shoes and best costume because it's time to dance with Baby Bowie and friends!
(synopsis from Goodreads)
Aside from the nostalgia value for parents who are fans of David Bowie, this is a rather useless offering. It purports to be about adjectives, but that part of the book is actually really weak. Some of the adjectives chosen are not the sort of words that can be easily explained in a picture book. There's a "loud" guitar (how is your toddler supposed to tell from a picture if something is loud?) and a "tall" microphone (but since it's shown in isolation, there's no frame of reference; it could be three inches tall for all the reader knows) and a "shiny" lightning bolt (which, in the e-book version, is just shown with flat colour).
In short, this just doesn't work. Die-hard fans of Bowie might want to get this for their own collection, but it's probably not the best choice of book for their toddlers, especially if they're looking for something that'll clearly teach new vocabulary words.
Premise: 2/5
Meter: n/a
Writing: 2/5
Illustrations: 2/5
Originality: 2/5
Enjoyment: 1/5
Overall: 1.67 out of 5
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