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School Library Journal - 08/01/2016 PreS-Gr 1—Beaton brings her well-honed snarky humor to the arena of new baby books. From the first page, the smug, egg-shaped, crown-wearing infant proclaims, "I am King Baby!" The tiny tyrant's reign of terror follows, as crowds of adoring visitors lavish him with attention and affection while he runs his parents ragged with demands for feeding, burping, changing, and bouncing. As the story progresses, King Baby undergoes important milestones, gradually transitioning from a baby to a walking, trike-riding "big boy." Just when it looks like King Baby is ready to surrender his royal crown, his replacement arrives—a little sister, Queen Baby. Beaton's hyperexpressive cartoon illustrations create a hilarious visual counterpoint to the baby's authoritarian first-person narration; on one spread, exhausted parents slump on the couch as the infant gazes victoriously over the floor strewn thick with baby paraphernalia and says, "It is good to be the king." VERDICT Similar in spirit to Marla Frazee's The Boss Baby, this is a delightful and silly tale for soon-to-be-older siblings and their weary parents.—Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY - Copyright 2016 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 07/01/2016 Beaton (The Princess and the Pony, 2015) brings her trademark wit to the tale of a brand-new baby. King Baby arrives with the usual fanfare—gifts, kisses, and a receiving line that stretches out the door. With such fervent adoration flung at his feet, is it a surprise that King Baby has such an imperious attitude? Surely not! Beaton’s cartoonish illustrations of the ovoid, swaddled infant wearing a teensy gold crown depict King Baby doing typical baby things while his parents look on lovingly. The captions, however, reveal the baby’s lordly inner monologue—“I will give you many blessings, for King Baby is generous”—and his many demands—“BURP ME!” “BOUNCE ME!” The contrast between Beaton’s images of a cooing babe and the stern, sometimes all-caps text is pure comedy, and the story takes a sweet turn when, outgrowing his crown, King Baby becomes a big boy just in time to pass the throne on to his successor and sister, Queen Baby. Perfect for little ones getting ready to greet a new sibling. - Copyright 2016 Booklist.

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