“This book deserves every exclamation point!! I kvelled (and giggled) my way through it. It reminded me of all my old aunties whenever a new Yolen baby was born. I laughed my tuchus off!!” —Jane Yolen, Jewish Grandmother and author of How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah and Owl Moon
“How well do you kvell? Robin Rosenthal’s ‘Sweet Babe!’ is a master class in the art of over-the-top grandparental adoration. This bubbe wears modern yoga clothes, but I think she could outkvell my great-grandmother! A diagram and Yiddish glossary at the end provide assurance that this is an educational document, in case you think it’s just a brilliantly designed, hilarious explosion of unlimited baby-love.” —Paul O. Zelinsky, Caldecott-winning author/illustrator of Rapunzel and The Wheels on the Bus and illustrator of All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah and Red and Green and Blue and White
“Beginning and ending with a game of peekaboo, it’s a work truly focused on unadulterated kvelling, expressing cross-generational love through two sets of wide eyes and operatic text that speaks to an unalloyed bond.” —Publishers Weekly
“Joyous, uplifting, and pure fun — a perfect read for grannies babysitting their own bubbelehs.” —Kirkus Reviews
“In the colorful cartoon illustrations, both the glamorous bubbe — complete with bold clothing, accessories, and facial expressions — and her exuberant speech seem to jump off the bright pages of the book.” —Booklist
“[Rosenthal’s] words and pictures present an older woman with a sense of style, secure in her age, who embodies the best characteristics of grandmotherly love. . . . Children will recognize their grandmothers, and adults will kvell at the implicit note of pride.” —Jewish Book Council
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