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Baby Dear

		8.0
		0.0 (0)

Added by Mamma B June 23, 2010

Book Info

Author	Esther Wilkin
Illustrator	Eloise Wilkin
Publisher	Golden Press, 1962
Genres	Basic Concepts • Emotions / Feelings • Family & Friends • Fantasy / Make Believe • Lessons / Behavior • Parenting Resources
Age Range	Toddler • Preschool • K through 2nd

A little girls mother comes home from the hospital with a new baby, and her father gives her a special doll of her own, Baby Dear. She takes care of her new doll just the same as her mother cares for the new baby. A great book to give with a doll to a new big brother or big sister.

Baby Dear
8 out of 10 based on 1 reviews.

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Brings back memories

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Baby Dear by Esther and Eloise Wilkin was a hard book for me to review because I have such strong memories of this book as a kid. My mom used to buy this book for kids who had a new baby coming into the family along with a small baby doll. It is really hard to find now because I'm pretty sure that it's out of print as a single book. The link above is to a whole collection of stories of Eloise Wilkin illustrations that includes Baby Dear.

The story is pretty basic. It's a little girl copying all of the same steps her mother takes to take care of their new baby girl in the family. Her father gives her a new doll so that she can copy the mother without getting in her way too much. The story is very sweet and you can tell that the girl in the story (probably 3) knows the difference between the two babies, but can still truly love a doll and likes the feeling of being a 'big girl' like her mother.

With all that being said, there are some people who may not like this book because of the traditional housewife featured in the story. It never really talks about her being a June Cleaver type, but during almost the entire book the mother is wearing skirts and heels. Also there is never any mention of the father doing to help with the baby. But personally, I think that these things don't take away from the story and you have to remind yourself that it was written in 1962.

I love Eloise Wilkins illustrations because of the fact that they are old fashioned. They are just a different style then what you see most of the time these days and her chubby little kids are really cute.