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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2004
PreS-Gr 1 Mr. and Mrs. Brains "wanted to make sure their baby was going to be very smart," so they read aloud, played music and languages, and turned up the news for the child in Mrs. Brains's tummy. Sure enough, Baby Brains is discovered reading the newspaper on his very first morning at home. He attends school the following day, announcing his desire to study medicine. In just two weeks, he begins his medical practice and is discovered by the press. When scientists invite him to join their next mission, the world w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2004
First came Burningham's preternaturally strong Avocado Baby; now meet the precociously intelligent Baby Brains. Mr. and Mrs. Brains (devoted practitioners of in utero education—their unborn child is not only read to but also exposed to music and languages) want their baby to be "very smart," and they get what they wish for. The morning after Baby Brains comes home from the hospital, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More