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Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here!
A Word from Your Baby-in-Waiting
By Park, Barbara
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37583-852-1
- Publisher
- Random House Books for Young Readers
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2008
PreS An amusing vision of a life in utero may have trouble finding an audience. The androgynous "baby-in-waiting" is bored: "My choices are slim./There is no room to swim./I'm so tired of floating./I'd love to go boating, /But where's the canoe?/MA!/There's "nothing" to do!" After listing a variety of complaints, the narrator decides that it's almost "Show Time" and asks Ma if she's ready, describes some things that will...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
A baby-to-be laments having nothing to do in utero: "I'm all in a heap here. My feet are asleep here. I'm flat out ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
