The book about boobs every breastfed baby needs
by Maggie Downs posted in Life
When my son was very little, a friend inquired about the child?s personality.
?What?s he into" What are his favorite things" What does he like"?
The answer, of course, was boobs.
He was into milk, mammaries, and mommy, in that order. Sure, eventually he was into books and blueberries and a scraggly stuffed fox. But before that, he was driven by one desire only.
What Does Baby Want is a large, round board book for the breastfeeding mother that hits the nail on the head ? er, the nipple on the boob ? for what babies actually want.
Does baby want a bouncy ball" No way. Does baby want a shiny tambourine" Hell to the no. What does baby want"Â Breasts.
Authors Tupera Tupera, the Tokyo-based, husband-and-wife team Tatsuya Kameyama and Atsuko Nakagawa, celebrate nursing with a straightforward, simple, and beautifully illustrated tribute to breastfeeding. The book, published by Phaidon, retails for $12.95. Normalizing the breast in baby books is a huge leap forward for that segment of the publishing world.
A Fatherly article points out the discrepancy that exists between bottles and breasts in children?s literature and quotes Cecily Kaiser, Phaidon?s publishing director for children?s books.
?We?ve found only four books that feature a child nursing,? Kaiser said. ?There are by far more bottles than breasts.?
The Publisher's Weekly starred review of What Does Baby Want"Â also takes note of that fact, raving, &q...
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