The Day The Babies Crawled Away

The Day The Babies Crawled Away by Peggy Rathmann is an adorable little story for the younger set. The story follows a young boy who notices a group of curious babies crawl away from their unsuspecting parents. The young hero goes through quite an adventure getting the trouble making babies back safe & sound. The illustrations are lovely, done in silhouette against a colorful sky that changes from afternoon, to evening to night as the book progresses. The story is written in a sweet repetitive rhyme that seems to hold my kids attention every time. Most importantly, this is a book I enjoy reading to the kids! You know there are those books that the kids love but you just dread having to read for the umpteenth time. Well this is not one of them. This book has been well loved by my boys & is about to be introduced to their little sister. Looking at our old copy, complete with teeth marks from one of the boys & a few ripped pages, I decided I needed a new copy. I went to good old Amazon & ordered 2 copies. One for my family & one for my one year old niece as part of her Christmas present.