As you know, I’m a fan of “Pride & Prejudice” from the BabyLit series. This English major’s heart couldn’t help but be captivated.
When I saw that a “Romeo & Juliet” board book had also come out, I wondered how the author might handle the delicate and depressing subject matter. I needn’t have worried.
The sturdy and delightful book counts from 1 to 10, alongside images inspired by Shakespeare’s famous novel (with no mention of the couple’s fateful death). Parents will appreciate the opportunity to be reacquainted with the melancholic characters, while little ones learn their numbers!
WIN IT! One winner will receive a copy of “Romeo & Juliet” BabyLit, written by Jennifer Adams and illustrated by Alison Oliver! To enter, leave any topic-related comment on this post prior to Monday, March 19 at 11:59 p.m. All generic comments like “Enter me!” or “Love it” will be disqualified. Winner must provide a US mailing address.
* Thanks to Gibbs Smith for providing two copies of the books – one for review and one for this giveaway.
*UPDATE* The winner is #3 Terri F. Congratulations!
I think these books are great! What a fun way to read a classic to my kid :)
The illustrations looks super cute!
Adorable! I bought the Pride and Prejudice for my daughter and we have so much fun sharing our love of classic literature with her! Her uncle is a high school lit teacher and even thought it was funny enough to take in and introduce a lesson with – we would love this!
What a good idea! I bet high school students would get a kick out of these artistic renditions.
I love it-first saw the movie when I was young too.
I adore the idea of Shakespeare at such a young age. To even begin to hear the famous title of Romeo and Juliette- what a fun idea. The illustrations also look delightful.
I think it’s so cool to make these plays more accessible to children. Very smart idea!
It’s never too early to be introduced to William Shakespeare—the greatest writer of all time!
I just bought my lil sis the P&P one for her baby due next week! :) I would love to win this one…I’d love the whole collection actually! :)
We own all four. Pride & Prejudice is my favorite, followed by Romeo & Juliet. Jane Eyre and Alice in Wonderland are well-done too, but I’m not as drawn to those titles.
I wonder what other books will come out in the series. I’m hoping for The Secret Garden, Emma, Anne of Green Gables, Great Expectations, and Little Women. How about you?
Little Women would be great! It’d be fun to see something a little darker too…Crime and Punishment? Moby Dick? :)
Yes! Something by Dostoyevsky would be fantastic.”The Brothers Karamazov” perhaps?
Also – I have yet to read “Moby Dick” (sheepish smile). Did you enjoy that book?
I like “different” baby books! We have a dim sum board book (they also make a sushi one) that are such a nice change from the regular “baby” books!
These are adorable! I, too, am a classic lit fan. I hope my kids get into it as much as me when they get older. Best part? Almost all classic lit is FREE on my Kindle! Right now I’m re-reading Little Women.
That’s a nice perk! How are you liking “Little Women”? I haven’t read that one since high school.
I have looked at these books and thought they were brilliant, and made a note to pick some up later (we have a lot of books). They are creative and fun for book lovers!
No need to enter me as I already have this book. Just wanted to say that YES, as an English teacher myself, I was delighted to discover this baby version – and also felt it was so well-handled for children. My son LOVES this book as well as the Pride & Prejudice one! :)
What a cute book!
I would love to know exactly how they approached the sensitive issues as well?? The concept of it seems neat though and I also like the pictures!
Essentially, each page just features a number and a picture of some aspect of the original novel (1 balcony, 2 loves, 3 people meet, 4 roses, 5 friends, etc). It’s very well-done…entertaining for adults, but innocent for little ears + eyes.
Thanks for letting me know!! :)
love the concept. Remeber watching the movie in my freshman year of hs and the teacher asking us if we would be offended by nudity
I was skeptical about Romeo & Juliet, too. :) But once I ordered Pride & Predjudice I figured it out. These are so super cute! I would love to add this to our bookshelf!
CUTE!! We just got Clara three of those Indestructables books…tear/drool/rip/bend proof paper books that are 100% washable. But….she doesn’t have a single counting book. Don’t know how that happened! I’d love to add this to her collection!
I love the concept of BabyLit. I saw your post come through so I had to check out the review : ) I’m not entering the contest but just wanted to say hi! : ) We love books so I’ll have to put both of them on my Amazon list
What a creative idea! I am looking for bold, yet simple board books to teach my daughter with special needs some fundamentals like numbers and letters. I bet she would really like the illustrations and colors in this book, and the numbers are big and bold. Thanks for introducing me to this book!
I saw this recently and was totally enchanted – as a lit lover, I would have LOVED a book like this when my girls were little (sigh). It would be the perfect intro to good lit for my niece. Thank you for more info and for the giveaway!
Adorable! I love the musicians’ funky masks.
The illustrations really are creative, aren’t they? Wait until you see the rest of the book. Also, I liked the pictures in Pride & Prejudice even better!