Tom Warburton

As a mother of a toddler, I would LOVE to find a book that gives you suggestions for redirecting your child without using the word "no"! I understand that he is working on becoming an independent person, developing his identity, and likes and dislikes which may be different from mine. He is testing his boundaries and seeing what we will allow him to do which is fantastic! But I do not want to him to chant "no, no, no" to me. As a Children's Librarian, I can say there are a lot of children who pick up that word right away and like to throw it right back into their parents' loving faces.

Mr. Warburton, creator of Codename Kids Next Door, takes the toddler's "no, no, no's" to a whole new level with his first picture book. Noah's mother tells him that it is time to leave, and WHOA, Noah illustrations is negative response in a variety of ways for example via peas, tin cans & string, morse code, head shake, alphabet blocks, and a whole variety of languages. Cute ending sums up this chuckle-inducing book. Obviously not much substance, but a fun and creative (and realistic!) look at the interaction between a toddler and his mother!… (mer)