Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here!: A Word from Your Baby-In-Waiting
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here!: A Word from Your Baby-In-Waiting

Written by Barbara Park · Illustrated by Viviana Garofoli

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40 pages· 411 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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This hilarious picture book about a baby waiting to be born is the perfect gift for moms and moms-to-be – by Barbara Park, the beloved and bestselling author of the Junie B. Jones series! “Ma! there’s nothing to do here!” complains the precocious protagonist of this rhyming tale set entirely in utero. It’s not exactly a scintillating experience spending nine months in your mother’s womb. You’re just stuck there at the end of that dumb bungee cord (a.k.a. the umbilical cord), with nothing whatsoever to do but slosh around. But, oh, the endless joys you have to look forward to as you listen to the tick-tock of ma’s happy heart clock and await that happy day when you finally come out to play.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
411
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~190L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
1.7
F&P level
~G
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
120261
Publication
Published
January 22, 2008
Edition
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780375838521

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