Buddy tries to explain to Earl what a baby is before one visits the house. Both are pretty excited for the baby to arrive, but find that the baby makes quite a mess of things in a short amount of time causing them to temporarily change their minds about how wonderful babies are.

When the baby escapes its playpen the two friends worry about all the untold dangers that the baby could be facing, and conclude that babies are pretty great, as are dogs.

Gouache illustrations. PreK-2.
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3.0
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
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Buddy and Earl find out that babies aren't always small, adorable critters; sometimes they make a mess and are loud! Luckily, these two babysitters have some tricks up their sleeves.

I can't get enough of the Buddy and Earl books. Hilarious and fun and full of heart.

I liked this one better than the first Buddy and Earl, but I felt like there were inconsistencies.

Buddy and Earl are great in this book. Adults who don't keep a close eye on their kid - especially over at a friend's house - are less great. But Buddy and Earl do their best to make sure the baby doesn't fall into a snake pit or a bubbling river of lava, and all ends well.

Maintaining the adorable duo of Buddy and Earl established in the first, still full of the same creativity and wisdom, this series is rapidly making a nice cozy home close to my heart.

"People are more important than things," said Earl...

Super cute & funny :)

We recently just took all the picture books out of my daughter's bookshelf at home, "because she is too old for them". We both want to buy this series though. It's just so sweet and funny, and I love the imagination it inspires.