{"id":36884,"date":"2015-02-04T12:22:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T17:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=36884"},"modified":"2015-02-04T13:58:41","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T18:58:41","slug":"little-baby-buttercup-by-linda-ashman-illustrated-by-you-byun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/little-baby-buttercup-by-linda-ashman-illustrated-by-you-byun\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Baby Buttercup by Linda Ashman, illustrated by You Byun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/01\/Little-Baby-Buttercup-by-Linda-Ashman-on-BookDragon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-36888\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/01\/Little-Baby-Buttercup-by-Linda-Ashman-on-BookDragon-663x800.jpg\" alt=\"Little Baby Buttercup by Linda Ashman on BookDragon\" width=\"663\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>Go ahead and admit it: you were immediately,\u00a0gleefully smiling when you saw\u00a0that adorable face on the cover! [That sweet visage, actually, is not so unlike her talented creator &#8230; click <a href=\"http:\/\/moomah.com\/themagazine\/you-byun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>\u00a0to compare!] Get ready: infectious happiness ahead!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindaashman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Linda Ashman\u2019<\/a>s a-very-busy-day-in-the-life-of-a-toddler is one enchanting\u00a0adventure. Little Baby Buttercup wakes with a cuddle and a kiss: &#8220;&#8230; how I love to scoop you up. \/ Scoop you up and hold you near.&#8221; She moves throughout the day with her doting mother in tow, from a meal that&#8217;s as much to eat as it is to wear, to building a skyscraper with the pet pooch, to wandering the verdant yard and colorful playground both, finding sweet refuge from the rain, to bedtime with a book (of course) &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youbyun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">You Byun<\/a> knows exactly how to imbue each page with effusive\u00a0energy, inviting\u00a0discoveries, and just plain fun. From\u00a0hair decorated with jelly, outstretched arms to catch a bluebird&#8217;s feather, to pudgy (furry) cheeks filled with acorns, to raindrops bouncing off uplifted faces, to flowers stashed in a side pocket, the delight is surely in the details.<\/p>\n<p>Ashman&#8217;s melodious verse captures a single day, but Byun&#8217;s\u00a0art certainly makes the\u00a0message that much\u00a0clearer: day-by-day, time is\u00a0passing oh so quickly, and Buttercup \u2013 like all our\u00a0wonderbundles \u2013 won&#8217;t\u00a0always be a toddler: &#8220;&#8230; look how fast you&#8217;re growing up!&#8221; [Teenagerhood is a whole other story, ahem!] Take heed: &#8220;[L]ucky me, to be with you&#8221; is not for long. Playtime happens\u00a0<em>now<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go ahead and admit it: you were immediately,\u00a0gleefully smiling when you saw\u00a0that adorable face on the cover! [That sweet visage, actually, is not so unlike her talented creator &#8230; click here\u00a0to compare!] Get ready: infectious happiness ahead! Linda Ashman\u2019s a-very-busy-day-in-the-life-of-a-toddler is one enchanting\u00a0adventure. 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