You Are My Cupcake

I had my doubts about this book when I read the most helpful critical review which claimed that this is a "girly little book". I couldn't disagree more!Yes, the cover is pink and blue and sparkly. Big deal. The contents of the book are VERY gender-neutral, as are the illustrations. Each page is based on a term of endearment used for babies (pumpkin, sweet pea, peanut, etcetera) that works for both boys and girls. The illustrations are very cutsey, but in a babyish way, not a girly way. The colors used are also fairly neutral, ranging from yellow and green and orange to purple and blue and YES, some pink (heaven forbid your little man be exposed to it)!And most importantly-- I like this book a lot, but my son LOVES it. If you line up several books and ask him to pick, he chooses this one every time (over "boy" books about dinosaurs and trucks, and even Joyce Wan's more neutral-covered "We belong together"). He loves looking at (and touching) the illustrations, and he giggles every time we get to the page that reads "You're my sticky little gumdrop!".In short: don't let the cover (and more close-minded reviewers) deter you. Buy your son this book!UPDATE: 2/9/2014This book (along with JW's more recent work) is still my son's firm favorite. We own TONS of books (including the classics!) but this is the book he keeps coming back to. Doesn't matter where I hide it on the shelf, he pulls it out and has me read it over and over again. Couldn't be happier with this purchase.

I used "You Are My Cupcake" book as a 1st Birthday card. I know it's all the rage to give a book, instead of a card, at baby showers. So, I thought why not continue you that "in thing" for children's birthdays of all ages! A card is just a piece of paper they may or may not look at at that age but a book can always grow with them. This was the perfect little book to top my gift.

Joyce Wan creates beautiful and easy to follow bord books; perfect for toddlers. I am forced to read this book multiple times a day, as I have been for the last two years. Sometimes I hide it behind the couch for a break.

Terrible book. No idea how it gets such good reviews. The pictures are blobby. Like the"cupcake" on the cover. Each page has one cartoon picture. Nothing really to expand on to engage your LO. There is one page that says you are my "mushy little sweetpea.". Mushy? Who wants to think of mushy peas when they think about their baby? Ridiculous. There are much better books out there.

Love all books by this author. Starting reading these to my daughter when she was a baby. They have almost a lyrical sense as if they could be songs. My 3.5 year old loves them even still and knows them by heart. Adorable illustrations too.