Just Perfect

A playful, loving read-aloud for very young children about a new baby. “Children will enjoy this sweet look at a growing family.”―School Library Journal

Mommy, Daddy and I made three, but we thought we might like four. And so. . .

And so begins an intensive search for that perfect fourth family member. Maybe a dog? Naw, way too much hair. A chameleon? Naw, it disappears. A dolphin? Naw, uses too much water. The porcupine is too prickly to hug, the rooster wakes up too early, and the octopus messes with everything in the kitchen! But there is, in the end, a simple and totally satisfactory solution. And it is just perfect.

A new baby can be both a time of joy and a time of stress for families. Just Perfect is a sweet way to a way to add to the joy at storytime.

Jane Marinsky is an illustrator whose work has appeared in many publications. Her two children's books with Godine are The Goat-Faced Girl and Just Perfect.