Brooklyn Baby

Brooklyn resident, mom and freelance writer, Lisa McKeon is a Literacy Specialist at an elementary school in New York and a writer for Scholastic. Brooklyn Baby is her first book for duopress. She lives in Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY. Violet Lemay is an award-winning illustrator whose children's books include Isabella's Shoe Studio, Beach Doodles, Doodle Chicago, Doodle New York, My Foodie ABC, and the series Local Baby Books. Her work has appeared in American Baby, Better Homes and Gardens, Elle, Family Circle, the New York Times, Parent and Child, and The Wall Street Journal. She lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.

In a charming addition to the Local Babies series, McKeon sings the praises of the baby life in Brooklyn, N.Y., incorporating light fodder for discussions about the seasons, shapes, letters, and more. Lemay is careful to reflect the borough's ethnic diversity, with parents and children of many different backgrounds shown, and her references are nothing if not current: the Barclay Center's distinctive brown facade can be spotted in the corner of a transportation-focused scene, while "foodie" babies check out the offerings at what's clearly the Smorgasburg market in another. Simultaneously available: Texas Baby. -- Publishers Weekly