Oh, Boy! Babies

Oh, Boy! Babies!

Author	Alison Cragin Herzig Jane Lawrence Mali
Language	English
Genre	Children's non-fiction literature Child care
Publication date	1980
Publication place	United States
Media type	Hardback
Pages	106
ISBN	9780316358972

Oh, Boy! Babies! is a 1980 children's non-fiction child care photo book written by Alison Cragin Herzig and Jane Lawrence Mali and photographed by Katrina Thomas. The book follows a group of 5th and 6th grade boys enrolled in an infant care-taking class designed to teach bathing, clothing, diaper-changing, and feeding. ^{[1] [2]} The book was adapted into a half-hour TV special which aired on NBC in 1982. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Reception

The book won the 1981 National Book Award for Young People's Literature in the nonfiction hardcover category. ^[6]

References

1. Herzig, Alison; Mali, Jane (April 1982). "Oh, Boy! Babies!". Good Housekeeping. Vol. 194, no. 4. New York. pp. 88–90.
2. Roedder, Kathleen R. (September 1, 1981). "Books for Children". Childhood Education. 58 (1). Washington: 46.
3. Honig, Alice Sterling (Spring 1995). "Children in Crisis: Ideas for Early Childhood Educators". Contemporary Education. 66 (3): 158.
4. O'Connor, John J. (October 17, 1982). "TV View; Leaving Children to the Mercy of the Marketplace". The New York Times. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
5. Giveans, David L. (1986). "Today's Spectrum of Fathering Examined Through Film". Marriage & Family Review. 9 (3–4): 255–272. doi:10.1300/J002v09n03_16.
6. "Oh, Boy! Babies!". NationalBook.org. Retrieved December 25, 2025.