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Baby Shark: Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo
Read, dance, and sing along to this favorite classic song featuring a baby shark, mama shark, daddy shark, grandma shark, and more underwater pals! Baby Shark! Doo doo doo doo doo doo! Baby Shark! Doo doo doo doo doo doo! Baby Shark! Doo doo doo doo doo doo! Baby Shark! Baby Shark has become well-known and well-loved by teachers, parents, and children everywhere. And with hilarious and adorable under-the-sea art of Baby Shark, Mama Shark, Daddy Shark, Grandma Shark, and more ocean creatures, kids won't be able to get enough of this silly illlustrated story of a shark family!Children will delight in this silly sing-along story with funny, eye-popping illustrations and informative picture guides to help readers to mimic and act out the hand/foot movements and develop their fine motor skills. By the end of the singalong story, little ones will be laughing, singing, and dancing their way to fun and reading success!Are you up for the Baby Shark reading challenge?
24 pages, Paperback
Published December 11, 2018
About the author
John John Bajet
19 books3 followersHello! My name is John Bajet but my friends call me John John. I'm currently working on the Cartoon Network Show, Tom & Jerry, as a Designer at Renegade Animation, as well as an illustrator for Children's books represented by Shannon Associates. Any inquiry, you can contact me here and will get a response within 24 hours. Have a lovely day!
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July 20, 2022
I regret everything.
February 7, 2021
Kids love this. Annoys some adults.
August 31, 2019
I received a free copy of this book at the Scholadtic booth at the National Book Festival today and read it while at the event.
Perhaps if I were familiar with the song or if I had a small child around with whom I could sing the song and act out the dances, I would more appreciate this book.
But I don't.
I suppose I should be thankful that this song had not insinuated itself into my brain like an earworm.
Unfortunately, I went against my best judgment and searched for the vital video online.
Oh boy.
If I had young children, I am sure we would have listened to it many times by now, and I understand how it can be both annoying and memorable.
Maybe contagious is a better term. In fact, one of the first items that came up in my search for the song is this article from CNN that shows how one community is blaring songs like this one around facilities to deter homeless people from camping out in those locations.
Hmmm...
I will admit that I appreciate the instructions on how to act out the various parts, but overall I did not feel like the book had any real substance.
Cute illustrations, though.
Meh.
Perhaps if I were familiar with the song or if I had a small child around with whom I could sing the song and act out the dances, I would more appreciate this book.
But I don't.
I suppose I should be thankful that this song had not insinuated itself into my brain like an earworm.
Unfortunately, I went against my best judgment and searched for the vital video online.
Oh boy.
If I had young children, I am sure we would have listened to it many times by now, and I understand how it can be both annoying and memorable.
Maybe contagious is a better term. In fact, one of the first items that came up in my search for the song is this article from CNN that shows how one community is blaring songs like this one around facilities to deter homeless people from camping out in those locations.
Hmmm...
I will admit that I appreciate the instructions on how to act out the various parts, but overall I did not feel like the book had any real substance.
Cute illustrations, though.
Meh.
February 21, 2019
I just read this with my four and a half year old son and my two year old daughter. My nephews came running when they heard me reading it to join in they are eight and five.
I bought this book to read with my son. He loves the song and was really upset because instead of having Grandpa Shark it was the Great White Shark.
All questions answered by my son (Nicholas).
Do you like this book?
yep
What's your favorite part of the book?
baby shark
What do you think of the cover?
I like the cover
Do you want me to read it again?
yep
I bought this book to read with my son. He loves the song and was really upset because instead of having Grandpa Shark it was the Great White Shark.
All questions answered by my son (Nicholas).
Do you like this book?
yep
What's your favorite part of the book?
baby shark
What do you think of the cover?
I like the cover
Do you want me to read it again?
yep
March 11, 2019
Read to 18month old. Then started over and read it 3 more times because she kept asking for doo doo doo.
March 26, 2019
I like this book because this is a song story. There's a dance move! Boom! A new dance piece.
August 2, 2020
I read Baby Shark Adventures from Down Under which is slightly different to the above book. The book discusses a range of sharks including Pygmy sharks, the great hammerhead, the great white shark, the grey nurse shark, the blacktip reef shark, the whale shark, the zebra shark, the tasselled wobbegong, the shortfin mako, and the port jackson shark.
April 14, 2019
This is a picture book adaptation of the hit children's song "Baby Shark," featuring pictorial instructions for an accompanying dance.
While this picture book was inspired by the song "Baby Shark," it doesn't contain the exact lyrics, so young readers may or may not like it. My children told me off because "Great White Shark" is substituted for "Grandpa Shark."
The cartoony illustrations are done in a similar style to the "Baby Shark" music videos, but I found the cues for the dance moves in the lower right-hand corner to be distracting.
While this picture book was inspired by the song "Baby Shark," it doesn't contain the exact lyrics, so young readers may or may not like it. My children told me off because "Great White Shark" is substituted for "Grandpa Shark."
The cartoony illustrations are done in a similar style to the "Baby Shark" music videos, but I found the cues for the dance moves in the lower right-hand corner to be distracting.
October 31, 2019
Oh no, not this! Thankfully I haven't heard too much of this famously annoying song , but it's my understanding that some businesses are actually playing on on repeat to discourage people from loitering?! Silly, light-as-air cash-in on a craze, but hey, if it gets kids reading and excited about books....
January 10, 2019
Cute book and fun to sing along... part of grandkids Christmas presents. We of course had to sing and read this book!!
March 8, 2019
Kids loved it
Great addition to the library
Helps boost confidence - children believe they can read by reading the pictures to familiar songs often
Great addition to the library
Helps boost confidence - children believe they can read by reading the pictures to familiar songs often
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November 22, 2020It's So cute
January 24, 2022
It’s fuckin’ fine
December 20, 2018
Thanks to one a certain video with one of the highest view counts on YouTube, you can barely move your arms up and down like the jaws of a shark without hitting someone who's heard of (and subsequently immediately memorized) the hit song "Baby Shark." Little did I know before reading this book, however, that the widely-beloved music video has been lying to you. It turns out that the shark accompanying Baby Shark, Daddy Shark and Grandma Shark is NOT Grandpa Shark, but is in fact a completely unrelated Great White Shark. Why said Great White Shark has been pretending to be married to Grandma Shark all this time is unclear. But the circumstances of the truth is not what matters, but that the truth be told. It is never too late to teach kids that, sometimes, what you so easily accepted as a fact at face value, could turn out to be entirely incorrect. This book can be read aloud to any young fan of the song Baby Shark, and if they happen to ask why the words are different from what they have learned, the reader can take the opportunity to explain that the media is full of lies. You see, sometimes the media lies to fulfill an agenda, and sometimes it lies just for no particular reason. But who are you to believe? The Internet, where anybody can just post anything they think of without any accountability, or a published physically existing book, which had to go through an extensive editing process? At this point, the reader can teach a child the valuable life skill of correcting other people. This will help the little one makes friends at their preschool or wherever. "Actually, it should be shark attack, doo doo doo doo doo doo, not let's go hunt, doo doo doo doo doo doo." "I had no idea! Thank you for letting me know, lest I embarrass myself any further. I will sing it the way you said from now on. I will also be sure to let others know the next chance I get."
Not since They Might Be Giants followed their cover of "The Sun is a Mass (of Incandescent Gas)" with their original "The Sun is a Miasma of Incandescent Plasma" has a creative work been brave enough to encourage children to doubt their very firmly-held beliefs. I can only hope that someone out there will let children everywhere know that simply listening to country music does not necessarily make a wonky donkey "honky-tonky."
Oh, and the pictures are cute.
Not since They Might Be Giants followed their cover of "The Sun is a Mass (of Incandescent Gas)" with their original "The Sun is a Miasma of Incandescent Plasma" has a creative work been brave enough to encourage children to doubt their very firmly-held beliefs. I can only hope that someone out there will let children everywhere know that simply listening to country music does not necessarily make a wonky donkey "honky-tonky."
Oh, and the pictures are cute.
March 9, 2021
Now, my kid loves Baby Shark. And I actually don't mind Baby Shark. If she wants to watch it on YouTube I put it on and tune it out. I sing things to the Baby Shark tune all the time ("diaper change do do do do do," etc).
But what I mind about this book is like, the words are almost the same as the real song but not? I feel like maybe there was a copyright issue or something so they had to make like... a knockoff baby shark? Inexplicably, there is no grandpa shark. They replace it with "great white shark." There's a grandma. No grandpa. And no other species of sharks. Just a family of sharks... and a random great white shark... for no reason.
If you watch the Pinkfong version enough (and I have, believe me. I have.) you will know how it's supposed to go and reading this book will dip you into an uncanny valley of not-baby-shark-ness.
But what I mind about this book is like, the words are almost the same as the real song but not? I feel like maybe there was a copyright issue or something so they had to make like... a knockoff baby shark? Inexplicably, there is no grandpa shark. They replace it with "great white shark." There's a grandma. No grandpa. And no other species of sharks. Just a family of sharks... and a random great white shark... for no reason.
If you watch the Pinkfong version enough (and I have, believe me. I have.) you will know how it's supposed to go and reading this book will dip you into an uncanny valley of not-baby-shark-ness.
February 28, 2019
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Cute adaptation of the popular song. I picked this up from the library to read with one of the kids I work with who loves "Baby Shark".
A little unsure why Grandpa Shark was replaced with Great White Shark. Not as a catchy, kind of interrupts the flow, and the motion is just odd. But that's just my opinion. Some of the other lyrics are slightly different (the kid I work with enjoys the "Let's go hunt/Run away" version), but it's the same basic idea.
Overall, it was a cute book. Each page also includes the corresponding dance motion. All of the motions are listed at the end as well. Adorable shark pictures throughout the book.
Cute adaptation of the popular song. I picked this up from the library to read with one of the kids I work with who loves "Baby Shark".
A little unsure why Grandpa Shark was replaced with Great White Shark. Not as a catchy, kind of interrupts the flow, and the motion is just odd. But that's just my opinion. Some of the other lyrics are slightly different (the kid I work with enjoys the "Let's go hunt/Run away" version), but it's the same basic idea.
Overall, it was a cute book. Each page also includes the corresponding dance motion. All of the motions are listed at the end as well. Adorable shark pictures throughout the book.
April 14, 2019
Baby Shark Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo by John John Bajet is the exact lyrics from the popular Baby Shark song that most kids sing, today. The only difference in text is that the first page started with "A long, long time ago, there lived a..." followed by a page turn that goes right into the first line of the song. The pages showcase sea colors and sea animals (starfish, turtle, octopus, and seahorse) alongside the shark family drawn with bright expressive eyes. This book would be a fun one to use when teaching or singing the song with children.
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September 5, 2019
Straight from the catchy, children’s song, Baby Shark takes readers right into the story, complete with bright, adorable and engaging illustrations. Hand signs and dance instructions accompany the lyrics so everyone can dance and sing along. Little ones will laugh and giggle, as they ask for this book to be read over and over again. The perfect companion book for the catchy tune, as well as the ideal gift for any teacher or child.
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April 17, 2019
Poetry
Grade level: Pre-K to 1st
I really like this book because it is fun and shows movements that go along with the words. Students have a lot of fun with this book and song however sometimes parents are not fans (after hearing it over and over and over). In the end, I love how much the kids enjoy "reading" it because they can tell what the words say based on the movement shown.
Grade level: Pre-K to 1st
I really like this book because it is fun and shows movements that go along with the words. Students have a lot of fun with this book and song however sometimes parents are not fans (after hearing it over and over and over). In the end, I love how much the kids enjoy "reading" it because they can tell what the words say based on the movement shown.
April 24, 2019
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book's whimsical illustrations make it a darling companion to the BABY SHARK song that every child is singing these days. Fun words coupled with instructions for the shark dance will keep you and your child dancing and singing and laughing!
This book's whimsical illustrations make it a darling companion to the BABY SHARK song that every child is singing these days. Fun words coupled with instructions for the shark dance will keep you and your child dancing and singing and laughing!
April 12, 2020
Invigorating read. I found the contemporary theme with a neoclassical undertone put just the right twist on this amazing feel good familial story. However, they are flaunting the nuclear family, and this may hinder the ability for some readers to truly connect, and this is why it lost a star in my rating. I believe this is best read through the lens of a snorkel.
September 16, 2020
This book was super cute! It's simple, its almost exactly like the 'Baby Shark' song, except with a few changes. Throughout the book it has pictures of the sign language used, which kids love and has sea creatures playing instruments which is something kids enjoy. Very fun and easy book to read to kids!
September 22, 2022
My daughter loves baby shark so I ordered a few of their books from the library, they’re great for the purpose of your child seeing characters that they know in books to draw their interest..
But I was hoping for a little bit of a story line (I don’t know why I was expecting that) lol.
My toddler enjoyed it. I myself did not care for reading this lol
But I was hoping for a little bit of a story line (I don’t know why I was expecting that) lol.
My toddler enjoyed it. I myself did not care for reading this lol
December 6, 2018
I bought this book to read with my grandson, who is 3. He loves the song. We read the book last night, and he was really upset because instead of having Grandpa Shark it was the Great White Shark. He loved the pictures, but he carried on all night its Grandpa not Great Shark.
January 4, 2019
Kinda of adorable but a little repetitious for my taste. But repetition is great for a beginning reader so if you like sharks this is a cute book! The illustrations are bright, colorful and eye catching.
February 20, 2019
Summary: This catchy song, first a book is very popular and comes with dance moves and everything!
Connections: the song (ex: baby shark do do doo dooo)
How you would use it: Along with the song, as an interactive quick transition time, read aloud
Connections: the song (ex: baby shark do do doo dooo)
How you would use it: Along with the song, as an interactive quick transition time, read aloud
February 26, 2019
For a kid's song, I have yet to get sick of this one. I am pretty sure I am a big part of the reason it went viral in the first place. ;)
The book isn't the same as the song though. That makes me a little sad, but it is still cute.
The book isn't the same as the song though. That makes me a little sad, but it is still cute.
May 1, 2019
Cute illustrations, but I would have liked it better if it would have been the Pinkfong lyrics. That's what my kids know, and I think it would be confusing to throw this in the mix. As as result, I will probably skip for storytime.
October 11, 2019
Genre: Poetry Grade K-4
This book is about the shark family. Knowing that after each person it repeats, do do do six times to make it rhyme together. Baby shark had been first a song for children that had been very catchy, then it had been turned into a book which is parallel to the song.
This book is about the shark family. Knowing that after each person it repeats, do do do six times to make it rhyme together. Baby shark had been first a song for children that had been very catchy, then it had been turned into a book which is parallel to the song.
November 29, 2021
Modern Fantasy
Kindergarten- 2nd grade reading level
This is such a cute and unique book! This book is a sing-a-long and it is very catchy! this would be a fun way to just have some excitement in the clsddroom and to not just be all business.
Kindergarten- 2nd grade reading level
This is such a cute and unique book! This book is a sing-a-long and it is very catchy! this would be a fun way to just have some excitement in the clsddroom and to not just be all business.
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