--- title: "13 Baby Book Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Baby Book quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Baby Book sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/vicky-hartzler-41854_asked_i-mean-if-someone-asked-for-my-birth-cer_1634883.jpg" --- > [I mean, if someone asked for my birth certificate, I'd get my baby book and hand it out and say 'Here it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicky-hartzler/i-mean-if-someone-asked-for-my-birth-certificate-i-d-get-my-baby-book/) [Vicky Hartzler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicky-hartzler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/vicky-hartzler-41854_asked_i-mean-if-someone-asked-for-my-birth-cer_1634883.jpg) > [“The Baby Name book can be a very dangerous tool in the hands of a prolific author.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-m-pillow/the-baby-name-book-can-be-a-very-dangerous-tool-in-the-hands-of-a/) [Michelle M. Pillow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-m-pillow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8db/michelle-m-pillow-9760_author-life_the-baby-name-book-can-be-a-very-dangero_873936.jpg) > [Don't listen to anyone's advice. Listen to your baby ... There are so many books, doctors, and well-meaning friends and family. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayim-bialik/don-t-listen-to-anyone-s-advice-listen-to-your-baby-there-are-so-many/) [Mayim Bialik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayim-bialik/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/mayim-bialik-11143_advice_don-t-listen-to-anyone-s-advice-listen-t_1212054.jpg) > [Most baby books also tend to romanticize the mother who stays at home, as if she really spends her entire day doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-chira/most-baby-books-also-tend-to-romanticize-the-mother-who-stays-at-home/) [Susan Chira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-chira/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/susan-chira-78355_baby_most-baby-books-also-tend-to-romanticize_2596811.jpg) > [I won’t lie. Walking into a room and seeing your girlfriend reading a baby-name book can kind of make your heart stop.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/i-won-t-lie-walking-into-a-room-and-seeing-your-girlfriend-reading-a/) [Richelle Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/richelle-mead-46_baby_i-won-t-lie-walking-into-a-room-and-seei_1377327.jpg) > [Names are hard. I have a library of What to Name Your Baby books, and I’m always picking up new books, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/names-are-hard-i-have-a-library-of-what-to-name-your-baby-books-and-i/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/george-r-r-martin-2-926_baby_names-are-hard-i-have-a-library-of-what_1410220.jpg) > [There may never be a baby book that offers the conclusive answer to every question, but it's possible to extract some wisdom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libby-copeland/there-may-never-be-a-baby-book-that-offers-the-conclusive-answer-to/) [Libby Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libby-copeland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ba/libby-copeland-80743_answers_there-may-never-be-a-baby-book-that-offe_1850311.jpg) > [When my wife was pregnant, she got very upset with me because I didnt read the baby books. She looked at that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rudd/when-my-wife-was-pregnant-she-got-very-upset-with-me-because-i-didnt/) [Paul Rudd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rudd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/paul-rudd-3187_books_when-my-wife-was-pregnant-she-got-very-u_1547134.jpg) > [“the perversity is not lost on me that the most oft-cited, well-respected, best-selling books about the caretaking of babies—Winnicott, Spock, Sears, Weissbluth—…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-nelson/the-perversity-is-not-lost-on-me-that-the-most-oft-cited-well/) [Maggie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-nelson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/maggie-nelson-4294_books_the-perversity-is-not-lost-on-me-that-th_1433957.jpg) > [Certainly I do not wish that instead of these masters I had read baby books, written down to children, and with such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-fuller/certainly-i-do-not-wish-that-instead-of-these-masters-i-had-read-baby/) [Margaret Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-fuller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/margaret-fuller-3268_air_certainly-i-do-not-wish-that-instead-of_2299220.png) > [“All the baby books written by women who had the most perfect birth experience in the world said you should talk to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-sivec/all-the-baby-books-written-by-women-who-had-the-most-perfect-birth/) [Tara Sivec](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-sivec/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/tara-sivec-2248_birth_all-the-baby-books-written-by-women-who_2677705.jpg) > [“I return to the sprinklers and sit down. George plunks down next to me. “Did you know that a bird-eating tarantula is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huntley-fitzpatrick/i-return-to-the-sprinklers-and-sit-down-george-plunks-down-next-to-me/) [Huntley Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huntley-fitzpatrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bc/huntley-fitzpatrick-4385_loyal-fans_i-return-to-the-sprinklers-and-sit-down_285188.jpg) > [“To her further surprise, she found a breakfast tray waiting for her on the table with bagels, cheese and an assortment of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/to-her-further-surprise-she-found-a-breakfast-tray-waiting-for-her-on/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b4/maya-banks-617_every-morning_to-her-further-surprise-she-found-a-brea_2015651.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baby-book/#itemlist", "name": "Baby Book Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I mean, if someone asked for my birth certificate, I'd get my baby book and hand it out and say 'Here it is.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vicky Hartzler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicky-hartzler/i-mean-if-someone-asked-for-my-birth-certificate-i-d-get-my-baby-book/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/vicky-hartzler-41854_asked_i-mean-if-someone-asked-for-my-birth-cer_1634883.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/vicky-hartzler-41854_asked_i-mean-if-someone-asked-for-my-birth-cer_1634883.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/vicky-hartzler-41854_asked_i-mean-if-someone-asked-for-my-birth-cer_1634883.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I mean, if someone asked for my birth certificate, I'd get my baby book and hand it out and say 'Here it is.'” — Vicky Hartzler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Baby Name book can be a very dangerous tool in the hands of a prolific author.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michelle M. 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She looked at that, understandably so, as a hostile gesture. But I had an argument in my defense. What did the cavemen do without What To Expect When Youre Expecting? You know what I mean? Its all bullshit. I was like, Itll be fine. We dont need to go to birthing classes or any of that nonsense. Whats the worst that can happen? 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But I do wish that I had read no books at all till later - that I had lived with toys, and played in the open air. Children should not cull the fruits of reflection and observation early, but expand in the sun, and let thoughts come to them. 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That was about the only piece of advice I took from those things. 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George plunks down next to me. “Did you know that a bird-eating tarantula is as big as your hand?” “Jase doesn’t have one of those, does he?” George gives me his sunniest smile. “No. He useta have a reg’lar tarantula named Agnes, but she”—his voice drops mournfully—“died.” “I’m sure she’s in tarantula heaven now,” I assure him hastily, shuddering to think what that might look like. Mrs. Garret’s van pulls in behind the motorcycle, disgorging what I assume are Duff and Andy, both red-faced and windblown. Judging by their life jackets, they’ve been at sailing camp. 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