Charts for Babies by Michelle Rial
Publisher: Abrams Appleseed
Published: April 7th, 2026
Format Read: E- Review Copy
Number of pages: 40 pages
Source: Media Masters
Opening Lines: "My arm is Y, X is my tie!"
Michelle Rial is considered one of the nine funniest cartoonists and illustrators on Instagram, according to Vulture. She is the author and illustrator of Am I Overthinking This? and Maybe, This Will Help.
Charts for Babies is Michelle Rial's first picture book. It's a delightful, rhyming introduction to early learning concepts such as big and small, short and tall. The book gradually moves into more complex ideas like curvy and curly, as well as mixing primary colors, showing how red and yellow make orange. The illustrations blend playful hand-drawn artwork with digital coloring that is fun and colorful while introducing children to sizes, shapes, feelings, colors, numbers, and more. The final pages bring everything together with sixteen different charts and graphs, including a Venn diagram and column charts.
What I especially enjoyed is how engaging the illustrations are. I can easily see this being a fun read-aloud for a teacher thanks to its STEM friendly concepts, or for parents, especially with the sweet goodnight message at the end. Overall, a very cute, playful story that also manages to be educational.
**A huge thank you to Media Masters for the review copy in exchange for an honest review**
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