Sharing this book with babies and the very young is a joyful experience for parent and child, guaranteed to bring laughter into every day. Little babies love looking at picture of other very young children and here a group of toddlers sprawl and tumble across the pages. Each illustration is full of its own delights and they build to a wonderful ending that will have children giggling with anticipation. One of the best books for babies ever created.
You might also like All Fall Down - another First Book for Babies, illustrated and written by Helen Oxenbury.
A group of four babies of assorted ethnic origins play together, with such enthusiasm that they often fall off the pages. These bright picture books are newly-designed reissues of Helen Oxenbury's large-format multicultural board books.
"Full of simple actions that one-year-olds can imitate." The Sunday Times
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About Helen Oxenbury
Helen Oxenbury is among the most popular and critically-acclaimed illustrators of all time. Her many award-winning books for children include We’re Going On a Bear Hunt, written by Michael Rosen, Farmer Duck, written by Martin Waddell and There’s Going to Be a Baby, written by John Burningham; as well as her classic board books for babies. Helen has won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal twice – in 1969, for The Quangle Wangle’s Hat and The Dragon of an Ordinary Family and in 1999, for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. She lives in London.
Read Helen Oxenbury on winning the Kate Greenaway medal twice here.
