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B Is for Baby
Atinuke with illustrations by Angela Brooksbank
$17

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is for Baby. is for Brother. is for going to see Baba! 

One morning after breakfast, Baby's big brother is getting ready to take the basket of bananas all the way to Baba's bungalow in the next village. He'll have to go along the bumpy road, past the baobab trees, birds, and butterflies, and all the way over the bridge. But what he doesn't realize is that his very cute, very curious baby sibling has stowed away on his bicycle! Little ones learning about language will love sounding out the words in this playful, vibrantly illustrated story set in West Africa.

BIO

Atinuke is a Nigerian-born author who started her career doing traditional oral storytelling. Her books include a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Winner, a Notable Book for a Global Society, a Cybils Award Winner, and an Africana Award Winner. She lives in Wales.

Angela Brooksbank worked as a designer and art director in children's book publishing before turning her hand to her own illustration. Baby Goes to Market is her debut picture book. She lives in London.

REVIEWS

"A circular tale of family love with visual rewards. . . . There's no denying the joy in this book." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

 

[H] Candlewick Press (MA)  /  March 12, 2019

0.4" H x 11.1" L x 10.0" W (1.2 lbs) 40 pages

[B] Candlewick Press (MA)  /  March 09, 2021

0.6" H x 7.1" L x 6.3" W (0.62 lbs) 28 pages