Everybody Was a Baby Once by Allan Ahlberg
Meet witches, snowmen, lizards and favourite nursery-rhyme characters in this joyful poetry collection for infants of every age! One day a boy went walking, and walked into a store. He bought a pound of sausages, and put them on the floor. The boy began to whistle, he whistled up a tune. And all the little sausages danced around the room ... The inspired creators of The Runaway Dinner are proud to serve you up a shouting, screaming, smiling, whistling, playing, chasing, rhyming romp for children of every age. Nineteen poems, funny, wistful, delightfully illustrated, introduce a merry cast of babies, witches, sausages, robbers and favourite nursery-rhyme characters that will enchant everybody who is - or was - a baby!
Brilliant collection of poems Junior Magazine A vibrant, rhyming romp that celebrates the joy of being a childIt is beautifully packaged. The Bookseller The charming illustrations make these first steps towards understanding the science of motion irresistible. Irish Post funny, wistful, remarkable... a book that you will still read to children in 200 years ABC Magazine a delightfully illustrated and whimsical read. Junior These poems are full of infectious, song-like qualities, and they will provide young readers and listeners with access to archetypal characters in humorous and often quirky contexts. The Irish Times
Allan Ahlberg is one of the most popular children's authors writing today. His titles for Walker Books include The Runaway Dinner (9781406305494), The Pencil (9781406319552) and Previously (9781844280629), and the Gaskitts series. His other much loved titles include Each Peach Pear Plum, Peepo! and The Jolly Postman, which, with its sequels, has sold over five million copies worldwide. Allan lives in Bath.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781406321562 |
| ISBN 10 | 1406321567 |
| Title | Everybody Was a Baby Once |
| Author | Allan Ahlberg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Walker Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for CLPE Poetry Award 2011 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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