Baby Goes to Market

Name: William Joseph
Price range: $

by Atinuke, illustrated by Angela Brooksbank

Interest age: 2 to 5

Published by Walker Books, 2017

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About this book

With a basket balanced on her head and Baby strapped to her back, Mama embarks on an eventful trip to a West African market. Unbeknown to Mama, Baby charms the stall holders with his curiosity, cheekiness and laughter, and is rewarded with all manner of goodies. He is given six bananas, five juicy oranges, four sugary chin-chin biscuits, three roasted sweetcorn and two pieces of coconut.

Sampling one of each, Baby places the remainder into the increasingly heavy basket. Concerned that her poor baby is hungry, Mama sets down her basket to hail a taxi, but is bemused by the appearance of all the additional food!

The hustle and bustle of the noisy, crowded market is vividly evoked by the colourful illustrations of African-print fabrics and mouth-watering food that burst from every page. With rhythmic text and an abundance of humour, this delightful book is sure to appeal to mischievous babies and toddlers everywhere.

About the author

Atinuke was born and grew up in Nigeria. She writes children's books because she loves the vibrancy, joy, wisdom and humour of her own African culture, which she includes a lot of in her work. She shares with children all over the world how modern life is in Africa, how amazing African traditions and cultures are, and how our human joys and sorrows are the same.

She also tells traditional African stories which make her international audiences laugh and cry. Her books have been published in the UK, USA, France and Japan and have won lots of awards. Atinuke spends most of her time at home quietly dreaming up stories, but she sometimes visits schools and book festivals — she loves to meet her readers! Atinuke lives in Pembrokeshire.

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