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Time For Bed, Panda

by Jo Lodge

Interest age: 0 to 2

Published by Campbell Books, 2021

  • Board books

This book is also available in bilingual English and Welsh

About this book

A panda with googly eyes (which you can move around with your fingers to create all manner of expressions) is getting ready for bed: having a bath, brushing her teeth and reading a story before snuggling down under the covers. On each opposite page, Panda asks readers if they can repeat three relevant words along with her: bath, bubbles and towel on one page, and bed, moon and milk on another. Babies and toddlers can also enjoy sticking their fingers through circular holes in the book and turning the pages that way.

A delightfully cuddly and sweet board book for little ones, this one also has enduring appeal as babies become toddlers and start learning words. There are just a few point-and-say words on each spread, but it’s enough to start with and get kids used to seeing and saying objects and their names, even if they can’t read. The googly eyes are a fun extra which lend a play element to the book, too.

About the author

Jo Lodge is an illustrator and paper engineer and was greatly influenced by her artistic parents - her mother, Maureen Roffey, an illustrator, and her father Bernard Lodge, a graphic designer.

Jo graduated with a fashion degree from Kingston and worked for a knitwear company designing their main collection and consulting on projects for Next, Marks & Spencer and Saks Fifth Avenue. Her first books were published by Rod Campbell and her boldly coloured animal characters have been used in a range of series. Jo was nominated for the Sainsbury's Baby Book Award in 2001 and was finalist for the Sheffield Baby Book Award in 2007. She is best known for her Mr Croc books which have been extremely successful across the world with sales exceeding 1 million copies.

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