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Zeki Loves Baby Club

by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Ruth Hearson

Reading age: 5+

Published by Alanna Max, 2014

  • Picture books

About this book

Wednesday is Zeki's favourite day of the week. After breakfast, Zeki is bundled into his buggy and off he trundles to Baby Club. Everyone is so friendly at Baby Club. They all say hello in their own language, whether it's Mandarin, Greek, Spanish or English. The toddlers sing songs and play games. Zeki's favourite is playing with toy animals. After that, it's time for exercises, wiggling fingers, waving hands and pretending to zoom to the moon. The children wind down with a story and a cuddle and then it's time to go home. This time the multilingual goodbyes include Irish, Italian and French.

A charming, multicultural story of everyday life for babies and toddlers, who will recognise elements of their own lives, wherever they're from, in the appealingly warm illustrations and the familiar songs.

About the author

Anna McQuinn has worked in children's books for more than thirty years as an editor, publisher, and a writer. She has a deep and abiding interest in child development in the early years, and her writing is informed by her many years working as a Sure Start community librarian.
Anna has written over 50 books for young children, most well known for her Lulu and Zeki series.
She lives in the wilds of the Kerry coast in Ireland with her partner and a small black cat.

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