A gorgeous lift-the-flap counting book that pairs parent animals with their babies, from the bestselling author of Room on the Broom.
From a bat and its pup, to a frog and its twelve tadpoles, young readers will delight in counting each creature's babies and learning unusual scientific names for young animals. With rhyming text, lift-the-flaps and peekaboo holes, and a surprise search-and-find element, this is a read-aloud delight and preschool must-have.
* "Engaging, rewarding, and utterly delightful."—Kirkus, starred review Indie Next List pick CCBC Choices selection
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Accolades for Julia Donaldson Waterstones Children's Laureate, 2011-2013 Nestle Smarties Book Prize (The Gruffalo) Blue Peter Best Book to Read Aloud (The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Spiffiest Giant in Town, The Snail and the Whale) Scottish Children's Book Award (Room on the Broom, What the Ladybird Heard) Book Trust Early Years Award (The Snail and the Whale) Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards (The Gruffalo's Child)
Julia Donaldson is one of today's best-loved children's authors. She was the UK Children's Laureate 2011–2013 and has written more than 100 books for children, including the international bestsellers The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom. Her books have received numerous awards, including the Red House Children's Book Award and the Blue Peter Award. She lives in Sussex, England, with her husband.
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A gorgeous lift-the-flap counting book that pairs parent animals with their babies, from the bestselling author of Room on the Broom.
From a bat and its pup, to a frog and its twelve tadpoles, young readers will delight in counting each creature's babies and learning unusual scientific names for young animals. With rhyming text, lift-the-flaps and peekaboo holes, and a surprise search-and-find element, this is a read-aloud delight and preschool must-have.
* "Engaging, rewarding, and utterly delightful."—Kirkus, starred review Indie Next List pick CCBC Choices selection
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Accolades for Julia Donaldson Waterstones Children's Laureate, 2011-2013 Nestle Smarties Book Prize (The Gruffalo) Blue Peter Best Book to Read Aloud (The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Spiffiest Giant in Town, The Snail and the Whale) Scottish Children's Book Award (Room on the Broom, What the Ladybird Heard) Book Trust Early Years Award (The Snail and the Whale) Children's Book of the Year at the British Book Awards (The Gruffalo's Child)
Author
Julia Donaldson is one of today's best-loved children's authors. She was the UK Children's Laureate 2011–2013 and has written more than 100 books for children, including the international bestsellers The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom. Her books have received numerous awards, including the Red House Children's Book Award and the Blue Peter Award. She lives in Sussex, England, with her husband.
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