Baby Goes to Market
Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers. Market is very crowded.
Mama is very busy.
Baby is very curious.
When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby is so adorable that the banana seller gives him six bananas. Baby eats one and puts five in the basket, but Mama doesn't notice. As Mama and Baby wend their way through the stalls, cheeky Baby collects five oranges, four biscuits, three ears of sweet corn, two pieces of coconut . . . until Mama notices that her basket is getting very heavy Poor Baby, she thinks, he must be very hungry by now Rhythmic language, visual humor, and a bounty of delectable food make this a tale that is sure to whet little appetites for story time.
Author: Atinuke
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/05/2017
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 11.30h x 10.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780763695705
Audience: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 510783 / Baby Goes to Market
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017
School Library Journal 02/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 5 - Recommended, Satisfactory
About the Author
Atinuke is a Nigerian-born author who started her career doing traditional oral storytelling. Her books include a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Winner, a Notable Book for a Global Society, a Cybils Award Winner, and an Africana Award Winner. She lives in Wales. Angela Brooksbank worked as a designer and art director in children's book publishing before turning her hand to her own illustration. Baby Goes to Market is her debut picture book. She lives in London.
Mama is very busy.
Baby is very curious.
When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby is so adorable that the banana seller gives him six bananas. Baby eats one and puts five in the basket, but Mama doesn't notice. As Mama and Baby wend their way through the stalls, cheeky Baby collects five oranges, four biscuits, three ears of sweet corn, two pieces of coconut . . . until Mama notices that her basket is getting very heavy Poor Baby, she thinks, he must be very hungry by now Rhythmic language, visual humor, and a bounty of delectable food make this a tale that is sure to whet little appetites for story time.
Author: Atinuke
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/05/2017
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 11.30h x 10.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780763695705
Audience: Ages 4-8
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 510783 / Baby Goes to Market
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017
School Library Journal 02/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 5 - Recommended, Satisfactory
About the Author
Atinuke is a Nigerian-born author who started her career doing traditional oral storytelling. Her books include a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Winner, a Notable Book for a Global Society, a Cybils Award Winner, and an Africana Award Winner. She lives in Wales. Angela Brooksbank worked as a designer and art director in children's book publishing before turning her hand to her own illustration. Baby Goes to Market is her debut picture book. She lives in London.
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