Baby books: 6 - 12 monthsHow Big is a Pig?, by Clare Beaton Clare
Beaton has painstakingly cut out and sewn felt fabric into scenes
around a farm, with a rhyming story linking them together. The pig in
the title meets cows and dogs and hens and frogs, and we are asked to
compare their size with the size of the pig. In addition to the images
of the main animals, there are lots of insects to look out for that
often incorporate sewn-on beads, giving them an authentic sheen
(perfect for squeamish mums and dads). The biggest pig of all, in case
you wondered, is mummy pig, and the little pig runs to suckle at her
side on the last page.
Published by Barefoot Books, £9.99 Little Oops!, by Colin McNaughton Here's the
best of the latest board books starring Preston Pig and a marauding
wolf – the duo that has appeared in several previous adventures.
Preston Pig, in true comic strip style, foils the wolf's first attempt to eat him by throwing down an obligatory banana skin. This works – 'Oops!' exclaims the tottering wolf. Preston Pig loses out on the next page, but in the following encounter shows great initiative, creating the funniest encounter of all. The wolf has Preston Pig in his sights, the intended victim bends down to smell a flower, and the assailant sails right over: 'Oops a daisy!' Dad of a 10- month-old comments: "I like this book because there's lots of action. I put in lots of sound effects right through." Anderson, £3.99 Where to next? |
