Baby Goes to Market

Baby Goes to MarketJoin 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

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/05/2017
ISBN: 9780763695705
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.30h x 10.00w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2017
School Library Journal 02/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 5 - Recommended, Satisfactory