Penny Tassoni has ideas for reading Baby Day with the youngest children

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baby-day-coverBaby Day is a lovely non-fiction book that uses simple rhyming text and a series of photographs to illustrate babies’ routine experiences. Starting with a yawn, the book moves on to a baby pictured next to a set of stacking rhymes and, finally – over six spreads – ends with bath time and bed. The board book format is perfect as first books are often handled roughly and even mouthed.

This book has been carefully designed to introduce babies to the world of books. The simple photographs featuring a different baby on each page are likely to attract a baby’s interest, as we know that staring at faces is something that most babies enjoy doing.

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