Little book baby by Katrina Germein and Cheryl Orsini

The full range of how books fit into a baby’s life from waking in the morning to going to bed at night is presented in this charming book with rhyming lines form Katrina Germein and wonderfully soft illustrations by Cheryl Orsini. The result is a family oriented story with the baby at its heart modelling the ways books fit into the everyday. On waking the baby needs a book to start the day, then it reads books in the car, visiting its grandparents where books again are shared. Then mum and the baby play and tumble about. Funny stories are shared, and books are read in the pusher and on the tram. At the end of a very busy day the baby has a cuddle and a book, a yawn then snuggles down to sleep.

A range of books is read; pop up books, large books filled with colour, board books and baby soft material books.

German shows soundly that books have a place in all aspects of a child’s life, with humour and verse to get her message across.  I love the first three words of each pair of rhyming lines, as she uses the phrase ‘baby book’ with another word describing something about the baby. Repetition and alliteration are used with great effect, and complimented by Orsini’s soft illustrations adding a level of humour to the book.

This is a lovely book to read and share, and will be enjoyed by all ages.

Themes: Reading, Books, Grandparents, Family.

Fran Knight