Baby Goes to Market: The multi-award-winning picture book in BOARD BOOK edition! A fun read aloud to share with children learning to count.

What a lovely diverse book. Not only great for maths but also for learning about African market.

I love to read books with characters that look like my boys and lately I’ve been noticing that many of the board books we’ve bought or received about black children have been about racism or wider equality issues. However, this book was fun and joyous and my 1 year olds love it when I read it to them using their names rather than baby. I love the illustrations and also we are able to use the book to practice counting, as the story allows for counting of different market products. We love this book so much I bought a second copy.

This is a very lovely book set in a busy Nigerian market (deciphered from my understanding of particular visual and cultural cues, although a specific location is not mentioned in the text). The illustrations are beautiful, joyful, and bright. It follows mama and her baby as they go shopping in market. The illustrator could have, perhaps, found another few shade of brown for some of the characters to reflect the true phenotypical diversity of West Africa. Every single character has the exact same brown colour in the book! Nevertheless, this simple plot charmed my 2 year old and it has become a firm favourite.

We have had the board book for some time and my 2.5yo loves it. I enjoy reading it to him, as do his older sisters. The text is very simple and there is so much to see and chat about in the pictures. Then I bought the paperback version for a friend's child, for their birthday, and I'm surprised to see that the text is different from the board book. I have included two photos for comparison. These are the main differences: The names of the market traders are in the paperback version. In the paperback version, the baby is given characteristics, which are the reasons he is given things by the market traders eg baby is curious, baby is funny etc. Unfortunately, baby is also naughty. I'm not keen on this, as the traders give the things to baby *because* he is funny/sorry/curious, rather than just giving them. For me this takes away from the story a bit! In the board book, it just says 'Baby loves bananas, baby loves bananas so much that the man selling bananas gives baby six bright bananas'. The paperback version says 'Mama does not notice, she is too busy buying chili peppers/rice/etc' which is omitted in the board book (it is told through the pictures). There are a few other lines in the paperback, which are not included in the board book, such as 'Mama thinks her sweet baby must be hungry by now' and 'we need to get home quick and fast!' All in all, we love this book!

Beautiful illustrated story - lots of opportunities for learning and links to curriculum. EYFS

This is a beautifully illustrated book, with a lovely story of the small child and his mother at the busy market. My only personal issue with this book (and reason for 4 instead of 5 stars) is I find the text too busy and distractingly placed on each page, when the beautiful illustrations tell the story so well! I find it distracts my 20 month old and it’s a shame.

Love this story. Illustrations are wonderful and authentic and very educational. Fun read for babies and toddlers.

We all enjoy this book so much! It’s lovely to read. My baby loves looking at the pictures. My 6 year old thinks it’s funny. There are so many thinks so spot and talk about in the pictures it’s really lovely. A wonderful book for us all to enjoy.

My 16 month old loves the book , especially the pages featuring her favourite foods such as banana and biscuits. Educational book that introduces numbers, expressions and many actions! Would recommend.

My baby has loved this book from about 6 months on, and I do find it is just interesting enough that it is not too boring to read over and over. Really colorful, beautiful drawings and a fun, poetic story, super fun!

Beautiful illustrations

Io e mio figlio di due anni ci siamo innamorati a prima vista di questo albo illustrato. Intanto è bellissimo perché fa immergere in una cultura diversa dalla propria, è coloratissimo, divertente, contiene brevi frasi ed è ripetitivo quindi favorisce l'apprendimento dei bambini piccoli senza annoiarli. Già dopo una settimana mio figlio sapeva le parole a memoria! Perfetto per bimbi italiani per avvicinarli alla seconda lingua. Spero di essere stata utile

Meu filho adorou o livro ❤️... eu também. Além de ser de qualidade, pois tanto a capa quanto as páginas são bem resistentes... A entrega foi realizada bem antes do previsto.