Birthday Baby
By (Author) Jane Godwin
By (author) Davina Bell
Illustrated by Freya Blackwood
Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin Children's Books
25th July 2018
Australia
Children
Short-listed for Speech Pathology Awards 2019 (Australia)
Hardback
32
Width 254mm, Height 216mm
334g
Today is baby's birthday.
Here come baby's friends. Hello!
Shy baby.
Friendly baby.
Sunny baby.
Lazy baby.
Who else will we meet
'With spare text, Godwin and Bell paint an exuberant picture of a baby's tumultuous birthday. He is surrounded by an active assortment of toddler chums perfectly depicted in all their happy chaos by Blackwood's vibrant illustrations.'Art of the Picture Book, US (US title Baby Day)
'A nice approach to the classic first-birthday book, offering a sense of play and nuance in both the brief text and the lovely illustrations. Refreshing...with subtleties for adult readers and details for little ones.' Kirkus, US (US title Baby Day)
DAVINA BELL is an award-winning writer from Western Australia. She's the author of picture books including Captain Starfish, Oh, Albert!, Hattie Helps Out and Under the Love Umbrella, which have been published around the world.
JANE GODWIN is the author of many award-winning stories for young people, including her bestselling picture books with Anna Walker, Go Go and the Silver Shoes, What Do You Wish For, Today We Have No Plans, All Through the Year and Little Cat and the Big Red Bus. Jane has also collaborated with Andrew Joyner on the delightful picture books How Big Is Too Small and Bear Make Den.
The daughter of a painter and an architect, FREYA BLACKWOOD began drawing at a young age. She has collaborated with many wonderful authors, including Libby Gleeson, Margaret Wild, Jan Ormerod, Roddy Doyle and Nick Bland. Freya won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for Harry and Hopper, and her books have been honoured in the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards many times.