Blue Baboon Finds Her Tune

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Fans of Grumpy Monkey and Llama Llama will fall in love with Blue Baboon (and with every word that rhymes with her name)! With delightfully silly text and gorgeous illustrations, Orange Moon Blue Baboon is destined to become the most talked-about picture book of the year! Orange moon, blue baboon. Blue baboon spies bassoon. Blue Baboon is eager to play the bassoon with her new friends. But a monsoon threatens to spoil the fun. Fortunately, a big balloon arrives in time to carry them to a dune where they can all play in tune. A perfect picture book young readers will want to pick up again and again.

Reviews

"A sweet story featuring animal characters and an endearing ending... wonderful to read aloud" -- Booklist
"An eye-catching palette and charming characters will draw readers in from the very first page" -- Kirkus Reviews
"Charming and delightful... This book will engage young children and comes highly recommended" -- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
"Dazzling" -- Youth Services Book Review
"The words were easy for me to read, but I still learned some new ones (bassoon, dune, croon) and I like how they all rhymed, which made it easy to guess and sound out the words that I didn't already know... . It has a happy ending for everyone!" -- Kids' Book Buzz
"The Dochertys' illustrations are as engaging as their rhymes." -- The Wall Street Journal
"There are great rhymes in this book, and it is a great readaloud!" - Unleashing Readers
"This is a wonderful book--full of vibrant individuality and joy in creativity." -- Oregon Coast Youth Book Preview
"Wonderfully sweet and vibrantly illustrated....Readers will find much to enjoy in Helen Docherty and Thomas Docherty's inviting and bright story world." -- Fab Book Reviews

Author Bio

HELEN DOCHERTY has spent most of her career as a language teacher, most recently specializing in Spanish. She lives in Wales with her husband and co-author, Thomas, and their two young daughters. THOMAS DOCHERTY studied metalwork and sculpture at college before becoming an illustrator of children's book. He lives in Wales with his wife and co-author Helen and their two young daughters. His website is thomasdocherty.co.uk.