Editions

The Best, Best Baby!

  • Imprint: Andersen

  • ISBN: 9781783440443

  • Length: 32  Pages

  • Dimensions: 275mm x 4mm x 271mm

  • Weight: 235g

  • RRP: £6.99

The Best, Best Baby!

A big sister learns that although her baby brother can be VERY annoying and there are lots of things that he can’t do yet, he’s still the best, BEST baby that a sister ever had!

  • Imprint: Andersen

  • ISBN: 9781783440443

  • Length: 32  Pages

  • Dimensions: 275mm x 4mm x 271mm

  • Weight: 235g

  • RRP: £6.99

Reviews

  • "A very sweet and accessible take on a familiar issue. EDITOR'S CHOICE"

    The Bookseller

  • "Older siblings everywhere will love this story of the trials, tribulations and absolute joy that a baby brother brings!"

    Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading

  • "The simple, but eye-catching, illustrations are attractive to children, making them want to turn the pages and read on."

    Carousel

  • "A funny and realistic tale of toddler sibling rivalry . . . Gorgeous."

    Angels and Urchins

  • "A warm, very human book to read to big sisters and brothers coping with a new arrival in the family"

    The School Librarian

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About the Author

Anthea Simmons

Anthea Simmons lives in Devon with her polydactyl cat, Caramac. After a successful career in the City and a spell of teaching, she finally knuckled down to write at the insistence of her son, Henry. She is the author of Share, The Best Best Baby, I’m Big Now and Lightning Mary and spends much of her time campaigning for the UK to remain in the EU.

Anthea Simmons

Georgie Birkett

Gillian Shields (Author) Gillian Shields is the author of several picture books for children including Ben and Gran and the Whole, Wide, Wonderful World illustrated by Katherine McEwen and published by Macmillan in 2004. Georgie Birkett (Illustrator) Georgie Birkett completed her degree in Graphic Design and Illustration at the University of Brighton in 1996. She has since illustrated many books published all over the world and in 2008 she won the Best Baby Book 2008 in the Booktrust Early Years Awards for Is This My Nose? (Red Fox). Born in Kent, Georgie now lives in Lewes, East Sussex, with her husband, David, and sons, Jack and Albert.

Georgie Birkett

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