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Welcome to the World
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A tender and lyrical picture book from two internationally-bestselling and award-winning creators: Julia Donaldson and Helen Oxenbury: Welcome to the World is a joyful poem that explores new senses, people, places and experiences that babies and young children are having for the very first time. "Welcome...
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A tender and lyrical picture book from two internationally-bestselling and award-winning creators: Julia Donaldson and Helen Oxenbury: Welcome to the World is a joyful poem that explores new senses, people, places and experiences that babies and young children are having for the very first time.
"Welcome to the World. Welcome to the light.
Welcome to the day. Welcome to the night.
Welcome to your mummy. Welcome to your feeds.
Welcome to the earrings and the buttons and the beads."
From two bestselling and awardwinning creators comes a magical, lyrical celebration of babies' first experiences.
From the comfort of home to the adventure of the great outdoors, from family to first encounters with nature, Welcome to the World revels in the joy that comes with sharing this new world with children, and seeing it through their eyes.
A perfect read-aloud story for sharing from Julia Donaldson and Helen Oxenbury.
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Barcode: 9780241456552
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 April 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Puffin
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Length: 4.0mm
Width: 213.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 188g
Pages: 32
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About the Author
Julia Donaldson (Author)
Julia Donaldson was born in 1948. She grew up in London and studied at Bristol University. She worked for a few years in publishing and as a teacher, while also writing and performing songs and street theatre with her husband Malcolm, and writing and directing two musicals for children. She has written over a hundred books and plays for children and teenagers, including the award-winning stories The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Superworm, which are among the UK's best-selling picture books. Julia has won many awards, including the Smarties and Blue Peter Awards and was the children's laureate 2011-2013. Julia Donaldson lives in Sussex with her husband, Malcolm, who often joins her on stage for their sell-out singalong shows.
Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)
Helen Oxenbury has charmed generations of children with her award-winning illustrations. She has won the Kate Greenaway medal and the Kurt Maschler Award and her numerous books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
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