Baby Goes To Market.
Written by Atinuke and
illustrated by Angela Brooksbank.
Walker Books 2017.
Baby Goes to Market is a bright fun counting book that tells of Baby’s journey with his Mama through a West African Market. Baby makes friends with the market traders and unbeknown to his Mama, he is given 6 bananas, 5 oranges, 4 chin chin biscuits, 3 roasted sweetcorn and 2 pieces of coconut.
Winner of Matchical Prize 2018 (Ages 2-4 yrs). Winner of Children's Africana Book Award 2018.
Winner
Children’s Africana
Book Award
Angela Brookbank’s colourful and vibrant illustrations add yet another dimension, capturing the cheerful buzz of a bustling West African market, the warmth of a loving mother and the mischief of a lively baby... Don’t pass this one up!
– Books for Topics
Baby Goes To Market is a real treat, with the colourful illustrations evoking the mouth-watering food, hustle and bustle and bright African-print fabrics of the market – there’s plenty for little ones to engage with visually here...
– The Independent