# Baby Goes to Market - Board Book

by **Atinuke** (Author), **Angela Brooksbank** (Illustrator)

**Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers.**

_Market is very crowded._  
_Mama is very busy._  
_Baby is very curious.  
_  
When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby is so adorable that the banana seller gives him six bananas. Baby eats one and puts five in the basket, but Mama doesn't notice. As Mama and Baby wend their way through the stalls, cheeky Baby collects five oranges, four biscuits, three ears of sweet corn, two pieces of coconut . . . until Mama notices that her basket is getting very heavy Poor Baby, she thinks, he must be very hungry by now Rhythmic language, visual humor, and a bounty of delectable food make this a tale that is sure to whet little appetites for story time.

### Author Biography

**Atinuke** is a Nigerian-born author who started her career doing traditional oral storytelling. Her books include a _Boston Globe-Horn Book_ Honor Winner, a Notable Book for a Global Society, a Cybils Award Winner, and an Africana Award Winner. She lives in Wales.

**Angela Brooksbank** worked as a designer and art director in children's book publishing before turning her hand to her own illustration. _Baby Goes to Market_ is her debut picture book. She lives in London.

**Number of Pages:** 26

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 7.2 x 6.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** March 12, 2019

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Baby Goes to Market

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.1

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 8.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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- Baby Goes to Market - Board Book

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