Author : Elina Ellis
Publisher : Two Hoots
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,11 MB
Release : 2022-04-26
Category :
ISBN : 9781529050523
A funny and heartwarming tribute to the joy, fun and absolute chaos that accompany a new baby.
Author : Elina Ellis
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2021-05-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1529051371
By the creator of The Truth About Old People, a Children's Book of the Week in the Telegraph and Empathy Lab Read for Empathy Book 2020. A funny and adorable celebration of family that reveals what babies are REALLY like. From the winner of the Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2017, The Truth About Babies is a new baby book with a difference. Are babies really beautiful, sweet-smelling, adorable little angels? Or is the truth a LOT messier? A warm and very funny picture book story with joyous and characterful artwork from the hugely talented Elina Ellis, that perfectly captures the joyous chaos that comes with a new baby.
Author : Tony Braxton-Hicks
Publisher : Control Publishing
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 26,31 MB
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0645304808
The Truth About Babies reveals 101 evocatively illustrated facts that all new parents should know. • Breastfeeding mothers shouldn’t take iron supplements as it will make their babies magnetic. • Adults who were born by caesarian section cannot complete escape rooms. • All babies are born psychic, but this diminishes with age until some become negatively psychic. • “Baby brain” makes many women forget how forgetful they were before they had children. • The happiness of all children depends on how much their mothers spend on baby books. • Expectant fathers love nothing more than reading books about babies – specifically, this one. From family planning, pregnancy and childbirth to parenting infants, The Truth About Babies reveals 101 humorous facts you would never believe. Or should believe.
Author : Ian Sansom
Publisher : Granta Books (Uk)
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,37 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781862075443
Written as a series of alphabetical musings on every aspect of babies--from baldness, bathing, and breastfeeding, to the womb, weight, and work--this book is playful, profound, and very funny. The author's acute yet tender observations are juxtaposed with those of other thinkers and writers, with words of wisdom from the Bible, literature, history, pop culture, and folklore.
Author : Fiona Katauskas
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,74 MB
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 146070441X
THE GO-TO BOOK FOR PARENTS WANTING HELP WITH THAT TALK ... SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS It's one of the most amazing stories ever told -- and it's true! Funny, frank and embarrassment-free, THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF HOW BABIES ARE MADE gives a fresh take on the incredible tale of where we all come from. REVIEWS: 'If you're looking for a book for children that's accessible but honest, sex positive and inclusive, THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF HOW BABIES ARE MADE is pretty much perfect.' -- Child Magazine 'Common sense, facts, the delightful humour and illustrations will enable this book to be universally accessible and a joy to be shared. A must buy for all parents.' -- Buzzword Books 'Highly recommended ... a necessary addition to every parent library' -- ReadPlus.com.au 'It's the inclusive nature of the book as well as its light touches of humour that make it a worthy update of a perennially interesting subject' -- Sydney Morning Herald 'terrific, funny and explicit-in-a-good-way ... Destined to become a classic.' -- Weekend West
Author : Cory Silverberg
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,18 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781609804862
Geared to readers from preschool to age eight, What Makes a Baby is a book for every kind of family and every kind of kid. It is a twenty-first century children’s picture book about conception, gestation, and birth, which reflects the reality of our modern time by being inclusive of all kinds of kids, adults, and families, regardless of how many people were involved, their orientation, gender and other identity, or family composition. Just as important, the story doesn’t gender people or body parts, so most parents and families will find that it leaves room for them to educate their child without having to erase their own experience. Written by a certified sexuality educator, Cory Silverberg, and illustrated by award-winning Canadian artist Fiona Smyth, What Makes a Baby is as fun to look at as it is useful to read.
Author : Thomas J. Craughwell
Publisher : Broadway
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,37 MB
Release : 2005
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN : 9780767921886
Identifies which sayings, superstitions, and assertions to follow and which to avoid to better protect our lives. Drawn upon the latest research from a range of fields to reveal the facts and fallacies behind old wives' tales.
Author : Elina Ellis
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 30,26 MB
Release : 2020-02-20
Category :
ISBN : 9781509882274
Children's Book of the Week in The TelegraphA very funny and lovable picture book tribute to grandparents and older people.When you're small, everybody bigger than you seems really old. But does being older have to mean being boring, or slow, or quiet? NO! Elina Ellis' wonderful illustrations reveal that the age you are makes no difference to how amazing you can be.From the winner of the Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2017, The Truth About Old People is an instant favourite with children and grown-ups that tackles ageism without being preachy. Elina has a great talent for characterful illustration: you'll feel like you've known this family all your life.
Author : Jennifer Margulis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 25,85 MB
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1451636083
An eye-opening work of investigative journalism that challenges common wisdom about pregnancy, childbirth, and the first year of a baby's life, showing how the family's well-being are often undermined by corporate profit margins and the private interests of the medical community.
Author : Alison Gopnik
Publisher :
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,60 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Cognition in infants
ISBN : 9780753814178
Learning begins in the first days of life. Scientists are now discovering how young children develop emotionally and intellectually, and are beginning to realize that from birth babies already know a staggering amount about the world around them. In the first book of its kind for a popular audience, three leading US scientists draw on twenty-five years of research in philosophy, psychology, computer science, linguistics and neuroscience to reveal what babies know and how they learn it.
