A delightful book by an award-winning team about dressing up, being different and surprising yourself. The sequel to the very successful Guess the Baby.
There's going to be a costume parade and the whole class is excited. Everyone is making plans, but Sacha still doesn't know what he's going to wear. 'I'm coming as something different,' he says.
Endorsements for Guess The Baby from www.amazon.com:
'The colorful collage of photographs encourage readers to join the fun. A light-hearted, wry tale with high kid appeal.' Kirkus Reviews
'A class of young schoolchildren learns a spirited lesson about growing up, creatively delivered by Australian author French, a former kindergarten teacher with an insightful grasp of this age group's questioning minds ... For every child who's ever asked the question, 'Was I a baby?' this book is a delightful answer.' Publishers Weekly - Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
'The easy-to-read text and warm, lively illustrations depict a frolicsome, multicultural cast of youngsters; the colorful spread of their pictures as babies is particularly engaging. Creative and hip Mr. Judd is a teacher with pizzazz.' Leslie Barban, School Library Journal - Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
'Rawlins' colorful, endearing illustrations, somewhat reminiscent of Julie Vivas' work, feature a smiling, multicultural classroom of kids. This useful concept book is full of humor and life.' Karin Snelson, Booklist Copyright American Library Association. All rights reserved
Shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Australian Book of the Year Award 2007.
Selected among the best early childhood books for 2007 by Early Childhood Australia, in the Preschoolers category.
About Simon French
Simon French began his writing career as a thirteen-year-old in Sydney's western suburbs and had his first novel published five years later, while he was still at high school. In the years since, Simon has earned critical acclaim and several awards, including the 1987 CBCA Book of the Year Award for All We Know. Where in the World, Simon's first novel in ten years, was longlisted for the 2003 Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
Donna Rawlins has worked in many areas of publishing as a printer, darkroom technician, graphic artist, lecturer, book designer and book editor. One of her first picture books for children was Tucking Mummy In, which was shortlisted for the 1988 CBCA Picture Book of the Year and was an American Library Association Notable Book. My Place won the Young Readers Award in 1988 and a special bicentennial Eve Pownall Award. Her first picture book with Simon French, Guess the Baby, was shortlisted in the 2003 CBCA Book of