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Avocado Baby

By John Burningham
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Avocado Baby by John Burningham is a delightful children's story about the Hargraves family, who are worried about their new baby being too weak. Everything changes when the baby starts eating avocados and gains extraordinary strength, leading to amusing and endearing adventures. This charming tale illustrates the transformations that come from unexpected sources.
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Avocado Baby

The Hargraves want their new baby to grow up big and strong. But the puny mite will hardly eat a thing. One day Mrs Hargraves finds an avocado in the fruit bowl and the baby gobbles it up. Soon, the strangest things start to happen...

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Avocado Baby is a classic story from the bestselling picture book creator, John Burningham.

This delightful tale celebrates the power of babies... and avocados!

The Hargraves family want their new baby to grow up big and strong. But the puny mite will hardly eat a thing... until Mrs Hargraves finds an avocado in the fruit bowl and the baby gobbles it up. Soon, the baby gains incredible strength, and the strangest things start to happen!

This timeless story from the bestselling author and illustrator John Burningham has been delighting families for over 40 years.

"Amusing for adults, impressive for toddlers, good for greengrocers" - The Observer

"John Burningham is one of the most outstanding author-illustrators of children's books today . . ." - Twentieth-Century Children's Writers

John Burningham is the much-loved creator of Mr Gumpy's Outing and Would You Rather.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099200611

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 June 1994

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Red Fox

Illustration: 1

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 214.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 193g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational John Burningham Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

John Burningham was born in 1936. He studied illustration at the Central School of Art. His first children's book, Borka, was published in 1963, and it was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal as the best illustrated book of the year. John Burningham collaborated with Ian Fleming on Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, designing the model of the famous car. He lived in London with his wife Helen Oxenbury, also a well-known author and illustrator. John Burningham died on January 4th, 2019.

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