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Baby on the Run

By Sheila Knaggs
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A rebellious baby makes a daring escape into the big wide world in this modern answer to classics like Boss Baby and The Baby Swap. Being a baby is hard work. You get stared at all the time. You’re made to eat mush. And people keep... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A rebellious baby makes a daring escape into the big wide world in this modern answer to classics like Boss Baby and The Baby Swap.

Being a baby is hard work. You get stared at all the time. You’re made to eat mush. And people keep checking your nappy to see if you have pooed. There’s only so much a baby can take!

Follow this fed-up baby on one wild day out in a laugh-out-loud adventure from Fairy Beach author Sheila Knaggs and award-winning illustrator Matt Shanks.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781923419186

Publisher: Affirm Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 February 2027

Country: Australia

Imprint: Affirm Kids

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Matt Shanks

DIMENSIONS

Width: 270.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Sheila Knaggs was born in Liverpool and grew up on the Isle of Man before moving to Australia as a teenager. Her love of storytelling began with poetry and grew through years of working with children and supporting those with additional needs. Now living on the Mornington Peninsula, Sheila draws inspiration from her family, her work in education and disability support, and her passion for creating stories that touch hearts and spark imagination.

Matt Shanks is an internationally published and critically-acclaimed author/illustrator of over twenty picture books, several of which have received awards. Working in mixed media, he creates books with heart, humour and imagination to delight and inspire readers around the world. He is a two-time fellow of the May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust and an Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation ambassador. Matt lives on Bunurong/Boon Wurrung land (Melbourne, Australia) with his partner and cat.

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