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Dear Little One: A Poetry Collection for the Very Young
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Dive into a celebration of all the wonderful things babies and toddlers get up to throughout a busy day in this joyful collection of poems by beloved children’s author Mara Bergman. Baby wakes up early. What does Baby say? Good morning, World, I’m ready for another...
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Dive into a celebration of all the wonderful things babies and toddlers get up to throughout a busy day in this joyful collection of poems by beloved children’s author Mara Bergman.
Baby wakes up early.
What does Baby say?
Good morning, World,
I’m ready for another busy day!
A perfect gift for children and grown-ups to share and enjoy together, Dear Little One celebrates the little things that make life with a toddler fun! From breakfast to bedtime, with plenty of playing and exploring, dancing and dreaming in between, this playful and charming anthology of poems for the youngest children is a treat to dip into, with beautiful, colourful illustrations throughout.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529515053
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 14 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Claire Alexander
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 242.0mm
Height: 274.0mm
Weight: 560g
Pages: 72
About the Author
Mara Bergman is an award-winning children’s writer, poet and editor. She was born in NYC on leap year day and grew up on Long Island, and though she’s lived most of her life in the UK, she’s never lost her accent. Mara has always felt a strong link between poetry and picture books and loves to write both. Her picture books have won numerous awards in the UK and US; Oliver Who Would Not Sleep was a Bookstart choice and appeared on CBeebies, along with Itchy Itch Itch, illustrated by Emily Bolam. Oliver Who Travelled Far and Wide won the Booktrust Early Years Award. Her books have been translated into many languages worldwide. Mara lives in Kent. Find Mara online on X as @mara_bergman and on Instagram as @bergmanmara.
Claire Alexander is an author and illustrator with a number of picture books to her name, including her author-illustrated book The Think-Ups, Puddling, written by Emma Perry, and Humperdink and The Snow Bear, both written by Sean Taylor. In 2007, Claire began teaching courses and masterclasses on how to create a picture book, which she continues to run at the House of Illustration. Find Claire online at clairealexander.co.uk, and on X as @PicBookCourse and on Instagram as @claire_alexander_picture_books.
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