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The Cheeky Toddler Alphabet
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 ABIA CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR (AGES 0-6)An A-to-Z celebration of the chaos and tenderness of the toddler years - that bittersweet window of domestic life when each day is a magical bunfight that you wouldn't trade for anything . ....
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See moreAn A-to-Z celebration of the chaos and tenderness of the toddler years - that bittersweet window of domestic life when each day is a magical bunfight that you wouldn't trade for anything . . . or would you? From bestselling and award-winning author Davina Bell and critically acclaimed illustrator Jennifer Falkner.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 ABIA CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR (AGES 0-6)An A-to-Z celebration of the chaos and tenderness of the toddler years - that bittersweet window of domestic life when each day is a magical bunfight that you wouldn't trade for anything . . . or would you? From bestselling and award-winning author Davina Bell and critically acclaimed illustrator Jennifer Falkner. A is for aeroplane, all-gone and antAnd the apple you bit and then dropped in a plantB is for bubbles and bee-buzz in blossomsFor bruises and bottles and bare bathtime bottoms A tender and funny journey through the toddler years, that never-ending but also gone-in-a-flash time when both love and mayhem reign supreme.'Full of rhyming and alliteration, this alphabet book is funny and relatable' THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLY
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780734422101
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 25 September 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Lothian Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jennifer Falkner
- Illustrated by Jennifer Falkner
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 254.0mm
Height: 256.0mm
Weight: 420g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Davina Bell (Author)
Davina Bell is a children's book editor and a writer for young people of many ages. Her picture books include All the Ways To Be Smart, All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors, Under the Love Umbrella, What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say and What to Do When You're Not Sure What to Do. Her debut young adult novel, The End of the World is Bigger than Love, won the 2021 CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards' Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adult Fiction. What to Say When You Don't Know What to Say was the winner of the ABIA Children's Picture Book of the Year Award 2023 and a CBCA Notable Picture Book of the Year 2023.For more information, visit www.davinabell.comJennifer Falkner (Illustrator) Jennifer Falkner is an illustrator and designer based in Perth, Western Australia. Since graduating from university with a major in illustration she has spent the last sixteen years of her career in art direction, textile design, brand development and illustration. Before returning to Perth in 2018, Jennifer lived and worked in Canberra, Bangkok, Jakarta and Singapore. Jennifer finds inspiration in the daily antics of her two boys, independent bookshops, her local museum, the cinema and the rich biodiversity of Australia's south west. Her favourite mediums are gouache, watercolour, ink, pencils and photoshop. She is represented by the Bright Agency.Also by Davina Bell
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