Mama's idea of relaxation is playing the drums with a
"biddy-boom-boom on my diddy-dum drums". She has no idea that while she is
putting baby in the highchair to eat her lovely lunch, the animals are listening at the
window. Baby threw her cheese on the floor and in crept the yellow cat to eat it all up.
The dog lollopped in to eat the bread and honey, the black-faced sheep trotted in to munch
the lettuce, until finally all baby's lunch is gone. It is difficult to imagine a more
interesting lunchtime for a baby! Written by the versatile Margaret Mahy and illustrated
by Patricia MacCarthy, Boom, Baby,
Boom, Boom! Offers lots of fun, lots of laughs - both mamas and babies will
see themselves in this delightful picture book. (ages 1-5, hc, $15.99)

"Teddy
Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground." A classic
childhood action rhyme featuring Michael Hague's lovable Teddy Bears in a toddler-sized
board book. Just perfect! Teddy Bear,
Teddy Bear (ages 1 and up, bd, $6.95)
Brightly colored illustrations fill Keith Baker's board book version of the familiar counting rhyme "One, two, buckle my shoe " Toddlers will cackle with glee as the mother hens count first eggs, then chicks, and the chicks act out the words of the rhyme. Big Fat Hen (ages 1-3, bd, $5.95)

Lois Ehlert's
popular cutout books Color Zoo
and Color
Farm are now available in perfectly sized, durable board books. Youngsters will
love to turn the page and watch as the colorful shapes change to become different animals.
Ox becomes monkey, monkey becomes deer; cat becomes cow which becomes pig. (ages 1-4,
bd, $6.95)
A loving bear parent and an adorable cub celebrate the beginning and ending of their day together in Good Morning, Good Night. The softly drawn pastel illustrations will charm and delight toddlers who will revel in the familiar. A yawn, a bath, a snuggle, a story all lead to a sweet good night, while a stretch, a tickle, a giggle, a hug, and a kiss begin the day. A sturdy, charming, double-sided accordion book, perfect to share with a precious small one. (ages 1-3, $5.95)