{"id":923729,"date":"2023-06-09T12:49:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T12:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=923729"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:02:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T13:02:56","slug":"babies-babies-everywhere-by-mary-hoffman-illustrated-by-ros-asquith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/06\/09\/babies-babies-everywhere-by-mary-hoffman-illustrated-by-ros-asquith\/","title":{"rendered":"Babies, Babies Everywhere!  By Mary Hoffman Illustrated by Ros Asquith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"923732\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/06\/09\/babies-babies-everywhere-by-mary-hoffman-illustrated-by-ros-asquith\/b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B.png?fit=646%2C648\" data-orig-size=\"646,648\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B.png?fit=625%2C627\" class=\"wp-image-923732 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B.png?resize=529%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B.png?w=646 646w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B.png?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/B.png?resize=144%2C144 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/>Follow five families and their babies from birth to around 12 months, with all the excitements, challenges and joys of that first year with a new baby in the world. With lots to look at and point to, this delightful celebration of babies, from the team who created The Great Big Book of Families, will be loved by babies, older siblings - and grown-ups too!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A fantastic exploration picture book about babies. The pictures are wonderfully true to life and will really support toddlers in understanding the different aspects of a babies life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marymhoffman.wixsite.com\/maryh1\">Mary Hoffman<\/a> has written over 100 titles for children that range from picture books to teenage novels. Amazing Grace, illustrated by Caroline Binch, was commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and has, together with its sequels, sold over 1.5 million copies. Her Great Big Book of Families, illustrated by Ros Asquith, won the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sla.org.uk\/information-book-award\">SLA Information Books Award<\/a>.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"923733\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/06\/09\/babies-babies-everywhere-by-mary-hoffman-illustrated-by-ros-asquith\/screenshot-2023-06-09-133219\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-09-133219.png?fit=1449%2C724\" data-orig-size=\"1449,724\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2023-06-09 133219\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-09-133219.png?fit=625%2C313\" class=\"wp-image-923733 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-09-133219.png?resize=489%2C245\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-09-133219.png?resize=1024%2C512 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-09-133219.png?resize=300%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-09-133219.png?resize=768%2C384 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-09-133219.png?resize=960%2C480 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-09-133219.png?w=1449 1449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Screenshot-2023-06-09-133219.png?w=1250 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosasquith.co.uk\">Ros Asquith<\/a> has been a Guardian cartoonist for 20 years and has written and illustrated over 60 books for young people. She answered only to the name of Jim until she was five and believed herself to be an Apache brave until she was nine, a brilliant assumption and clearly led to a creative career!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A beautiful book from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.otterbarrybooks.com\"> Otter-Barry Books,<\/a> which will be much loved and read over and over again.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sue Martin<\/em> - Children's Literacy Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1378\" style=\"width: 171px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1378\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/12\/04\/theres-a-tiger-in-the-garden-by-lizzie-stewart\/dolphin-rt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" data-orig-size=\"260,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dolphin Book Blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Part of Books Go Walkabout, Stories across the world.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" class=\" wp-image-1378\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=171%2C229\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?w=260 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of Books Go Walkabout, Stories across the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow five families and their babies from birth to around 12 months, with all the excitements, challenges and joys of that first year with a new baby in the world. With lots to look at and point to, this delightful celebration of babies, from the team who created The Great Big Book of Families, will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/06\/09\/babies-babies-everywhere-by-mary-hoffman-illustrated-by-ros-asquith\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Babies, Babies Everywhere!  By Mary Hoffman Illustrated by Ros Asquith\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. 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