Happy Baby: 123

Happy Baby: 123

'Soft-to-touch' with simple clear images labelled to increase your child's vocabulary—truly a first book for your baby.

-Ideal for 0-18 months.

-'Soft-to-touch' cover.

-Clear photography introduces babies to the world around them.

Marilyn Courtot - Children's Literature

This board book has a cut out hand grip and a curved shape. As it says on the back cover, "Perfect for little hands to hold!" It certainly is convenient. The "Happy Baby" books with their crisp white pages and colorful photographs have a resemblance to those produced by Dorling Kindersley. That is not a negative but a compliment. In this offering, young children are encouraged to count. The Arabic numeral as well as the word are printed at the top of the page and the text counts and names the item(s) displayed. It is an interesting collection ranging from one colorful parrot to five fingers and ten delicious-looking strawberries. The pages in a variety of colors also offer an opportunity to point and name colors as well as identifying the many objects depicted. It is an attractive book and one that young kids should enjoy. 2001, St Martin's Press,

Roger Priddy left school at 16 with just one qualification—in art. He went to Berkshire College of Art and Design and trained as an illustrator.  His first job in children’s books was working with the publisher Peter Usborne, at Usborne Publishing, and then he worked with Peter Kindersley at Dorling Kindersley, where he spent 16 years. Priddy became Creative Director of DK’s Children’s Division and was Managing Director of the children’s mass market publisher Funfax when it was acquired by DK.  In 2000, he created Priddy Books with John Sargent at St Martin’s Press to create innovative and imaginative titles for children, from first books for babies through early reference titles for older children. Since then, over 30 million copies of Roger's 200 plus books have sold worldwide, with five of his books—My Big Animal, My Big Truck, Happy Baby Words, Happy Baby Colors and Puppy and Friends—each selling over one million copies. He is also the author of Big Board First 100 Words; Big Board Books Colors, ABC, Numbers; and Bright Baby Noisy Monsters. His creativity has been recognized with numerous industry awards. Priddy lives in London with his wife Zena and their four children.