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Avocado Baby

John Burningham author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:16th Jun '94

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A classic story celebrating the power of babies... and avocados!

The Hargraves family want their new baby to grow up big and strong. But the puny mite will hardly eat a thing... until Mrs Hargraves finds an avocado in the fruit bowl and the baby gobbles it up. Soon, the baby gets incredible strength, and the strangest things start to happen!

This classic, heartwarming story from the bestselling author and illustrator John Burningham has been delighting families for over 40 years.

“Amusing for adults, impressive for toddlers, good for greengrocers” The Observer

“John Burningham is one of the most outstanding author-illustrators of children’s books today . . .” Twentieth-Century Children’s Writers

John Burningham is the much-loved creator of Mr Gumpy's Outing and Would You Rather.

ISBN: 9780099200611

Dimensions: 280mm x 215mm x 3mm

Weight: 195g

32 pages