Books in Very First Picture Books Series series

First Picture Gallery Books are as charming as they are simple—with easy words and pictures of bright, visually stimulating objects for very young children to recognize. What is most unusual about these books is their format. Each page—including the front cover—is a sturdy board frame, and inside each frame is a vividly colored illustration printed on cloth. Kids will love turning pages and watching friendly little ducks doing all the same things that kids do—wake up, eat and drink, get dressed, and go out and play!

This marvellous collection of stories about memorable moments in childhood were Helen Oxenbury's first titles for Walker Books, and are widely regarded as a definitive collection of picture books for the very young. Beautifully illustrated in Helen Oxenbury's inimitable style, these are books to be read aloud; warm, affectionate visions of a child's world which children and their parents will instantly recognize and love.

The reissue of a classic first storybook to celebrate Helen Oxenbury's work.Mum is too tired to cook so Dad offers to take the family out for supper. But the youngest person present can't sit still and has to go to the toilet at the wrong time. Then someone falls over him when he decides to hide under the table. A warm and funny depiction of a child's first trip to a restaurant - which quickly turns into a disaster. Helen Oxenbury's First Storybooks perfectly describe the small but memorable events of childhood. The words are a delight and are perfect for reading aloud, and the pictures warm, affectionate visions of a child's world, which parents and children will instantly recognize and love.