In this lyrical rhythmical text a mother plays with her baby copying the sounds sights and actions of his new world - blowing softly like the wind making animal actions and the sound of falling rain showing him the shapes shadows make the blackness of night and the brightness of day. But the most precious thing she shows him is a mother's love.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Sally Grindley is the author of many acclaimed picture books as well as editor of prestigious story book collections. Her first picture book for Dorling Kindersley, Just Grandpa and Me tells the story of the relationship between a boy and his grandfather (1998). This is her second book about Silly Goose and Daft Duck (Silly Goose and Daft Duck Play Hide-and-Seek, DK, Autumn 1999) in the Toddler Story Book series and she is the author of Don't Rock the Boar!