Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian
marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle
introduction to numbers.
Market is very crowded.
Mama is very busy.
*Baby is very curious.
*
When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby is so adorable that the banana
seller gives him six bananas. Baby eats one and puts five in the basket,
but Mama doesn't notice. As Mama and Baby wend their way through the
stalls, cheeky Baby collects five oranges, four biscuits, three ears of
sweet corn, two pieces of coconut . . . until Mama notices that her
basket is getting very heavy! Poor Baby, she thinks, he must be very
hungry by now! Rhythmic language, visual humor, and a bounty of
delectable food make this a tale that is sure to whet little appetites
for story time.