Shortlisted for the CLiPPA - CLPE Poetry Award 2021

Cover
Paperback
Size
275 x 240mm
Length
32pp
Oct 20, 2021
Pub Date
ISBN
9781913074531
Age 1+
Big Green Crocodile
Rhymes to Say and Play
By Jane Newberry
Illustrated by Caroline Rabei
A new and original rhyme action book to help creative play with babies and toddlers.
Sixteen original play-rhymes, devised and tested to entertain the very young, but also to help develop vital cognitive skills and prevent dyslexia. They cover the events of a child's day from breakfast to bedtime, on themes like animals, bees, crocodiles, tractors, and many more.
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Jane Newberry
Author
Jane Newberry’s unique insight into very small children began as a puppeteer at children’s parties, where she discovered what makes them laugh. For over 25 years Jane taught Early Years Music to various groups. She wrote and illustrated three song books, A Sackful of Songs, A Sackful of Christmas and Hey, What’s in the Sack? before moving on to gather the many play-rhymes used in groups over the years. Jane lives in Cornwall.

Carolina Rabei
Illustrator
Carolina Rabei comes from Moldova and gained a distinction in illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. Her style is a unique mix of traditional and digital techniques. She is also the illustrator of the forthcoming Tickle Beetle collection of play-rhymes for Otter-Barry Books. Carolina lives in Cambridge.