Catherine and Laurence Anholt's Big Book of Little Children

An affectionate and amusing look at the everyday world of little (and not so little) children.

What are babies like? How about big kids? And everyone in between? With signature bright colors and bouncy verse, Catherine and Laurence Anholt offer a warm tribute to children everywhere. Their charming vignettes fill five chapters:
—Very Little Children
—Little Children’s Likes and Loves
—How Little Children Feel
—What Little Children Do
—Little Children’s Families

Drawing on their own considerable experience as parents, the authors of Catherine and Laurence Anholt's Big Book of Little Children explore children’s likes and loves, hates and hopes, feelings and friends, favorite activities, families, and more, all with heartfelt perception and an abundance of humor."Gathering another quintet of previously published books, Catherine and Laurence Anholt's Big Book of Little Children by the husband-and-wife team, adapts material from books published between 1991 and 1998...The airy watercolor-and-ink spot illustrations have enough level of knowing detail to prompt plenty of pointing and commentary." —Publishers WeeklyCatherine and Laurence Anholt met at art school and have since collaborated on more than fifty books for children. Their Big Book of Little Children comes straight out of their own family experience with three children (including twins) and their abiding interest in the everyday and emotional lives of children. The Anholts are one of the most kid-savvy teams working in children’s books today. The Anholts, creators of Chimp and Zee among other well-loved characters, live in Dorset, England.