Children’s books

NO, Baby, No!, by Grace Nichols (Bloomsbury; €8.35) is the story of a baby’s frustration when his adventurousness is thwarted by his family.

Tearing up newspapers, climbing the shelves or heading for the dog’s dinner, ‘no, baby, no!’ rings in his ears. But when he’s fed up with the refrain and decides to try something big, the family cheers loudly. With beautiful illustrations by Eleanor Taylor; most entertaining for two- to three-year-olds.

Boris’s Big Bogey, by Paul Bright, illustrated by Hannah George (Little Tiger; €7.10), is a disgusting book that will delight small boys! Told in jaunty, witty rhyme, it tells of a young pirate whose nose-picking habit throws the ship off course to land at Bogey Island. A younger version of Dirty Bertie, Pirate Paul will draw fans age five and upward.