It's Lunchtime, Monkey (first Mealtime Words)

Illustrated by Lodge Jo; By (author) Books, Campbell
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A first-word board book for babies. With bold, googly eyes, a mechanism and bright illustrations by Jo Lodge.
Description

Meet The Googlies by Jo Lodge! In It''s Lunchtime, Monkey! children will learn first words to do with meal times!

Bold, googly eyes and a sliding mechanism bring this adorable monkey to life, while children share the simple story and point at the bright pictures.

An ideal book for babies, this title combines bright illustrations, a simple story and first words – perfect as an introduction to meal time routines for your little one!

Read more in the series: Let’s Play, Cheetah; Time for Bed, Panda; Let’s Go Out, Elephant

Biographical note

Jo Lodge is an illustrator and paper engineer and was greatly influenced by her artistic parents - her mother, Maureen Roffey, an illustrator, and her father Bernard Lodge, a graphic designer. Jo graduated with a fashion degree from Kingston University and worked for a knitwear company designing their main collection and consulting on projects for Next, Marks & Spencer and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Jo is probably best known for her Mr Croc books but her distinctive bright colours and appealing animal characters have been used across a range of children''s books including the bestselling Baby''s Very First Cloth Book: Faces and Farm. She lives in West Sussex with her husband and two sons.

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A first-word board book for babies and toddlers to rattle, shake and read. With googly eyes, a mechanism and bright, bold illustrations.
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The Googlies series is a fantastic introduction to first words for babies. Each animal character teaches children first words within a theme, like bedtime words in Time for Bed, Panda or food words in It’s Lunchtime, Monkey. Babies will love shaking the googly-eyed books and an incredible push-up mechanism ends each story with a fun surprise! Created by award-winning illustrator Jo Lodge, this series is packed with benefits for babies, from developing their motor skills to aiding the first steps of language acquisition.