Seven Babies

From an exciting and original new picture book talent comes a sweet and funny story about the chaos and joy a new baby brings into your life.

One Thursday morning, a box of babies arrived at this door...

What happens when a box of seven irresistibly plump babies arrives on your doorstep? Do you invite them in? Of course you do! But seven babies is a LOT of hard work, and everyone has to chip in: they need feeding, changing, entertaining, bathing... Don't forget ALL that laundry. Good thing babies just love watching the washing machine spin round and around! Here's one important thing to remember, though – seven babies means ... seven times the love! Filled with the sweetest, funniest and roundest little picture book babies you'll ever see, each with their own individual personalities, Forest Xiao celebrates the mess, chaos and enormous joy of a new arrival.

Joyous […] The babies’ expressive round faces recall Helen Oxenbury ’s drawings, but Xiao’s art has a zingier colour palette and a wildness of its own. It’s one of the cutest, and perhaps best, picture book portrayals of new parenthood that I’ve ever read – the exhausting babies barrel across each page, pulling books from shelves, chewing the rug and escaping the bath The Observer
Xiao’s seriously cute seven babies need feeding, changing and loving in this gorgeous debut picture book. Which celebrates the joy and chaos that a new baby brings. Xiao [is] a talent to watch. The Bookseller
Xiao’s delightful debut, exploring the everyday chaos that comes with having a baby in your life, has a similar look (and as much warmth) as Helen Oxenbury’s A First Book for Babies series. The Bookseller

Forest Xiao is an image maker, storyteller, treasure finder and mother to two girls. She has lived in China, Germany, USA, UK and Malaysia. Forest obtained a BA in Graphic Design from Camberwell College of Art which led her to the MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Forest was a runner-up for the Sebastian Walker Prize 2023, highly commended by the 2022 Macmillan Prize for Children’s Picture Book Illustration, and shortlisted for the Batsford Prize 2023. Forest was also one of the 2023 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition Winners. Forest loves connecting with people and hearing stories. Seven Babies is her debut picture book. Find her on Instagram: @ForestXiaoDraws

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