Who's Digging? (Big Jobs for Little Babies)

Name: Who's Digging? (Big Jobs for Little Babies)
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781419774614
Price: 21.99 NZD
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A Board Book

By Katrina Moore

Series: Big Jobs for Little Babies

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A board book series exploring big careers based on Baby’s favourite activities—in this case, digging! She’s digging for treasure. / Will Baby get lucky? What’s she discovered? / It’s Baby’s lost . . . DUCKY! What do a farmer, a construction worker, a palaeontologist, an arborist,... Read More

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"Big jobs for little babies! Construction workers dig. Farmers dig. Paleontologists dig. And so do babies! This board book series nurtures the youngest explorers' curiosity about the world and the people around them"--

Description

A board book series exploring big careers based on Baby’s favourite activities—in this case, digging!

She’s digging for treasure. / Will Baby get lucky?
What’s she discovered? / It’s Baby’s lost . . . DUCKY!

What do a farmer, a construction worker, a palaeontologist, an arborist, and a baby have in common? They’re all amazing diggers, of course!

Big Jobs for Little Babies is a board book series exploring the core basics of major careers and how they relate to a physical activity toddlers love!

In Who’s Digging? take a look into the many vocations that involve digging—from a palaeontologist unearthing fossils to a garden-tending farmer! With a fun, simple rhyme, five dramatic gatefold reveals, and a high-quality mirror on the final page of this sturdy board book, Who’s Digging? will nurture the youngest explorer’s curiosity about the world and their own bright futures.

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A board book series exploring big careers based on Baby’s favourite activities—in this case, digging! She’s digging for treasure. / Will Baby get lucky? What’s she discovered? / It’s Baby’s lost . . . DUCKY! What do a farmer, a construction worker, a palaeontologist, an arborist, and a baby have in common? They’re all amazing diggers, of course! Big Jobs...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419774614

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Board book

Date Published: 11 September 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams Appleseed

Illustration: Full-color illustrations throughout

Contributors:

Illustrated by Benson Shum

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 22

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Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Katrina Moore Series: Big Jobs for Little Babies

About the Author

Katrina Moore is an author and former elementary school educator with more than 13 years of experience in classrooms across multiple states. Her mission is to create books that children will hug for ages. She is the author of the Teeny Houdini chapter book series as well as several acclaimed picture books including The Star in You, Grumpy New Year, and Sometimes Love, a Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year praised by Booklist in a starred review as “a wonderful book about love, loss, and reunion.” Moore lives in Georgia with her family. Connect with her online @kmoorebooks or at katrinamoorebooks.com. Benson Shum is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator. Among his many books for young readers is Anzu the Great Kaiju, an ABA Kid’s Indie Next Pick and awarded for Outstanding Achievement in Social Emotional Literature by the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California (CLCSC). School Library Journal called it “a triumph” in a starred review. Aside from writing and illustrating, Shum is also an animation supervisor at the Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he has worked on such films as Frozen 1 and 2, Big Hero 6, Zootopia 1 and 2, Moana, and Encanto. Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Shum now lives in sunny southern California. Connect with him online @bshum79 or at BensonShum.com.

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