Baby's First Birthday - Hardie Grant Publishing

Don't feel like hugging today? No worries! We can say hello with a smile, a wave or even a high five! Celebrate all the ways to say hello with this fun and inclusive board book from the beloved creator of Love Makes a Family and Kindness Makes Us Strong.

Saying hello can be tricky for some kids, but Sophie Beer's feel-good introduction to greetings is the perfect story to help! How to Say Hello explores consent with a light touch, taking big concepts and nestling them in clear yet playful read-aloud text. Inclusive, vibrant and uplifting, this beautiful board book will help support children in establishing boundaries as they navigate relationships.

Featuring an inclusive range of families, parents and cultures, readers young and old will love seeing themselves and their communities gathered together. With rounded edges and sturdy pages, this high-quality board book will be plenty of fun for little hands!

The perfect board book for:

• Babies and toddlers aged 0–3 years
• Modern families looking for a gentle introduction to consent and bodily autonomy
• Rainbow and queer families
• Gift-givers for pregnancy and baby showers

About the author

Sophie Beer is an award-winning author and illustrator based in Brisbane, Australia. She works primarily in children's books, having published with Penguin Random House, Simon and Schuster, Walker, Scholastic, Hardie Grant and many more. As an illustrator, she has worked with Disney/Pixar, Google and the Sydney Opera House, and she has collaborated with Myer for her own line of children's homewares. When she's not illustrating and writing, she thinks a lot about plants, animals, music, books and social justice.