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Baby Talk

Tayo’s baby sister Tinu is always crying and he doesn’t know why. What could it mean? Let’s find out!

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 14 illustrated pages

Baby Talk — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Tayo’s baby sister Tinu is always crying and he doesn’t know why. What could it mean? Let’s find out!

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Baby Talk — original illustrated page 1, English text included
Baby Talk
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 2, English text included
Tayo can't wait to meet his baby sister. Hurry up Mama! Let her out of your tummy.
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 3, English text included
But Tinu isn't what Tayo expects. She looks funny. She smells horrible! And even worse...
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 4, English text included
Neh! Neh! She's too noisy, Mama! Tinu won't stop crying.
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 5, English text included
She's trying to tell you something, Tayo. What do you think she's saying? I don't know, says Tayo.
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 6, English text included
Well, I think she's just hungry. Mama feeds Tinu. But...
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 7, English text included
Eh! Tinu cries again. You've fed her, why is she still crying? Because sometimes, babies need a good...
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 8, English text included
BUUURP!
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 9, English text included
Friends and family want to meet her, but Tinu has never been around so many people. WAAAAHH! Mama takes Tinu to her room for some quiet time.
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 10, English text included
As time goes by, Tayo learns what Tinu's cries mean. And she doesn't seem so bad after all, they even play together.
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 11, English text included
No, Tinu. Planes are for flying, not chewing. But sometimes, Tinu cries and Tayo doesn't know what she wants.
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 12, English text included
Tinu cries through the day... and through the night. Why won't she stop crying?
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 13, English text included
Wait, what's that? Look Mama, Tinu's got her first tooth!
Baby Talk — original illustrated page 14, English text included

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Written by
Sope Martins
Illustrated by
Alex Latimer
Created by
Zanri Kritzinger (Editor); Sope Martins (Writer); Thokozani Mkhize (Designer); Alex Latimer (Illustrator)

Source: Book Dash
Original: Baby Talk from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.