Mummy Laid an Egg – Babette Cole

This past month one of my daughters has got to that age where it is time to talk about the facts of life. It's not as if she was asking questions about where babies come from, but she was being coy about how animals have babies and I had the feeling that she had been talking about sex with girls at school. We are a fairly open household she she knew a bit about monthly cycles but I didn't want her getting misinformation from school friends. Babette Cole is an imaginative author and she combines her stories with quirky illustrations. Mummy Laid an Egg is no exception. It is a wonderful book to start teaching children about where babies come from. Basically, Mum and Dad decide to tell their two children where babies come from – everything from cabbage patches, food tubes and exploding eggs. So it is up to the children to educate Mum and Dad about how men and women fit together and how it makes a baby. My children got the most giggles out of Babette Cole's illustrations of the ways that mums and dads fit together, such as on skateboards or hot-air ballooning. The book is a springboard for discussion and educates kids in a fun, non-threatening way. So if your child is ready for knowing about 'the birds and the bees' then take a look at this book. 8/10
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