Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes: Sing along with Floella - Floella Benjamin

An illustrated gift book with CD for young children, featuring traditional action nursery rhymes sung by Baroness Floella Benjamin and illustrated by Lydia Monks.

Enjoy a family singalong with Baroness Floella Benjamin, including favourites such as 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes', 'Incy Wincy Spider' and 'Round and Round the Garden'!

This stunning gift book features fifteen familiar action songs and rhymes to enjoy and has sturdy tabs, making it easy for little ones to find their favourite. You can also learn about Floella's own childhood memories and traditions, and join in with her on every song.

Vibrantly illustrated by award-winning illustrator Lydia Monks, best known for the What the Ladybird Heard books, and with an accompanying CD of songs all sung by BBC Play School star and national treasure Floella herself, this is the perfect gift for young children.

The songs are also available as a separate audio download.

About the Author

Baroness Floella Benjamin, OBE, was born on the Caribbean island of Trinidad in 1949, and came to England in 1960 as part of the Windrush generation. She has enjoyed a successful career as a children's presenter, best known for the iconic BBC TV programmes Play School and Play Away, and has also worked as an actress, writer, producer, working peer and an active advocate for the welfare and education of children. Her broadcasting work has been recognized with a Special Lifetime Achievement BAFTA and an OBE. She published her childhood memoir Coming to England as a picture book, bringing the inspiring and uplifting story of her life to a whole new generation of readers.

Lydia Monks is one of the most original and bestselling picture book artists working today. Lydia illustrates several bestselling series including the What the Ladybird Heard adventures and Princess Mirror-Belle, written by Julia Donaldson. Her distinctive use of colour and collage has won her critical acclaim and several awards, including the Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book Award, the Stockport Children's Book Award and multiple nominations for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She is also the author and illustrator of the Twit Twoo School picture books. Lydia lives in Sheffield.