A string of comically stylised animals greet each other in masterfully rhyming couplets – an owl’s hoo is answered by a cow’s moo; a bird’s chirp is returned with an anteater’s slurp – all leading up to the Hi! and Good-bye! of a human toddler and mum!

This is the first title in a brand-new board book series on animal [and human] first words by award-winning author/illustrator, Ethan Long.