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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Royal baby picture books - in pictures

Books: A Royal Fairytale by Robin Ink
A Royal Fairytale by Robin Ink (Egmont)
Girl goes to university, meets prince, is proposed to "after they had been friends for a very long time" and produces a baby. Robin Ink takes the biographical route (with a fun cameo appearance by Archbishop Rowan Williams officiating at the royal wedding). But what's with Will's hair makeover, and surely that baby has been snatched from a Christmas nativity scene?
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Books: Baggy Brown and the Royal Baby by Mick Inkpen
Baggy Brown and the Royal Baby by Mick Inkpen (Hodder)
Limited edition bear Baggy Brown has already been owned by one little princess in Inkpen's 2007 tale. But here he is again, opportunistically sharing a pillow with the latest royal tot.
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Books: Shhh! Don't Wake the Royal Baby by Martha Mumford
Shhh! Don't Wake the Royal Baby by Martha Mumford (Bloomsbury)
Mumford and Grey's comedy account of bringing up baby Windsor-style has won over Guardian family reviewers Jennifer, Minnie and Bebe. 'The new baby won't sleep and is screaming the palace down! The poor new parents are inundated with helpful advice and ideas from the other members of the royal family – my favourite being the Queen in full royal onesie jumping out of a plane with the baby,' writes Jennifer. But hang on a minute, didn't we see something awfully similar in the Olympics opening ceremony?
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Books: The Royal Baby by Tony Bradman and Tony Ross
The Royal Baby by Tony Bradman and Tony Ross (Oxford)
What will the baby be like? Will it be a boy or a girl … tall or short? Will it be hairy like the old king? Or sporty and fearless like the knights? Will it get to its potty just in time, or like Ross's beloved previous Little Princess, be just a little too late...
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Books: The Royal Nappy by Nicholas Allan
The Royal Nappy by Nicholas Allan (Red Fox)
It's not only the royal babies that have pedigree – their nappies do too, in a picture book that traces the history of this vital vestment all the way back to Henry VIII. From the author of essential royal reading The Queen's Knickers
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