Books

YOU’VE GOT YOGHURT IN YOUR NOSTRILS

AFFIRM PRESS August 2023
ISBN: 9781922848246

You’ve got yoghurt in your nostrils, avocado-smeared hair, bacon in your bellybutton, and toast crusts on your chair.

Join baby as they discover how much fun food can be – and not just to eat!

You’ve Got Yoghurt In Your Nostrils is a fun and beautifully illustrated picture book that aims to normalise the glorious mess babies and toddlers create when learning to explore food and their bodies, while also celebrating the joy and connection that sharing food with family and friends brings.

Bethany Clark and Sara Acton have served up a scrumptious treat in this joyous  celebration of the tastes, textures and glorious mess involved in learning to feed ourselves.

‘Oh my goodness, this book is a riot of joy and fun and musical sounds! Learning to eat is tricky, and this book squeezes every single itty-bitty drop of hilarity from the experience. Begging to be read out loud with its glorious, loose rhyme … a complete romp that will no doubt bring grimaces and exuberance in equal measure.’

Elizabeth Vercoe, Kid’s Book Review

‘Those readers who have experienced the pleasure of introducing new foods to their baby or toddler will love sharing this wonderful picture book with their own children or gifting it to new or soon-to-be parents. A very entertaining read. Highly Recommended.’

Kathryn Beilby, ReadPLUS

‘This is a fun book about the pleasure of eating, which highlights that food is not just all about taste … it’s the slippery spaghetti, the sticky bananas, it’s squishy and squashy and very funny.’
Jane Stephens, Good Reading

‘This book is an entertaining romp through baby’s introduction to new foods. It’s a delightfully messy affair as baby explores just how much fun can be had with food at any time of the day. Have a chuckle and share it with the little ones you love.’

Michelle Guzel, author

‘This upbeat and fun rhyming book is perfect for those families at the baby-led weaning stage of development. Ah, the joys. The mess! … Kids will chuckle at the illustrations and mums will laugh out loud at the ending. Such a nice, finishing touch.’

Rita, @get.kids.booked

‘A quietly exuberant book for babies. … it revels in messy food and fun. Pitch perfect and highly recommended.’

Joy Lawn, Paperbark Words

Bethany Clark is a writer, editor and strategic communications consultant who after many years working behind the scenes in the publishing industry found herself as the chief manager of snacks for a small child. Her debut children’s picture book You’ve Got Yoghurt In Your Nostrils is a joyous celebration of the glorious mess babies create when they learn to eat and is published by Affirm Press. Her second picture book with Affirm Press will be released in 2025. She lives in Adelaide with her husband and son where she can still be found creating books in between catering continuous picnics and endless degustation menus for a myriad of small folk. 

Sara Acton is an award-winning author and illustrator who grew up in the Cotswolds in England and always loved drawing, especially people and other strange creatures. She studied BA Hons Fine Art and trained as an art teacher in London before teaching and practising art across England and New Zealand. Sara then moved with her family to a small seaside village on the Central Coast of New South Wales, where she enjoys writing and illustrating for children in her studio, whilst drinking tea and eating far too many biscuits.

Books

AFFIRM PRESS August 2023
ISBN: 9781922848246

You’ve Got Yoghurt In Your Nostrils is a fun and beautifully illustrated picture book that aims to normalise the glorious mess babies and toddlers create when learning to eat, while also celebrating the joy and connection that sharing food with family and friends brings.

Bethany Clark and Sara Acton have served up a scrumptious treat in this joyous  celebration of the tastes, textures and glorious mess involved in learning to feed ourselves.

‘Oh my goodness, this book is a riot of joy and fun and musical sounds! Learning to eat is tricky, and this book squeezes every single itty-bitty drop of hilarity from the experience. Begging to be read out loud with its glorious, loose rhyme … a complete romp that will no doubt bring grimaces and exuberance in equal measure.’

Elizabeth Vercoe, Kid’s Book Review

‘Those readers who have experienced the pleasure of introducing new foods to their baby or toddler will love sharing this wonderful picture book with their own children or gifting it to new or soon-to-be parents. A very entertaining read. Highly Recommended.’

Kathryn Beilby, ReadPLUS

‘This is a fun book about the pleasure of eating, which highlights that food is not just all about taste … it’s the slippery spaghetti, the sticky bananas, it’s squishy and squashy and very funny.’
Jane Stephens, Good Reading

‘This book is an entertaining romp through baby’s introduction to new foods. It’s a delightfully messy affair as baby explores just how much fun can be had with food at any time of the day. Have a chuckle and share it with the little ones you love.’

Michelle Guzel, author

‘This upbeat and fun rhyming book is perfect for those families at the baby-led weaning stage of development. Ah, the joys. The mess! … Kids will chuckle at the illustrations and mums will laugh out loud at the ending. Such a nice, finishing touch.’

Rita, @get.kids.booked

‘A quietly exuberant book for babies. … it revels in messy food and fun. Pitch perfect and highly recommended.’

Joy Lawn, Paperbark Words

Bethany Clark is a writer, editor and strategic communications consultant who after many years working behind the scenes in the publishing industry found herself as the chief manager of snacks for a small child. Her debut children’s picture book You’ve Got Yoghurt In Your Nostrils is a joyous celebration of the glorious mess babies create when they learn to eat and is published by Affirm Press. Her second picture book with Affirm Press will be released in 2025. She lives in Adelaide with her husband and son where she can still be found creating books in between catering continuous picnics and endless degustation menus for a myriad of small folk. 

Sara Acton is an award-winning author and illustrator who grew up in the Cotswolds in England and always loved drawing, especially people and other strange creatures. She studied BA Hons Fine Art and trained as an art teacher in London before teaching and practising art across England and New Zealand. Sara then moved with her family to a small seaside village on the Central Coast of New South Wales, where she enjoys writing and illustrating for children in her studio, whilst drinking tea and eating far too many biscuits.