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Bob Graham - Author
A quiet, carefully arranged story about how much can be happening at once. Jodie’s duck drawing provides a home-centred thread, while the surrounding scenes widen the view to other people and places.
Book Analysis
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Sign in for personalised guidanceHow the book presents it: The arrangement presents varied individual lives as part of a wider shared world.
Talk about: What links the people and moments, even when they do not meet?
How the book presents it: The visual and textual emphasis gives this small family milestone particular significance.
Talk about: What makes Jonathan’s attempt feel important in the story?
The changing viewpoint and small visual details invite a child to linger over each page and notice how individual lives share the same slice of time.
A soldier leaving home for war and a baby being born appear among the passing moments.
Which moment stayed with you most, and what did you notice happening elsewhere while Jonathan was trying to stand?
Pause over the illustrations rather than rushing through the minute. Let your child point out details, then follow the changing viewpoint together and see which scenes they connect.
Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.
Limited information
Checked: 28 September 2026.
Relevant to: Many lives in one minute
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Limited information
Checked: 28 September 2026.
Relevant to: A first step
Silver buttons by Bob Graham | Open Library
Limited information
Checked: 27 September 2026.
Relevant to: Many lives in one minute
Benefits, discussion questions and reading approaches are suggestions. Your knowledge of your child remains part of the decision.
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