Nothing beats sitting with a baby or toddler on the knee and sharing a book.
The words provide a language of communication long before conversation is possible and the joy in recognising them over many re-readings provides endless shared pleasure while the pictures can be enjoyed first jointly and then by the child alone as they pour over the images they love.
Included in our selection are a range of really sturdy and interactive books suitable for the bedroom, the car, the bath, the buggy and the playroom. Books that even the tiniest baby will enjoy alone and with their parents.
Titles in this section will be refreshed each month with a range of new and older titles that we feel should not to be missed by any baby or toddler.
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Oh No, George!
Chris Haughton
Shortlisted for the 2013 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2013 Award-winning Chris Haughton’s George is a dog with a terrible habit of getting into trouble! He wants to be good and he tries to be...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Carnegie/Greenaway | Picture Book Party
Format: Paperback - Released: 11/02/2013
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Chris Haughton
Shortlisted for the 2013 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2013 Award-winning Chris Haughton’s George is a dog with a terrible habit of getting into trouble! He wants to be good and he tries to be...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Carnegie/Greenaway | Picture Book Party
Format: Paperback - Released: 11/02/2013
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Again!
Emily Gravett
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2013 Prize-winning Emily Gravett has hit the jackpot again with a brilliant and original picture book that will delight adults as much as children. Everyone knows that the best bedtime stories can...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Book Awards | Carnegie/Greenaway
Format: Paperback - Released: 13/09/2012
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Emily Gravett
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2013 Prize-winning Emily Gravett has hit the jackpot again with a brilliant and original picture book that will delight adults as much as children. Everyone knows that the best bedtime stories can...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Book Awards | Carnegie/Greenaway
Format: Paperback - Released: 13/09/2012
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Ruff
Jane Hissey
A brand new paperback edition of the beautifully illustrated classic picture book featuring Ruff and all his friends including the wonderful Old Bear from popular author-illustrator Jane Hissey.
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/04/2013
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Jane Hissey
A brand new paperback edition of the beautifully illustrated classic picture book featuring Ruff and all his friends including the wonderful Old Bear from popular author-illustrator Jane Hissey.
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/04/2013
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And the Cars Go...
William Bee
An exuberantly noisy books for all those who love a racket and anything that moves! A racing car, a school bus, a Rolls Royce with a Duke and Duchess aboard – all of these and more get stuck in a...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Free Prize Draws | Picture Book Party
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/05/2013
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William Bee
An exuberantly noisy books for all those who love a racket and anything that moves! A racing car, a school bus, a Rolls Royce with a Duke and Duchess aboard – all of these and more get stuck in a...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Free Prize Draws | Picture Book Party
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/05/2013
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I Love My Daddy
Giles Andreae, Emma Dodd
A lovely chunky board book of a favourite title. In a simple rhyming text all the wonderful thing dad does with his toddler child is touchingly celebrated.
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Father's Day
Format: Board book - Released: 02/05/2013
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Giles Andreae, Emma Dodd
A lovely chunky board book of a favourite title. In a simple rhyming text all the wonderful thing dad does with his toddler child is touchingly celebrated.
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Father's Day
Format: Board book - Released: 02/05/2013
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Can I Come Too?
Brian Patten
Award-winning Nicola Bayley’s stunning illustrations of animals from the tiny mouse, who leads an expedition of curious friends on a great adventure, to the enormous whale ‘the biggest creature in the world’ who is their find, captivate readers as they...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/05/2013
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Brian Patten
Award-winning Nicola Bayley’s stunning illustrations of animals from the tiny mouse, who leads an expedition of curious friends on a great adventure, to the enormous whale ‘the biggest creature in the world’ who is their find, captivate readers as they...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/05/2013
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Zog
Julia Donaldson
Award winning author/ illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler tell a rollicking story of fire breathing dragons, sword-swishing knights and a princess with a difference. Schoolboy, Zog has a lot of learning about flying, breathing fire and princesses. Being a...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 04/04/2013
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Julia Donaldson
Award winning author/ illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler tell a rollicking story of fire breathing dragons, sword-swishing knights and a princess with a difference. Schoolboy, Zog has a lot of learning about flying, breathing fire and princesses. Being a...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 04/04/2013
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I Want to Be!
Tony Ross
Bright and attractive, with simple text accessible to those from around 18 months plus. Girls particularly like the feisty and sometimes rather precocious princess and identify with her easily. A great book for toddlers as they’re growing up.
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Tony Ross
Bright and attractive, with simple text accessible to those from around 18 months plus. Girls particularly like the feisty and sometimes rather precocious princess and identify with her easily. A great book for toddlers as they’re growing up.
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/04/2013
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Tip Tap Went the Crab
Tim Hopgood
Bubbling with energy, prize winning Tim Hopgood’s illustrations are also full of warmth and plenty of colour. A chirpy crab with very big eyes tip taps as it counts its way around the seashore in Tip Tap went the Crab. Click...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 11/04/2013
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Tim Hopgood
Bubbling with energy, prize winning Tim Hopgood’s illustrations are also full of warmth and plenty of colour. A chirpy crab with very big eyes tip taps as it counts its way around the seashore in Tip Tap went the Crab. Click...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 11/04/2013
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The Wheels on the Bus with Audio-CD
Jan Ormerod
Everyone knows that the wheels on the bus go round and round. But what happens when the bus trundles into a wildlife park? Forget 'the wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish', this rhyme has far more excitement to...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Mixed media product - Released: 04/04/2013
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Jan Ormerod
Everyone knows that the wheels on the bus go round and round. But what happens when the bus trundles into a wildlife park? Forget 'the wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish', this rhyme has far more excitement to...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Mixed media product - Released: 04/04/2013
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Baby's Very First Touchy-feely Lift-the-flap Playbook
Fiona Watt
As babies begin to interact with the world, they will love to reach out and play with the holes, tactile patches and flaps in this vibrantly colourful book. This first book will help babies learn about turning the pages, looking...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 01/04/2013
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Fiona Watt
As babies begin to interact with the world, they will love to reach out and play with the holes, tactile patches and flaps in this vibrantly colourful book. This first book will help babies learn about turning the pages, looking...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 01/04/2013
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Touch and Feel Playbook
Eric Carle
A Touch and Feel version of this is a much-loved classic, first published in 1969, is perfect for older babies and toddlers. It features concepts such as colours, numbers, shapes and first words that are introduced through textures, words and...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 07/03/2013
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Eric Carle
A Touch and Feel version of this is a much-loved classic, first published in 1969, is perfect for older babies and toddlers. It features concepts such as colours, numbers, shapes and first words that are introduced through textures, words and...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 07/03/2013
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Books Always Everywhere
Jane Blatt
A joyful celebration of the physical book in all its glory! For the very young, books can be anything from a chair, a tower, to a hat but the best thing they can be - is a book - and...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
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Jane Blatt
A joyful celebration of the physical book in all its glory! For the very young, books can be anything from a chair, a tower, to a hat but the best thing they can be - is a book - and...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
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Matilda's Cat
Emily Gravett
Award-winning Emily Gravett has come up with another witty gem. Specialising in simplicity and relying on readers taking their cues from her characters, here Matilda’s cat makes it plain that she does NOT like all the things Matilda wants her...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/02/2013
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Emily Gravett
Award-winning Emily Gravett has come up with another witty gem. Specialising in simplicity and relying on readers taking their cues from her characters, here Matilda’s cat makes it plain that she does NOT like all the things Matilda wants her...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Paperback - Released: 28/02/2013
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Little Bear's Trousers
Jane Hissey
A brand new paperback edition of the beautifully-illustrated classic picture book from popular author-illustrator Jane Hissey. The amusing story is perfect for sharing with young children.
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2012
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Jane Hissey
A brand new paperback edition of the beautifully-illustrated classic picture book from popular author-illustrator Jane Hissey. The amusing story is perfect for sharing with young children.
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2012
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Little Bear's Colours
Jane Hissey
Little Bear’s nursery friends show off lots of colours in their clothes, their furniture, what they paint and what they cut out. Each board book page is a beautiful picture as well as featuring a particular colour.
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Board book - Released: 01/01/2013
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Jane Hissey
Little Bear’s nursery friends show off lots of colours in their clothes, their furniture, what they paint and what they cut out. Each board book page is a beautiful picture as well as featuring a particular colour.
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Board book - Released: 01/01/2013
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Little Bear's Numbers
Jane Hissey
Little Bear counts from 1-10 using his lovely toy cupboard friends and their toys to help him. The chunky board book format makes this perfect for small hands to hold.
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Board book - Released: 01/01/2013
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Jane Hissey
Little Bear counts from 1-10 using his lovely toy cupboard friends and their toys to help him. The chunky board book format makes this perfect for small hands to hold.
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Board book - Released: 01/01/2013
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Little Bear's Bedtime
Jane Hissey
A very first book for the very smallest baby. All of Little Bear’s bedtime routines – putting his toys away, snuggling down, tucking up cosily are beautifully recorded in this cloth book which is itself delightfully cuddly!
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Rag book - Released: 01/02/2013
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Jane Hissey
A very first book for the very smallest baby. All of Little Bear’s bedtime routines – putting his toys away, snuggling down, tucking up cosily are beautifully recorded in this cloth book which is itself delightfully cuddly!
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Rag book - Released: 01/02/2013
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Little Bear's Day
Jane Hissey
A lovely soft book to cuddle, this introduces the everyday things such as washing, dressing and eating breakfast that Little Bear does. Babies will love seeing Little Bear doing just what they do!
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Rag book - Released: 01/02/2013
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Jane Hissey
A lovely soft book to cuddle, this introduces the everyday things such as washing, dressing and eating breakfast that Little Bear does. Babies will love seeing Little Bear doing just what they do!
Featured in: Baby and Toddler | Jane Hissey - Illustrator
Format: Rag book - Released: 01/02/2013
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Peace at Last
Jill Murphy
A new board book edition of the picture book classic, in a size that's perfect for little paws! A timeless storybook classic full of bright colourful pictures that accompany a simple, repetitive text. Children will delight in all the wonderful sound...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 14/03/2013
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Jill Murphy
A new board book edition of the picture book classic, in a size that's perfect for little paws! A timeless storybook classic full of bright colourful pictures that accompany a simple, repetitive text. Children will delight in all the wonderful sound...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 14/03/2013
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Grumpy Gertie
Sam Lloyd
Gertie's day starts with a frown which no-one can shift until she meets a cheeky monkey who (literally) turns her world upside down! Now she can cheer everyone up with her infectious smile. A read-out-loud gem from the winner of...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 07/03/2013
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Sam Lloyd
Gertie's day starts with a frown which no-one can shift until she meets a cheeky monkey who (literally) turns her world upside down! Now she can cheer everyone up with her infectious smile. A read-out-loud gem from the winner of...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 07/03/2013
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Peter Rabbit: Easter Surprise
Beatrix Potter
A lovely new board book of Peter Rabbit and his friends enjoying the Springtime. The charming rhyming story features lots of Beatrix Potter's most famous characters, such as Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck in a Pied Piper-style adventure. This great-value...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 03/01/2013
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Beatrix Potter
A lovely new board book of Peter Rabbit and his friends enjoying the Springtime. The charming rhyming story features lots of Beatrix Potter's most famous characters, such as Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck in a Pied Piper-style adventure. This great-value...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 03/01/2013
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