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No Baby No
Amusing illustrations of a mischievous baby's exploits accompany the rhyming text, making this a book small children will want to read and recite again and again.
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Lenny Has Lunch
Through familiar activities (and quite a lot of messy eating!) the special bond between a little boy and his Daddy is beautifully depicted.
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Snuggle Bunny
As part of a going-to-bed routine, this book works like a dream
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Sleepy Me!
Delightful and reassuring story about a bear going to bed - perfect for bedtimes
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Sometimes
This is a warm book about unconditional love. A perfect book for encouraging children to do what they want with reassuring support.
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Man's Work
Through a series of colourful images, the toddler helps his father as he carries out all the familiar household chores like hoovering, washing up, cleaning and ironing.
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The Bear went over the Mountain
The popular rhyme is brought to life with lively pictures of Baby bear and Grandbear playing in a mountain of bedclothes.
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A Splendid Friend Indeed
A small goose wants to know what a big bear is doing, and keeps asking him the question while the bear is quietly trying to read, write or think.
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Maisy Loves You
Here's Maisy again in a large board book format: this time, she's thinking about love.
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Play With Me!
Ideal for under-threes expecting a sibling, Dottie looks on as pairs of other creatures have fun and share friendship.
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Blue Rabbit and the Runaway Wheel
One day Blue Rabbit sets off on his red bicycle looking for adventure.
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Who Do you Love?
Chick loves her baby brother and sister, the bees love the queen bee, Mrs Rabbit loves all her babies and mole loves the girl next door!
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I Love My Mummy
What is it about Mummies that makes them so lovable and so very special?
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Elmer and the Lost Teddy
In this republication of a 1999 title, McKee shows young readers that we each have special things which nobody else loves quite as we do.
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Number One, Tickle Your Tum
This touching board book for babies depicts a parent bear and a baby bear playing a counting game. Adults can join in the fun with their babies by imitating these two characters.
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Penguin and Pinecone
Penguin would like to keep the pinecone he finds, but soon realises that it was lost and isn’t happy in the snowy land in which he lives.
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How Do You Feel?
Animals from around the world let the reader know how they are feeling - from barking mad dogs to crazy chameleons to proud peacocks.
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I Like It When
The pleasure of parent-child activities like storytelling, playing hide-and-seek and bathtime are perfectly depicted through simple text and effective illustrations. A touching and heart-warming book, illustrated in dramatic primary colours. -
I Love my Mummy
Shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Awards 2006, this is a stunningly illustrated celebration of motherhood.
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Waiting for Baby
This gentle book deals with the anticipation of waiting for a new baby.
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Daddy Hug
Slimy, scruffy, long and fluffy. Feel safe and snug with Daddy Hug!
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Two Frogs
Two frogs are sitting on a lily pad in the middle of a pond; one of them holding a stick.But why?
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The Bog Baby
Two little girls go walking in bluebell wood and rescue a Bog Baby. They make the small, cute, creature a beautiful home in a bucket, tickle him and feed him cake crumbs until one difficult day they realise that they must let him go back into the wild. The illustrations in this Booktrust Early Years Award-winning book, are exquisite; children are invited to draw their own Bog Baby at the end.
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Dinosnore!
This book of dinosaur fun shows the young dinos trying to wake mum.
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Mr Big
With its gruff hero, vibrant, strong colours, bold design and spare text, this story about looking beyond appearances has a satisfying punchy simplicity and jazzy feel.
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The Snowman
The stunning illustrations tell the story of a small boy's magical friendship with a snowman.
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Jonathan and Martha
Jonathan and Martha are two lonely worms who meet when a juicy pear falls to the ground.
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Mannie and the Long Brave Day
Mannie takes her doll and her toy elephant Lilliput on an adventure along the road. But she feels frightened by the sun going behind the clouds and the thunder rumbling...
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Together!
Babies will love lifting the flaps in this engaging board book about friendship. The surprises under the flaps encourage participation in the story.
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Hug
Bobo the chimp wanders sadly around the jungle looking for someone to hug, but all the animals are already cuddling someone else.






