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Using fiction to smash stereotypes 21/03/25
Toddle Waddle
Publisher: Macmillan Children's books
This delightful book follows the journey of a baby, a duck and their friends on a stroll to the end of the pier. We hear the sound each character makes as they are introduced – the baby ‘toddles’ whilst the duck ‘waddles’, the horse ‘clip clops’ and the train ‘choo choos’.
An ideal book for sharing - babies will love imitating the sounds in the text and pointing out details in the illustrations.
This is a fun book which is beautifully illustrated by Nick Sharratt and is sure to cause lots of giggles!
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Best known for The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson has written over 120 books and plays for children and teenagers, including some of the UK's best-selling picture books.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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HPE, 23 May 2017
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Loved this book, my baby smiled the whole way through it and loved the bright pictures!
Skaty84, 25 January 2017
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My son loves the rhyming and the colourful illustrations. He especially enjoys acting out the toddle waddle of the duck!
Sharon1, 10 July 2016
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One of my daughters favourites and still loves it at 18 months old. She loves the bright illustrations and loves joining in and shouting stop! The repetition is great for language development. Its simple with lots to look at. It was lovely to then visit seven stories in newcastle where there is a picture on the wall of the train in the book. My daughters face lit up when she recognised it! :)
Massey, 25 May 2016
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This is one of the first books rosa became really interested in, talking about the characters clothes and the noises they make as well as the story.
Naughtylittleflea, 26 April 2016
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My daughter loves this book. It is so colourful and inviting. She loves turning the pages.
Ellia, 06 February 2016
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My 1 year old can find this book in a pile of books and loves pulling it out, turning the pages and looking at the pictures. Very simple book. Yet she seems to love the rhythm and sound of the words. She particularly likes the frog!
marmite14, 28 September 2015
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Maria and I used to read this book from 8 months of age.the illustrations and the words that go along with it are very catch.this is maria's favourite.she is now 15 months and loves looking at the pictures.
suzanne, 28 June 2015
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Really disappointed with this one.... like most of her others though.
CharlieBearTaylor, 20 June 2015
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My son (19 months) loves the repetition in this book
AllyGrant, 28 May 2015
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My 3 month old daughter loves sitting on my knee and listening to this book. She likes the bright, bold illustrations and the rhyming sounds
Beckwado, 26 March 2015
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My daughter loves to watch my mouth when I pronounce the rhyming words over and over again. It's so much fun to read and act together
Savee, 20 March 2015
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This was our toddler's favourite book! We have the sturdy board book version. We pointed out the different animals/people that were making the different noises that made the book such fun to read. The rhythmic text was a joy to read and easy for our little one to pick up and join in with. Our older children also enjoyed reading this book to their little brother - we are already big fans of Julia Donaldson & Nick Sharratt so it was great to discover a new story to share.
Leese & Tor, 27 January 2015
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My daughter loves the simple rhyming words that take the characters on their day out
Smpretty, 25 July 2014
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My son loved this book as a toddler.... There is so much to see in each picture and the repetition of the rhyme was fantastic for getting him to join in with the story. Highly recommend this book!
Tamara, 24 July 2014
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Our toddler loved this one, especially spotting the duck! I liked it too, so I didn't mind reading it over and over.
Family Almond, 02 October 2013
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lovely repetition and lots of duck action
H04, 26 December 2012
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Brilliant book, my 14 month old loved the rhyming story. The pictures were colourful and fun
beckybeech, 25 April 2012
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Lovely fun rhyming book, my 14 month old listened carefully to words and seemed to enjoy the pictures
Becky, 31 March 2012
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This is a great starter book as my daughter mightily enjoyed it and keeps saying we have go back the libray and get it back.
E, 04 February 2012
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We originally borrowed this book from the library and it proved so popular that we went and bought a copy. The illustrations are bright and colourful and the repetitive language is perfect for toddlers. The topic is sounds you can hear and this is great for little children as they are learning. This is a book my 18 month old reaches for again and again.
victoriajacks25, 05 November 2011
My son used to love this book, we would both shout Stop! ...a good present he was given.