You mustn't tickle the bear, or it might growl at you... but it's hard to resist that fluffy touchy-feely patch! This hilarious book has four touchy-feely patches which make a sound when you press them (bear, eagle, moose and wolf), along with holes in the pages and a musical finale guaranteed to get babies and toddlers dancing.

Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. The 'Sign About' series broadens the signing vocabulary, enabling your babies to communicate their thoughts and experiences to parents and carers.

Help the animals guess who Elmer's new friend is in this sturdy board book with a mirror surprise at the end. Peek through cut outs on each page to catch a glimpse of Elmer's new friend - it's you! Babies and toddlers will love this bright and interactive introduction to the funny and kind world of Elmer and his animal friends.

Parents and carers of young children will find a relaxing dayful of gentle play for babies and toddlers in this full colour picture songbook. Eight double-spread pictures tell baby's day from start to finish - waking, dressing, going out, in the park, bathtime, massage and bedtime. Parents and carers of young children will find a relaxing dayful of gentle play for babies and toddlers in this full colour picture songbook. Eight double-spread pictures tell baby's day from start to finish - waking, dressing, going out, in the park, bathtime, massage and bedtime. Interleaved are songs and rhymes for each stage of the day, all with actions for interactive fun, relaxation and lullaby. The CD is performed by international folk artists, Sandra Kerr, Leon Rosselson and Janet Russell. All the instruments and sounds are acoustic (non-electronic) - soothing listening for everyone.

Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. By teaching simple sign language to children from as young as eight months, we can help them to convey their emotions and their needs. When children begin to talk, having sign language to fall back on provides a comforting safety net. Add to the fun of signing by singing well-known nursery rhymes and songs. Even proficient speakers will long enjoy signing to a favourite song or rhyme. Simple and clear signing instructions allow anyone to join in.

The elephant is the kindest animal in the jungle, rescuing the giraffe, lion, and rhino, but who will return the favor when the elephant needs help?

Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. By teaching simple sign language to children from as young as eight months, we can help them to convey their emotions and their needs. When children begin to talk, having sign language to fall back on provides a comforting safety net. Add to the fun of signing by singing well-known nursery rhymes and songs. Even proficient speakers will long enjoy signing to a favourite song or rhyme. Simple and clear signing instructions allow anyone to join in.

Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. By teaching simple sign language to children from as young as eight months, we can help them to convey their emotions and their needs. When children begin to talk, having sign language to fall back on provides a comforting safety net. Add to the fun of signing by singing well-known nursery rhymes and songs. Even proficient speakers will long enjoy signing to a favourite song or rhyme. Simple and clear signing instructions allow anyone to join in.

Younger detectives develop crucial skills with a simplified board book version of a perennial favorite. Encourage prereaders to scan the object-jumble photos, practicing counting, identifying colors, and expanding vocabulary. Then kids can work on classification skills by grouping like objects. Graduate to tougher I SPYs when this one's conquered.

Sweet, cuddly, delightful babies - but it's time for these little babies to go to bed!

The much-loved and cherished babies are back in these delightful stories to help engage toddlers and encourage a love of reading.

Experts agree that young babies are attracted to black-and-white and high-contrast colour images and patterns - and focusing on them helps babies to make connections with the world around them. This book contains high-contrast images designed to appeal to young babies.

Get ready to start nursery with the classic Sophie la girafe toy, in this boardbook full of gentle messages and tips. Join Sophie for her first day at nursery in this book specially made for little ones settling into a new day care environment. This short story is perfect for reading aloud together with babies and toddlers, building familiarity and confidence about their days at nursery or with a childminder. Each scene picks out key first words, to help toddlers building their language skills. Textured, trace-the-shape pages will engage curious readers as they turn the pages. For parents and carers, each page features short practical tips to help you and your child, consulted by Early Years expert Lizzie Noble. Sophie la girafe has sold more than 50 million teether toys worldwide, and now the iconic toy from France turns 60. Celebrate with Sophie as she steps into the pages of a brand new series of baby books. Designed for reading together with your baby or toddler, this would also make the perfect birthday or returning to work gift.

For brave hunters and bear-lovers, the classic chant-aloud by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury available for the first time for the very youngest of readers in a take-anywhere clip-on buggy book. We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For a quarter of a century, readers have been swishy-swashying and splash-sploshing through this award-winning favourite. Follow and join in the family's excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of a bear. What a surprise awaits them in the cave on the other side of the dark forest!

Bestselling creator Sandra Magsamen offers little ones an adorable, chunky board book perfect for spring, with interactive felt on every page! You're the precious gift we dreamed of.You give the very best hug, cause you're our little love bug! Snuggle up with your little love bug and this cuddly board book! Features a soft felt cover, touchable felt on every page, an array of adorable bugs, sweet rhymes, and cuddly illustrations. This gently refreshed backlist classic from bestselling toddler and baby brand creator Sandra Magsamen will remind your little bug just how loved they are!

Many of North America's most beloved regions are artfully celebrated in these board books designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for the continent's natural and cultural wonders. Each book stars a multicultural group of people visiting the featured area's attractions and rhythmic language guides children through the passage of both a single day and the four seasons while saluting the iconic aspects of each place. From the scenic Berkshire Mountains to the Gloucester fishing port, this book captures the essence of the Bay State. Kids can travel down the coast to historic Salem, Boston Harbor, and the Cape Cod National Seashore, and over to Old Sturbridge Village. The book highlights sights including the Boston Lighthouse and Boston Common, Fenway Park, Harvard University, Haymarket Square, Gillette Stadium, the Mayflower II tall ship, and the Plymouth Plantation.

A brilliant lift-the-flap book from the Ladybird Baby Touch series.

Babies and toddlers will love this original tactile playbook from the innovative Baby Touch range. Have fun touching the different textures and playing peekaboo with the large flaps. The bright and bold illustrations are perfect for baby to enjoy.

Ladybird's Baby Touch series is the perfect way to introduce babies to books, and to the world around them. Encouraging interaction and play, these books are lots of fun for the very youngest babies, as well as toddlers.

Look out for these other titles in the series:

Hello! Buggy Book; Peekaboo; Peepo Teddy!; Snuggle Cloth Book; Squeaky Book; Twinkle Lullaby; Baby Touch Numbers; Baby Touch Farm; Flip-Flap Book; Star Buggy Book; Baby Touch: Box of Books

... as well as many more!

Charm your toddler with ten photographs of cheery baby faces. The diverse group of little ones featured in this six-inch board book smile and sparkle on each sturdy page. Your child will catch the babies' infectious energy and learn to associate smiling and laughter with happiness.

All children love this traditional rhyme and singing along will help to develop number skills. Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting and popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats, suitable for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and the nursery or classroom.

The lowly worm introduces vocabulary words and the objects they represent.

Illus. in full color. A mad outpouring of made-up words, and intriguing ideas.

Introducing first concepts, with a Christmas twist, this festive little library features brand new seasonal artwork from Eric Carle.

Based on the bestselling The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Little Learning Library, this is a four book slipcase to teach little ones all about Christmas counting, Christmas words, Christmas shapes and Christmas colours.

With its study board pages, bright colours, and simple text, this is the ideal gift for little hands this Christmas.

A lively new jacket by Marc Brown puts a fresh face on one of the first--and widely considered the best--poetry anthologies for preschoolers. "No one better recognizes the essence of the child-poetry connection than poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky," writes Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook, in his introduction to this child-friendly collection of more than 200 poems by well-known contemporary poets. Each poem in this 112 page book is "exuberantly illustrated," wrote The New York Times Book Review. With subjects ranging from waking up to going to bed and everything in between, here is "a joyous anthology that [is] bound to develop an appreciation for poetry at a very young age."--School Library Journal