The best books for babies

This super-soft cloth baby book comes in a beautiful gift box, and is based on Rod Campbell's bestselling Dear Zoo. All the animals from the zoo are here, from the elephant who is too big to the elephant who is too tall. Can little readers find the perfect pet?

A very soft, very cuddly washable cloth book for babies all about London. My First London Bus has bright, simple illustrations and features a red London bus with tactile crinkly wheels on the cover. This book is makes a great gift for developing and growing babies.

This highly tactile, chunky board book has wobbly eyes to rattle and two furry ears with a crinkly fabric to touch. Babies will love spotting the familiar bedtime objects as bear gets ready to go to sleep.

Take a trip to the park in this fantastic new touch and feel book for babies aged six months or older. Feel the texture through the hole, then lift the flap to discover the animal or object behind. With something to spot or count on every page, this first colourful book helps to develop your baby’s sensory awareness.

This farm animal story book from Dear Zoo creator Rod Campbell is full of different touch and feel textures on every page. Follow the chick around the farm and meet all the animals, stroke the wooly lamb, feel the cow's smooth horns and lift the flap to find ou who is hiding under mother hen's wing!

Follow Freddy the frog as he squelches in slime, races his friends and croaks all day! Lile ones will love this colourful board book with sliders to pull, tabs to push and a gentle rhyming text to enjoy together.

Full of both classic nursery rhymes such as 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' and originals from Rod Campbell, this colourful chunky board book is full of fun rhymes to sing, flaps to lift and games to play with your little one. 

Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this bestselling pre-school classic. Rabbit is trying to get to sleep, but everyone is being so noisy! Discover who is keeping Rabbit awake under each flap. Will she ever have her nap?

Rabbit's Nap is part of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's much loved series, The Tales of Acorn Wood, so if you're looking for the best baby books to keep little ones entertained story after story, Rabbit's Nap is the perfect option.

With interactive mechanisms to push, pull and turn and a sparkly foil cover wheel, this fun board book has plenty to keep little ones entertained. Enter a magical world and go on an adventure with a helpful sea unicorn!

The perfect introduction to the Gruffalo, Say Hello to the Gruffalo has chunky board pages and interactive peepholes through which you can meet the much-loved characters from the deep dark wood. Bright colours and Axel Scheffler’s instantly recognisable illustrations provide hours of entertainment for babies and make Say Hello to the Gruffalo a great baby book if you're looking to spark your little one's imagination.

Explore a forest, a pond and the steamy jungle in the latest book in our popular First Explorers series for children aged one to four. Each scene has chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms for little hands, creatures to spot and fun facts to learn. Beautifully illustrated, this book encourages gentle early learning.

Young children aged one to four will love to press the ‘beep-beep’ sound button as they journey through the fabulous sights of London on an iconic red bus. With funny recurring characters and Sherlock Holmes to spot on every page, there is plenty to discover and talk about.

What do you do if your ears are dirty and how do you achieve a snappy bright-white smile? Wiggle the sliding tabs and giggle as the animals show your child how to make bath time easier and more enjoyable. With bold, bright pictures and a sweet funny rhyme, this book is sure to put a smile on your toddler's face.

Young children can meet lots of cute new arrivals – including lambs, ducklings, piglets and kittens – in Busy Baby Animals, bringing them to life by pushing and pulling the tabs and spinning the wheel. A delightful baby book to celebrate spring.

Out just in time for the summer holidays, Busy Holiday is the latest addition to the Busy Books series. Pack the car, splash in the sea, whoosh down a water slide and pitch a tent in time for bed in this interactive baby book. Perfect for developing your toddler’s hand-eye co-ordination.

A delightful introduction for young children to this classic fairy tale. Push, pull and turn mechanisms will bring the rhyming story to life and make children feel they’re sharing in the storytelling. Collect all the fairy tales from our First Stories series.

Young children will love playing and counting all the jungle animals as they read this colourful board book from the award-winning illustrator of The Gruffalo, Axel Scheffler.

In I’m Not Sleepy, Ned and his mummy clear away his toys, have a bath and read a story even though Ned is "not a bit sleepy". There are tips on each page for parents and carers about bedtime routines and dealing with reluctant sleepers, endorsed by leading Early Years Consultant, Dr Amanda Gummer.

Bedtime Stories is a beautiful and unique first storybook designed for older babies. Each spread is a complete story, with finger trails carefully cut into each page and textured illustrations for little hands to follow and trace. 

With beautiful, warm illustrations to capture the imagination, and a gentle rhythmic, lullaby-text, this book about sleepy people and creatures is perfect for little ones preparing for bed.