The best baby books

Push, pull and slides the tabs to discover the environmental heroes who are changing our world for the better. Full of fun facts and bright illustrations, this baby book will teach little all about Greta Thunberg, David Attenborough and more.

Little ones will love taking a journey into the enchanted forest in this magical baby book. Meet the unicorn and her forest friends and join in the adventure with the push, pull and turn mechanisms.

One of the best baby books to introduce little ones to the joy of reading, babies and toddlers will love helping to push, pull and slide the tabs as you enjoy Busy Storytime! 

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, Tales From 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.

This is the perfect gift book for babies born between 22nd December and 19th January. Little ones will learn all about their star sign, including the constellation in the night sky, the Greek myth their sign is rooted in and the traits associated with being a Capricorn. 

Full of David Axtell’s beautiful illustrations, this baby book takes readers on an adventure through the African savanna and is a rendition of a well-known children’s poem. Two sisters go looking for a lion that lives on the African savanna. They go through swishy swashy long grass, a splishy splashy lake and a big dark cave – but when they finally meet the lion they have to run, run, run all the way home. 

This award-winning baby book is a fun and educational counting poem from Valerie Bloom, with beautiful illustrations by David Axtell. How much fruit can one little girl eat? Count from one to ten, learning the names of different Caribbean fruits. The rhyming text helps little ones learn to count while exploring the Caribbean’s many delicious fruits.  

This empowering board book by Mahogany L. Browne is illustrated with bright, playful art by Theodore Taylor III. This celebration of what it means to be woke will show your little one that they can grow up to change the world. Woke Baby wakes up bright and early and learns what it means to be a revolutionary.

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.

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!

A perfect bedtime book for babies, this colourful story teaches little ones simple words about their bedtime routine. Babies and toddlers will love the bright illustrations and googly eyes on the cover.

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 Baby is a soft and snuggly hand-washable cloth baby book, perfect for parents or carers to read with their little ones.

The touch-and-feel cover and crinkle page are fun for little hands to explore while Kay Vincent’s adorable illustrations of a bedtime routine are sure to engage and entertain babies!