Books for babies & toddlers

A cute woodland animal book with soft felt flaps and a surprise mirror ending – perfect for sharing with babies and toddlers. Little children will love lifting the irresistibly soft felt flaps to discover who is the cutest little person ever – will it be baby bunny, small mouse or tiny owl? They'll find the answer when they look in the mirror hiding under the final flap!

Bright and tactile fun to help to support your baby's sensory development, with a sturdy design that folds out and stands upright, allowing babies to interact with the book as they lie on their front. 

At night, when we are feeling tired and ready for bed, owls are just waking up. But one curious little owl decides to stay awake all day, instead of all night, and discovers a world bursting with colour! When the night-time comes around again, the stars above her head are still the most beautiful sight of all. Little ones will love joining in with the WOWs in this warm and simple story, and a final activity spread about colours makes this book perfect for sharing together at story time.

Somebody's hiding. I wonder who.

It's five little babies, doing all the things that babies do – waving, clapping, pointing . . . and more. Featuring satisfyingly simple rhyming text and charming illustrations on fresh white backgrounds, this gorgeous board book is a perfect gift. With big flaps to lift and irresistible actions throughout, children are sure to delight in joining in.

This rhyming lift-the-flap book by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb will delight children and parents alike. Little ones will giggle along as they lift the flaps and discover the naughty animals as they thwart the baby’s every activity, including a mole disrupting his breakfast, and an owl borrowing his towel!

This fun picture book about potty training will introduce your child to transitioning out of nappies in a fun and relatable way, through the stories of toddlers Millie and Mo. Developed with Early Years Consultant Dr Amanda Gummer, No More Nappies also has tips about potty training for parents on every page and bright and bold illustrations by Marion Cocklico.

Find out where Dot is hiding in this interactive hide-and-seek book with tabs to push and pull, eye-catching neon details and a surprise mirror ending!

In Lion, Lion, PEEKABOO, babies' favourite game is brought to life with easy grab-and-pull mechanisms and a shiny mirror. Open the pages to reveal the stripy zebra, the spotty cheetah and many more adorable safari animals! With stunning illustrations by Grace Habib, punchy colours to engage babies’ senses, and soft learning about patterns, this is a perfect book for babies aged 6-12 months. 

Busy Nativity introduces young children to the wonderful story of the First Christmas. Push, pull and turn the tabs to join Mary and Joseph on their long journey to Bethlehem as a host of angels appear and reveal beautiful baby Jesus in his crib. The perfect gift for toddlers with inquisitive fingers and minds, they will love playing with the easy-to-handle mechanisms in this bright and colourful board book with gentle rhyming text and magical illustrations.

Rod Campbell's lift-the-flaps book has been a favourite with parents and children since it was first published back in 1982, and this board book version perfect for infants. Lift the flaps together, and discover a lion, a monkey and even an elephant. But will they ever manage to send the perfect pet?

Lift the flaps and get cosy with Dormouse Has a Cold, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series. Dormouse is sniffing and snuffling – being ill is hard! But with some help from Doctor Stoat and a visit from her friends as she snuggles up at home, she soon starts to feel better. What will cheer her up?

Meet all your favourite springtime farm animals in Fluffy Chick, a fun touch-and-feel farm animal book. Follow Chick around the farm and meet all her animal friends: stroke the woolly lamb, feel the cow's smooth horns and then lift the flap at the end to find out who is hiding under mother hen's wing! From the creator of Dear Zoo, this touch-and-feel springtime story will delight babies and parents alike. 

Help Little Cub look for Daddy Lion in Who's Hiding on Safari? Lift the felt flaps to see where he is. Which other animals will you find hiding underneath? With soft flaps on every spread that are easy for babies to lift, helping them develop fine motor skills.

Every child is special and unique, but every child also loves to dream of being something different. In I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love, bestselling author and artist Nancy Tillman has created another heartfelt masterpiece celebrating the joys of imagination, and the comfort of always knowing that "you are loved."

A soft, cuddly book for new babies with crinkly pages for tactile fun, a mirror for stimulating the senses and a handy strap to attach to the pram, cot or car seat! With bright, stimulating, high contrast illustrations by Jo Lodge and beautifully presented in a gift box, this book is a perfect present for newborns.

A very soft, very cuddly washable cloth book for babies all about London. My First London Bus has bright, simple illustrations by Marion Billet, and features a red London bus with tactile crinkly wheels on the cover. Packaged in a gorgeous gift box, this rag book is a perfect present for young babies and their parents. 

The high-contrast images in Baby's Very First Cloth Book: Faces are designed to help newborns focus. This bestselling cuddly cloth book also has crinkly pages for tactile fun and a mirror for stimulating the senses. Illustrated by Jo Lodge and packaged in a delightful gift box, this reissue of a bestselling cloth book makes the perfect present for new babies.

Also in the Baby's First Cloth Book series is Farm. Complete with the same high-contrast images and tactile pages, this is perfect for introducing infants to animals. The mirror helps to stimulate senses, while remaining a soft and cuddly cloth book. 

You're never too young to meet a Gruffalo! Specially designed to appeal to little ones, simple patterns and bright colours combine with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's iconic words and illustrations to keep babies entertained for hours. No pram, pushchair, car seat or highchair is complete without the Gruffalo.

An elephant? Too big! A giraffe? Too tall! A puppy? Perfect! What will the zoo send you? Use the handy strap and clip to attach this sturdy board book to your buggy and take it with you wherever you go!

Squirty Duck is the perfect waterproof book for bath time! With bright and engaging illustrations from Kay Vincent and an inbuilt squirter, Squirty Duck makes bath time as much fun as possible for carers, parents and babies. Turn the pages together and read the gentle rhyming story about animals under the sea with durable and wipe-clean pages.