BABY & TODDLER
Bedtime for Duckling Amelia Hepworth, Anna Doherty (illus) 3rd March, vol 2, 9781801041843
Who’s Hiding? in the Garden Amelia Hepworth, Pintachan (illus) 14th April, board, £6.99, 9781801041836 Lift the flaps and introduce toddlers to first numbers as they count the baby snails in the garden.
How It Works: Dinosaur Amelia Hepworth, David Semple (illus) 12th May, board, £6.99, 9781801041850 Dinosaurs were incredible creatures. Now even the smallest of readers can look inside the mighty T. rex with peep-through pages and fun facts.
Toddler Take-along Nature Becky Davies, Ana Zaja Petrak (illus) 3rd February, board, £7.99, 9781801041898 Child-led board book encourages young children to explore their environment and spot different things around them. With a pair of sturdy fabric carry-along handles and peep-through pages.
SERIES
You Can Be A . . . Rosamund Lloyd, Chris Dickason (illus) board, £7.99, 97818010419 Supercat and Superpup are here to have some fun. With sunny smiles and hugs to give, they cheer up everyone. You Can Be A Supercat 9th June, vol 2 11 You Can Be A Superpup 3rd March, vol 1 28
SERIES
Okidokid Liuna Virardi board, £6.99, 97818010424 From tall giraffes and tiny mice to low submarines and high hot air
balloons—these lift-the- flap books have it all. People 12th May, vol 1 06 Vehicles 9th June, vol 2 13
How to Say Hello Sophie Beer 3rd March, board, £6.99, 9781838914158 Beer’s stylish artwork and engaging text explore how we can make friends and communicate with those around us.
Under the Same Sky Britta Teckentrup 7th July, board, £7.99, 9781838914349
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Heartwarming peek-through board book celebrates the closeness of the world’s communities through their shared hopes and dreams.
Hello, Bee Isabel Otter, Sophie Ledesma 3rd February, board, £7.99, 9781838912826 Join Bee in a search for the hive and meet lots of animals along the way. Tactile textures, flaps to flip and peek-through holes.
I Want to Be a Ballerina Becky Davies, Richard Merritt 3rd February, board, £6.99, 9781912756650 Discover a day in the life of a ballerina with simple, accessible text and a surprise mirror ending. For curious minds with big dreams.
Macmillan Children’s Books
What the Ladybird Heard At the Seaside Julia Donaldson, Lydia Monks (illus) 14th April, board, £6.99, 9781529069266 Join everyone’s favourite crime-busting ladybird on a trip to the seaside in the fourth story in the What the Ladybird Heard series.
What the Ladybird Heard Lydia Monks (illus), Julia Donaldson 7th July, board, £6.99, 9781529072532 Interactive book with moving mechanisms based on the bestselling picture book.
The Hospital Dog Julia Donaldson, Sara Ogilvie (illus) 3rd March, board, £6.99, 9781529069259 Dot the hospital dog is everyone’s favourite visitor in this story of bravery and friendship.
Magic Cat SERIES
Baby Animal Tales Amanda Wood, Bec Wimmel (illus), Vicki Chu (illus) 3rd February, 9781913520 Lovely board books featuring cute photo- graphic illustrations are perfect for bedtime or nap time, with simple stories sure to soothe baby to sleep.
Goodnight, Little Llama board, vol 6 £7.99, 281
Goodnight, Little Sloth hb, vol 7 £8.99, 335
Goodnight, Little Monkey board, vol 5, £7.99, 496
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Children’s Matador
The Every Baby Book Frann Preston-Gannon 3rd March, board, £7.99, 9781913520373 Follows six families from breakfast until bedtime. Forms a snapshot of daily life that families of every kind will recognise and relate to.
SERIES
Tree Step Stories Will Millard,
Rachel Quiqi (illus) 14th April, board, £7.99, 97819135204 Explore five miniature nature stories within a single ecosystem by open- ing the double-layer lift- flaps of these interactive books. With readaloud rhyming texts that rein- force early language skills. In the Pond vol 2 10 In the Tree vol 1 27
SERIES
Little Word Whizz 97819135205 Ideal series to use at home or with a group to help develop speaking, listening and observational skills. First Feelings Emily Sharratt, Monika Forsberg (illus) 3rd March, cards, vol 3 £12.99, 02
Alphabet Puzzle Monika Forsberg (illus) 12th May, jigsaw, vol 4 £14.99, 26
The Great Egg Hunt Rachel Piercey, Freya Hartas (illus) 3rd March, board, £7.99, 9781913520472 Set to rollicking rhyming text with 100 eggs to find and count.
Mama Makes Books
SERIES
Funny Farm Rachael Saunders 1st March, board, £5.99, 97818381381 Flap books follow the amusing characters of Funny Farm. Warm- hearted rhyming stories, early-learning concepts and glorious illustrations. Cluck Cluck Duck vol 1 65 Tractor Tractor vol 2 72
Rosie the Daisy Meadhbh Chambers 28th March, pb, £9.99, 9781803130958 Chambers provides an avenue for adults to approach crucially important conversations with young people about sharing thoughts, feelings and worries.
MBI
Lola the Lollipop Fairy Tim Bugbird, Lara Ede (illus) 1st February, pb, £5.99, 9781803374451 Lola is an amazing circus performer but disaster looms when a rival enter- tainment park comes to town and threatens the fairies’ future.
Never Touch a Zebra! Stuart Lynch (illus), Rosie Greening 1st February, board, £7.99, 9781803374536 Inside, youngsters can discover a range of camouflaged animals such as a chameleon and an octopus—but watch out, these animals are secret agents and they’re excellent at hiding.
Secret Kingdom Fairy Doors Shannon Hays (illus), Sarah Creese 1st February, board, £7.99, 9781803374581 Visit the Secret Kingdom and find the magical creatures. Read the enchanting rhyme and guess which magical creature is hiding behind the door. Then, open the touch-and-feel door to find out.
Never Pop a Dinosaur! Rosie Greening, Stuart Lynch (illus) 1st February, board, £7.99, 9781803374727 Never Pop a Unicorn! Rosie Greening, Stuart Lynch (illus) 5069 Fun-filled board books have silicone fidget poppers for little hands to pop in and out. Graphic design and sweet rhymes will keep children engaged as they explore.
Rainbow Road Dinosaur’s First Words Danielle Mudd (illus), Rosie Greening 1st February, board, £6.99, 9781803374772 Fun, simple language and bright illustrations to engage little ones.
Rainbow Road Unicorn’s Colours
Danielle Mudd (illus), Rosie Greening 1st February, board, £6.99, 9781803374796 Sweet book all about first colours.
Rainbow Road Animal Counting Danielle Mudd (illus), Rosie Greening 1st February, board, £6.99, 9781803374819 First animal words in fun, simple language and bright illustrations.
Rainbow Road Things That Go Danielle Mudd (illus), Rosie Greening 1st February, board, £6.99, 9781803374833 Putting names to moving objects.
National Geographic Kids
Little Kids First Board Book: Birds 18th March, board, £6.99, 9781426371448 Bursting with vivid photos, each spread of this sturdy book features a fascinat- ing bird, along with simple facts and lively, age- appropriate language.
Nosy Crow
When a Dragon Comes to Stay Rosalind Beardshaw (illus), Caryl Hart 7th July, board, £6.99, 9781788005807 Delightful rhyming picture book all about manners, good and bad.
The Tree Book Hannah Alice (illus) 3rd February, board, £10.99, 9781839941191 Take a closer look at the seasons in these see-through acetate pages. An exciting way to explore all the amazing things trees can do.
Animal Families: River Jane Ormes (illus) 26th May, board, £7.99, 9781839941450 Find out the different names for mummy and daddy animals, then lift the flaps to find the babies. With a double flap and peekaboo holes on the final spread.
SERIES
Make Tracks Johnny Dyrander 7th April, board, £9.99, 97818399421 Chunky board books with sliding counters featuring things that go. Trucks vol 3 12 Cars vol 4 29
SERIES
Look, It’s . . . Clare Youngs (illus), Camilla Reid 7th April, board, £7.99, 97818399436 Exciting new multi- sensory board book series. Look, It’s Moo Moo Cow vol 2 83
Look, It’s Roar Roar Lion vol 1 90
O’Brien Press
Where Are You, Puffling? Erika McGann, Gerry Daly 28th February, board, £7.99, 9781788493239 New board book edition for young readers. A puffling has gone in search of adventure and now her puffin parents can’t find her.
Orchard Books
Ten Little Unicorns Mike Brownlow, Simon Rickerty (illus) 12th May, board, £6.99, 9781408364055 Join 10 magical unicorns for fairytale counting fun in the tenth book in the bestselling Ten Little series. Over 10 million copies sold.
The Whale Who Wanted More Rachel Bright, Jim Field (illus) 7th July, board, eb, £6.99, 9781408364062 Latest rhyming tale from the bestselling creators of the multi- award winning The Lion Inside range with a touching message of friendship and discovery.
Elephant Me Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees (illus) 3rd March, board, eb, £6.99, 9781408364864 Empowering story about the importance of simply being yourself. From the creators of international bestseller and much-loved classic Giraffes Can’t Dance.
The Worrysaurus Rachel Bright, Chris Chatterton (illus) 17th February, board, eb, £6.99, 9781408367285 Tough board
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