BABY & TODDLER
A game of peek-a-boo using this irresistible search-and-find book.
Baby & Toddler
Boxer SERIES
ABC Books
The Amazing True Story of How Babies are Made Fiona Katauskas 25th April, hb, £12.99, 9780733333880 Go-to book for parents wanting help with that talk, first published in 2015. Shortlisted for the 2016 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards.
Alison Green Books
All About Zog Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (illus) 1st February, board, £7.99, 9780702332968 Meet the Flying Doctors—a dragon, a knight and a girl. Their names are Gadabout the Great, Zog and Princess Pearl. Get to know them here.
Andersen Press SERIES
Busy Vehicles! Michelle Robinson, Jez Tuya (illus) £7.99, 978183913 Fun and colourful series all about busy vehicles, Perfect for vehicle-loving readers. Trains, Boats and Planes 7th March, pb, vol 2 1332 Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry 6th June, board, vol 1 4845
The Nose, Toes and Tummy Book Sally Nicholls, Gosia Herba (illus) 4th April, pb, £7.99, 9781839131868 From fingers that tickle to bellies that need to be gobbled up, join in with each family as they play their own games to name different parts of the body.
Watch Out! There’s a Monster Coming! Karl Newson, Zehra Hicks (illus) 2nd May, pb, £7.99, 9781839132681 Thrill-a-minute for the very littlest ones, created by picture book favourites Newson and Hicks.
First Little Rhymes: Out and About Joseph Coelho, Nicola Killen (illus)
2nd May, board, £7.99, 9781839133794 Beautifully illustrated board book of poems by Children’s Laureate about going out in the world. Ideal for sharing with little ones.
Balzer and Bray
Ursula Upside Down Corey R Tabor 4th July, hb, £12.99, 9780063275560 From the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Mel Fell comes another innovative, flipped-format picture book that encour- ages children to find confidence in their individuality.
Barefoot Books SERIES
Our World 2nd April, board, eb, £7.99, 97988885907 Global-themed board books for babies and toddlers. Ireland Muireann Ni Chiobhain, Fuchsia MacAree (illus) vol 17 68 Ukraine Kateryna Yehorushkina, Olga Shtonda (illus) vol 13 75 Colombia Alexandra Alessandri, Manu Montoya (illus) vol 15 82 Kenya
Maimouna Jallow, Lulu Kitololo (illus) vol 14 99
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Hello, Body! Aya Khalil 2nd April, board, eb, £5.99, 97988885910 With high-contrast design and engaging photographs, the Hello, Body! series will win over the very youngest readers. Hello, Feet! vol 2 24 Hello, Hands! vol 1 48 Hello, Face! vol 4 62 Hello, Tummy! vol 3 86
Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Ten Little Ducklings Lucy Rowland, Aki (illus) 1st February, pb, £7.99, 9781526607522
Spring Street 9781454711 Through striking art, there is much to share in the UK editions of Spring Street titles, packed full of fascinating facts to help young children explore the world. Feelings Pintachan (illus) 11th July, board, £8.99, vol 1 667 Friendships Pintachan (illus) 11th July, board, £8.99, vol 2 674 Animals Lo Cole (illus) 11th July, hb, £10.99, vol 3 704 Dinosaurs Pintachan (illus) 11th July, hb, £10.99, vol 4 711 Forest Lo Cole (illus) 16th May, board, £7.99, vol 6 766 Wild Lo Cole (illus) 16th May, board, £7.99, vol 5 797 ABC
16th May, board, £7.99,vol 8 803 Numbers Owen Davey (illus) 16th May, board, £7.99, vol 7 834
Nee Naw Nee Naw Emma Garcia 25th July, board, £7.99, 9781915801111 Entertaining look at police cars, ambulances, fire engines and other rescue vehicles and all the sounds they make.
The Rainbow Snail and Friends Karin Akesson 23rd May, bath, £6.99, 9781915801128 A great baby gift, this bath book magically changes colour in the tub.
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Mixed-up Spencer Wilson (illus) 27th June, board, £9.99, 9781915801 Imaginative kids can mix and match animals to make their own favourite creatures. Farm Animals 180 Wild Animals 203
Squeak Natalie Marshall 23rd May, board, £9.99, 9781915801425 Large-format board book with push-and-pull pages
about a little mouse looking for home while trying to avoid the other woodland animals.
Too Snappy to Wear a Nappy
Lillias Kinsman-Chauvet 25th April, hb, £12.99, 9781915801647
A child imagines a nappy on a giraffe. Lighthearted tale about nappies introduces toddlers to the potty in a child-friendly way.
Campbell Books
Can You Find the Easter Bunny? Axel Scheffler 1st February, board, £7.99, 9781035033003 Seasonal felt flap board book for babies, part of Campbell’s bestselling Scheffler range, which has sold more than two million copies worldwide.
Hide and Seek on the Farm Axel Scheffler 28th March, board, £7.99, 9781035035120
Play hide and seek with the animals on the farm in this interactive lift-the- flap board book.
Bear Cub, Bear Cub, Peekaboo Grace Habib (illus) 4th April, board, £7.99, 9781035035656 Baby board book brings a game of peek-a-boo xto life with grab-and-pull mechanisms. Kitten, Kitten, Peekaboo Grace Habib (illus) 4th April, board, £7.99, 9781035035663 As above.
Babies Laugh At Tickles Caspar Addyman, Ania Simeone (illus) 6th June, board, £8.99, 9781035030293 Interactive sound book with a giant “giggle button” that encourages social development and bonding through laughter.
Child’s Play SERIES
Baby Rhyme Time Sarah Dellow (illus), Annie Kubler (illus) 15th February, board, £5.99, 97817862875 Endearing series specifi- cally designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes and inter- active text. Hop a Little 64 Five Enormous Dinosaurs 71
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Copy Cats Cocoretto (illus) 25th March, board, £4.99, 97817862894 Perfect for developing observational skills, encouraging physical activity and developing vocabulary. Can You Slide Like a Penguin? vol 4 52 Can You Bark Like a Dog? vol 1 69 Can You Choo Choo Like a Train? vol 2 76 Can You Dig Like a Digger? vol 3 83
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Look Touch Learn Charlotte Archer (illus) 1st March, board, £5.99, 9781786289 Series developed in consultation with infant psychologists to ensure that the best designs and colours were chosen for optimal visual perception in babies from 0-6 months. Sky vol 2 551 Sea vol 1 568 Garden vol 3 742 Tree vol 4 759
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Baby See 29th April, board, £5.99, 97817862897 Groundbreaking, brain- building books for newborns designed in conjunction with Sussex Baby Lab using the latest neuroscientific research. Repetitions Child’s Play vol 1 04
Odd One Out Child’s Play vol 2 11 Visual Illusions Child’s Play vol 3 28 Action Sequences Child’s Play vol 4 35
Chronicle Books
Let’s Play! Herve Tullet 28th March, board, £6.99, 9781797227733 From the creator of the New York Times bestsell- ers Press Here and Mix It Up!, this brilliant compan- ion is now available as a board book.
Clarion Books SERIES Ollie
Olivier Dunrea board, £6.99, 978054
Ollie’s Valentine
1st February, 4502697 Simple board book about Ollie’s search for the perfect valentine. Readers will be surprised to discover who it is. Featuring shiny foil valentines on every spread. Ollie’s Easter Eggs 29th February, 7859187 The goslings are dyeing Easter eggs—all except Ollie who has snuck off on an Easter egg hunt of his own.
SERIES Pearl
Olivier Dunrea hb, £6.99, 97805478675
Pearl 11th April, 95
Pearl, a gosling who loves to sing, joins the quaint world of Dunrea’s Gossie & Friends in this preschool-friendly picture book about finding your voice. Pearl’s Lost Pearls 18th July, 88 Pearl wears her pearl necklace everywhere, everyday—until it goes missing. A book for anyone who has ever felt the loss of something precious but has found it again.
Duopress SERIES
Pop Out Books Anna Clark (illus), Daniel Clark (illus) 2nd May, board, £11.99, 9781728291 Read, learn, build. Pop Out Horses vol 5 291 Pop Out at the Zoo vol 4 321
Baby Block Books: Animal Friends Carole Aufranc (illus) 1st June, board, £11.99, 9781728293578 Three chunky board books in one amazing box set, each with charming illustrations and easy sentences.
Hello, Bedtime Jannie Ho (illus) 1st June, board, £5.99, 9781728295930 Lovely high-contrast intro- duction to bedtime. Black- and-white patterns and illustrations pair with friendly greetings for bedtime favourites.
Faber & Faber
I Am a Bunny Richard Scarry (illus), Ole Risom 7th March, board, £7.99, 9780571375073 A favourite for genera- tions. Discover the seasons with Nicholas the
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