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Cowboy Baby

Every night, before Cowboy Baby can head to bed he has to round up Texa Ted, Denver Dog and all his soft toy friends. He tries to hide them from Sheriff Pa, who has to be willy about things to get Cowboy Baby to settle down. A fun bedtime read. 

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Baby animals in the sea

The deep blue ocean holds many intriguing secrets, some of whivh are uncovered in this board book about cute dolphins, tiny seahorses, adorable sea lions and other baby sea animals. A cute book for younger toddlers. 

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Bedtime Ryhmes

Classic rhymes are gorgeously illustrated in this board book. Each rhyme has something to do with sleeping in one way or another, making for a relaxing, peaceful bedtime read or pretty baby shower gift. 

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Cave Baby

Even cave babies can't leave the walls alone, as you'll see in this book. This little cave baby's mom gets very upset when he jazzes up the cave walls with a bit of paint. So he goes on a colourful adventure with a mammoth to fully express his artistic side. A very sweet book! 

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Zou

Zou the Zebra can climb into bed with his parents when they wake up, but they're not up yet. He hatches a plan to wake them up and then gets into all kinds of trouble trying to carry it out. Will things work out for him? Will he be able to wake his parents up without making them grumpy?

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The game of let's go!

Following the magic of the green line made of felt with her finger in this simply designed book helps encourage your baby's hand-eye coordination, visual skills and fine motor skills. Although she may not really be able to follow the line with her pointer finger, just touching the embossed felt line on the glossy pages will stimulate her tactile senses.

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Fuzzy Bee and friends

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Squishy Turtle 

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Solomon Crocodile

All Solomon wants to do is have a little bit of fun, but no one wants to play with him. Will he find a friend? This book makes for a fun, active read. Be sure to act out some of Solomon's antics when reading it with your little one!

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Baby Bunny

This cute two-in-one book is the perfect way to introduce reading to your older baby. While you read the story out to her, she can follow in her very own mini book. This interaction will also encourage language skills in your baby. Once the story is done oyu just pop the baby book back in its place.

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Little Library Dear Zoo

The simple illustrations using bright colours will grab your baby's attention in this collection of four small books that cover general topics such as colours, pets, numbers and wild animals. The simple words and phrases are the perfect introduction to language for your little one.

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When the world is ready for bed

Spendig some quiet time with your baby at the end of the day is a great way to get your baby ready for bed. Give her a bath and a feed and then read her a bedtime story. This book is the perfect bedtime read as it peacefully goes through the night-time routines of a family of rabbits. As it nears its end, and as the tiny rabbits go to sleep, the book's pace slows down gently. 

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Baby Animals on the farm

Your older baby will just love it when you read this book out loud to him! As you sound out each animal sound you will be heightening your baby's auditory perception. You will also be introducing your baby to the concept that each animal makes its veyr own sound. The cute pictures on each page are a pleasure to look at and the simple colour schemes go easy on your baby's eyes.

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Busy Funfair

Sisi needs to take a new clay pot home and get it there in one piece. She runs into many obstacles along the way. Will she make it? Read this story and many others in this beautifully illustrated book.

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Fluffy Chick & Colours

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Board books and cloth books, with bright colours and simple illustrations, are perfect for your young baby, and this book pack of both a board book and a cloth book is just the thing for summer holiday entertainment or as a gift idea. Both books provide hours of fun, while turning the pages exercises the muscles in your baby's hands and develops fine motor skills. 

Buggy Babies

Attach these two cute board books to your baby pram to keep her busy when you're out and about. The bright colours and simple text intorduce him to first words when you read them out to him, enhancing his speaking skills later in life. The thick pages also develop his hand-eye coordination.

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Baby's Very First Bath Book

High contrast pictures are especially appealing to young babies, which makes this the perfect first book for your baby. It's also perfect for the bath, with its soft, waterproof pages and a suction attachment so it won't float away. The images get more complex with every page, so your baby is guaranteed to stay fascinated.

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Look at you! Wow, what a body can do!

Board books are perfect for your baby's tiny hands- turning the sturdy pages gives her little hands some important exercise- and oyur baby will just love this one. Filled with pictures of babies that your own baby will find fascinating and some great action words that you can act out with her, this book is perfect to end off a bout of boisterous play.

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Mealtime

With exciting touch-and-feel textures and bright colours, this book stimulates your baby's senses while introducing her to the concept of first words. The bright pictures are of elements that your baby sees every day, so she can easily relate to them and become familiar with their names.

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Desert discovery

Sidney the snake bumps into a whole bunch of animals on his way to the oasis and each animal has an extra special quality. Sidney soon starts to wonder what makes him uinique. Your toddler will find out as soon as he pulls on the ribbon at then end of the book!

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Who's my mum?

This interactive board book is a great way to introduce your older baby to words. Each colourful page is split into blocks and has a sliding window that your baby needs to move in order to see the picture underneath. This will encourage your baby's hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and problem-solving skills. It's a great book that will keep your baby busy for a while.

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Spot goes on holiday

Spot goes on an adventurous visit to the seaside in this turn-the-flap book. There are so many exciting things to see and do and Spot wants to ahve it all. Help your older baby turn the flaps, providing some much needed exercise for her fingers and helping to fine tune her fine motor skills while you read this with her. The bright colours and simple illustrations are also attention-grabbing.

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Finn throws a fit

This quirky illustrated read tells the simple tale of Finn- who, when he throws a fit, causes a bit of chaos. Chaos in the form of thunder, hurricanes and blizzards. The moral of the story? Don't get between a boy and he's peaches. Delightful and funny.

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Who am I?

This book is sure to elicit some chuckles and giggles from your small set. With nifty handles on the sides, the book has two holes for eyes to peep through so that when you turn the pages, you can change from a zebra to an elephant and (ahem) a donkey, amongst others. 

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Buster's Farm

Buster is spending the day on the farm, visiting all his animal friends. Follow him as he makes his rounds. Each page has a touch and feel element that will delight your older baby.

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Good morning jungle

A fun, interactive cloth book to thrill your yooung baby. With bright colours and simple story, reading this book with your baby will help improve his social interaction and observational skills. 

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Bizzy Bear fun on the farm

This very sturdy board book has sliders and tabs that when pushed and pulled encourage your baby's tactile awareness, hand-eye coordination and understanding of cause and effect. The story also encourages active interaction between you and your child and will thus help to foster a love of reading and aid language development. 

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