Encouraging precious moments with your children
Hugless Douglas introduces colours in a charming way – and ends with a hug, as always!
Red scarf, green bush, blue hat . . . all lead to a rainbow hug with a brown bear! A delightful celebration of colours with everyone’s favourite bear, Hugless Douglas. A sturdy board book that is perfect for little paws.
Today Lulu is painting pictures.
What colour is Lulu’s paint?
Join Lulu as she learns her favourite colours – and has lots of fun along the way! From big, blue elephants to a bright, yellow sun, little ones will love spotting each colour in this brilliantly interactive book.
Learn all about colours with Little Rabbit and friends.
Little Rabbit and her friends are out in the park, but it’s such a windy day! Brown Rabbit’s green kite is first to blow away, closely followed by Little Rabbit’s pretty pink bag, Grey Rabbit’s nice blue hat and Rose Rabbit’s orange scarf. Very soon everything is caught in the wind and – oh no! – they’re blowing towards the pond!
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Discover a host of vibrant colours in this delightful Splosh the duck board book from the bestselling author David Melling.
This bright, bold, rhyming story from the creator of Hugless Douglas is a wonderfully funny introduction to colours for the very young and great to read aloud.
Small children will fall in love with Splosh and his adorable fluffy duck friends as they splish and splash around in colourful paints. Can they paint a rainbow? This is the second title in the successful Splosh the duck series.
This charming book of colours for very young children features all the colours of the much-loved patchwork elephant Elmer. Every spread has one or two bold and bright colours. Elmer loves them all – which is your favourite? Children will love the vibrant colours and rhyming text which combine to make a wonderfully original book of colours.
He can turn himself into anything and appear to fit in anywhere, but it seems that neither the swirly snail, the green grasshopper nor the stripy sock want to be friends with the blue chameleon. Will he ever find someone to talk to? Someone just like him?
With a subtle and witty interplay between words and illustrations, this introduction to colours and shapes (and chameleons!) is sure to delight everyone, from the youngest child upwards, and is now available in a new format that is perfect for little hands!
A brand new baby range for all young Gruffalo fans!
The launch of an exciting new Gruffalo baby and toddler series based on the bestselling picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, featuring all your favourite characters from the Deep Dark Wood!
Learn all about Colours with the Gruffalo in this bold, bright and chunky board book – one of four brilliant board books in the MY FIRST GRUFFALO range. Other titles include OPPOSITES, NUMBERS and ANIMAL ACTIONS. All perfect for small paws!
Tony Ross has chosen vivid pastels to illustrate the new adventures of the Little Princess in these four board books for very young children. The simple stories and vibrant, glowing colours will delight toddlers. In SHAPES, the Little Princess looks at different shapes and wonders what to make with them – a friend, of course.
Did you know that monsters love to scribble, scribble, mix, dance, and wiggle! Why? Because monsters love to make new colors!
Celebrate along with the hilarious monsters in this wild and energetic picture book from author-illustrator Mike Austin. Mixing and discovering color has never been so much fun!
White Moomin, black hat; blue sky, orange sun; red dress, green grass . . .
Magical learning fun with the Moomins in this delightful board book companion volume to Moomin’s Little Book of Opposites, Moomin’s Little Book of Numbers and Moomin’s Little Book of Words.
Learning to recognise and name colours and shapes in an important step in developing your child’s vocabulary. This bright book is designed to help parents amuse, interest and at the same time teach their children vital early learning skills. Useful parent tips are included throughout to support the learning process.
There are surprises galore for Meg, Mog and Owl in these three classic Meg and Mog stories: Meg’s Eggs, Meg at Sea and Mog in the Fog. As ever, Meg casts her spells with the best of intentions but always with hilarious results. Children will love exploring the colours, sounds and shapes in this bumper volume, perfect for sharing or reading alone.
Four little books bursting with early learning animal antics!
Nick Sharratt’s trademark bold illustrations and sense of humour make this the really fun way for kids to learn about counting, patterns, colours and opposites. The slipcase contains four colourful and sturdy board books which will keep children entertained for hours! And best of all the handy pocket size means it’s small enough to take with you everywhere!
Red, orange, green, yellow, blue – discover a world of colour in this brand new look-and-touch board book from Maisy!
Maisy and all her friends are on hand to show off their favourite colourful foods, including tasty yellow bananas and some delicious apples. This gorgeous board book combines bright, vibrant hues with embossing and textures – making learning about colours an exciting, tactile adventure! The joyful final spread – a fun-filled picnic scene featuring Maisy and all her favourite friends – ties everything together and recaps all the colours one more time.
Introduce your baby to their new favourite book and watch as they learn about basic colours in a stimulating and fun way. Each lift-the-flap page reveals a new favourite colour; along with baby-appropriate touch-and-feel elements such as sparkly foil, mirrors and soft fabric. The simple text encourages interaction between you and your baby and is guaranteed to have them giggling ‘Peekaboo!’ in no time.
Wake up to a world full of colour!
At night, when we are feeling tired and ready for bed, owls are just waking up. But this curious little owl decides to stay awake all day, instead of all night, and discovers a world bursting with colour! But when the night-time comes around again, the stars above her head are still the most beautiful sight of all.
An engaging book about colours from the winner of the Best Emerging Illustrator, Booktrust Early Years Award 2008.
Our exciting new Wilbur toddler and baby board book series is based on the bestselling picture books by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul. Wilbur the cat is cuddly, friendly, and ready to introduce babies and toddlers everywhere to early-learning concepts with a dash of his very own feline mischief.
Meet Horse Ned, Sheep Sharlene and Elephant John – can you guess what colours they’ve got on? Find out in this glorious lift-the-flap book with a hilarious surprise ending.
Say hello to Snip and Snap – two busy, funny and engaging crocodile friends. They look the same, but they like very different things: Snip likes blue while Snap prefers red; Snip loves fruit while Snap would always rather have cake! Snip and Snap think their house looks a little plain, so they decide to brighten things up with some decorating. But Snip likes red while Snap likes blue – how will they ever decide which colour to choose? This fun-filled rhyming story is the perfect introduction to learning about colours. With sturdy flaps and a fantastic fold-out ending, this book is ideal for sharing and exploring with young children.
A sparkly and fun way to learn about colour! Are pears purple? No, of course they aren’t – but all the playful questions and correct answers in this book are a great way to introduce and involve very young children in learning about colours. Books like this can be shared even with small babies, as the bold and colourful high-contrast images and eye-catching foil are perfectly designed to capture their interest. As they get older they will enjoy putting their fingers through the die-cut holes and start to appreciate the humour in the text. These first books are sparkly and stylish, but most of all, fun!
Pull the chunky tabs and reveal the words!
A book about colour with adorable dinosaur characters, which helps make learning fun! The bright, bold illustrations are full of humour, and little ones will love pulling the chunky tabs and helping the creatures ‘talk’. The speech bubbles will help them to join in and the mirror ending will encourage them to make some noise themselves!
This simple left-the-flap book of colours works hard to support your child’s development. Most importantly, it makes learning fun.
Learn all about Colours with the Gruffalo in this bold, bright and chunky board book. Other titles include Opposites, Numbers and Animal actions.
An interactive early learning board book introducing the key first concept of colours. Integral sliders feature a simple question about each colour with a picture clue – children will love opening it up to reveal the answer underneath. Ideal tool to increase vocabulary and develop hand-eye coordination.
Name the colours of the jungle animals! This fun and colourful board book features chunky tabs making it easy for little fingers to turn the pages. The special shiny finish on every page is sure to engage little ones learning about colours.
In Colours, watch the lovable (but accident-prone!) Bobo bounce through bright, bold scenes, meeting red fire engines, blue butterflies and pink pigs on his way. Other titles in the series include Numbers, Shapes and Opposites.
Delightful board book to help children learn and talk about colours. Each double page has a scene illustrating a different colour, plus everyday objects associated with that colour. Robust tabs on the pages help children find their favourite scenes and colours. Illustrated with Jo Litchfield’s charming handmade models. Series winner of the Practical Pre-School Gold Award.
Learning to recognise and name colours and shapes in an important step in developing your child’s vocabulary. This bright book is designed to help parents amuse, interest and at the same time teach their children vital early learning skills. Useful parent tips are included throughout to support the learning process.