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How to potty train your toddler

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8 common myths around potty training

Lift the flaps to reveal the secrets of the season

A Walk in Winter

Crunch through the frost and uncover the secrets of winter in this seasonal lift-the-flap non-fiction book. 
 
Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the wonders of winter. Follow the family as they walk through the six different seasonal scenes, from the garden to the park, the high street to the field and the woodland to the beach. 
 
Reveal hidden wonders, learn more about the world around you and how it changes with each season. 
 
Also available: 
A Walk in Spring 
A Walk in Summer 
A Walk in Autumn

Ladybird (Author) We make growing up the best story ever! Here at Ladybird, we publish playful books for little hands. From touch-and-feel books to bedtime stories and non-fiction, we help 0-7s to learn, play and grow - sparking plenty of smiles along the way. The home of Ten Minutes to Bed, Baby Touch, Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee, we know just how to capture curious little imaginations and guide them from one story to the next. Rose Cobden (Author) Rose is a children's author and editor with ten years' experience working in publishing. She lives near Gatwick with her husband. Hannah Abbo (Illustrator) Hannah Abbo is a self-taught, award-winning illustrator from the United Kingdom. She lives with her partner, child, and two cats in Lisbon, Portugal. When she's not drawing, she loves gardening, experimenting with knitting and sewing, and rollerblading.

Crunch through the frost and uncover the secrets of winter in this seasonal lift-the-flap non-fiction book. 
 
Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the wonders of winter. 
 
Collect the other three titles in this series to reveal hidden wonders, learn more about the world around you and how it changes with each season. 
 
This read is perfect for little fans of Usborne's Look Inside and the National Trust's Who's Hiding Here.

A Walk in Autumn

Kick up the fallen leaves and uncover the secrets of autumn in this seasonal lift-the-flap non-fiction book. 
 
Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the wonders of autumn. Follow the family as they walk through the six different seasonal scenes, from the garden to the park, the high street to the field and the woodland to the beach. 
 
Reveal hidden wonders, learn more about the world around you and how it changes with each season. 
 
Also available: 
A Walk in Spring 
A Walk in Summer 
 
Coming soon: 
A Walk in Winter

Kick up the fallen leaves and uncover the secrets of autumn in this seasonal lift-the-flap non-fiction book. 
 
Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the wonders of autumn. 
 
Reveal hidden wonders, learn more about the world around you and how it changes with each season.

A Walk in Summer

Walk along the warm sand and uncover the secrets of summer in this seasonal lift-the-flap non-fiction book. 
 
Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the wonders of summer. Follow the family as they walk through the six different seasonal scenes, from the garden to the park, the high street to the field and the woodland to the beach. 
 
Reveal hidden wonders, learn more about the world around you and how it changes with each season. 
 
Also available: 
A Walk in Spring 
 
Coming soon: 
A Walk in Autumn 
A Walk in Winter

Walk along the warm sand and uncover the secrets of summer in this seasonal lift-the-flap non-fiction book. 
 
Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the wonders of summer. 
 
Reveal hidden wonders, learn more about the world around you and how it changes with each season.

A Walk in Spring

Walk through the daffodils and uncover the secrets of spring in this seasonal lift-the-flap non-fiction book. 
 
Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the wonders of spring. Follow the family as they walk through the six different seasonal scenes, from the garden to the park, the high street to the field and the woodland to the beach. 
 
Reveal hidden wonders, learn more about the world around you and how it changes with each season. 
 
Coming soon: 
A Walk in Summer 
A Walk in Autumn 
A Walk in Winter

Walk through the daffodils and uncover the secrets of spring in this seasonal lift-the-flap non-fiction book. 
 
Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the wonders of spring. 
 
Reveal hidden wonders, learn more about the world around you and how it changes with each season.

Have a magical first day!

Welcome to Unicorn School

Prepare your little unicorns for their first day at school with this magical tale! 
 
Rocky is VERY excited. It's his first day of school and he just can't wait! Racing to the school gates with all the other little unicorns, Rocky walks proudly through the corridors to his new classroom. 
 
But when something goes wrong, he starts to WORRY. Join Rocky as he discovers the magic of friendship and teamwork. 
 
Packed with adorable illustrations and easy-to-read rhyming text, this picture book is perfect for sparking conversations about first-day worries. 
 
Want to discover another first day adventure? Also available: 
Welcome to Dinosaur School

Rocky is very excited. It's his first day of school and he can't wait! He races to the school gates with all the other little unicorns and walks proudly through the corridors to his new classroom. 
 
But when something goes wrong, the little unicorn starts to worry that he might not be allowed to stay . . . 
 
With adorable illustrations by Loretta Schauer and rhyming text, this fun and reassuring picture book explores the highs, the lows and the magic that comes with a first day at school!

A lift-the-flap, search-and-find adventure

The King's Crown

Celebrate the Coronation with this royal search-and-find, lift-the-flap story book! 
 
Oh no! The crown's gone missing and it's nearly time for the Big Parade! What is the King going to do? 
 
Travel around the palace, lift-the-flaps and help the King look for his crown in this rhyming tale for toddlers.

Rose Cobden (Author) Rose is a children's author and editor with ten years' experience working in publishing. She lives near Gatwick with her husband.

Oh no! The crown's gone missing and it's nearly time for the Big Parade! What is the King going to do? 
 
Travel around the palace, lift-the-flaps and help the King look for his crown in this rhyming tale for toddlers.

Have a roar-some first day!

Welcome to Dinosaur School

A Jurassic-themed, rhyming picture book for children starting school! 
 
All through the land, little dinos were stirring. 
They opened their eyes and their brains started whirring. 
The BIG day is here, they thought from their beds - 
some leapt with excitement, some trembled with dread . . . 
 
Jewel the dinosaur is very nervous about her first day of school. There are so many new dinos to meet, the dining hall is noisy and her new classroom is so big! 
 
But as the day goes on, and Jewel settles into her new class and makes new friends, she realises that school isn't that scary after all. 
 
With adorable illustrations by Loretta Schauer and rhyming, reassuring text, this fun starting-school picture book will encourage young readers to explore their own feelings or nerves around this big milestone so they can have a roar-some first day too!

Jewel the dinosaur is very nervous about her first day of school. There are so many new dinos to meet, the dining hall is noisy and her new classroom is so big! 
 
But as the day goes on and Jewel settles into her new class and makes new friends, she realises that school isn't that scary after all. 
 
With adorable illustrations by Loretta Schauer and rhyming, reassuring text, this fun starting-school picture book will encourage young readers to explore their own feelings or nerves around this big milestone.

Say "goodbye" to nappies with this potty-training book

It's Potty Time!

Help your toddler to say "goodbye" to nappies in this new potty-training board book from Ladybird Books. 
 
A potty is a special place. It is a toilet just for you. 
You sit down on a potty to do a wee or poo! 
So, instead of using nappies, and when the loo's too big to climb, 
You can learn to use a potty - for now it's POTTY TIME! 
 
Written with the UK's leading toilet-training expert, Amanda Jenner, this shaped, rhyming potty book helps to make potty-training accessible and fun for ALL toddlers. 
 
It's Potty Time is a child-friendly guide that takes young readers through the journey of potty-training, using clear, practical text and engaging illustrations. 
 
There are also practical tips for parents on every page!

Rose Cobden (Author) Rose is a children's author and editor with ten years' experience working in publishing. She lives near Gatwick with her husband. Samantha Meredith (Illustrator) Samantha Meredith graduated from Loughborough University in 2001 with BA (Hons) Illustration. She worked as a designer at Usborne Publishing for five years, before making the scary move into freelancing. 
 
At the last count, Samantha has illustrated over 200 books for clients, mostly in children's publishing, including Ladybird Books, Scholastic, Campbell Books and Bloomsbury. Her time is fairly evenly split between working and snacking!

Help your toddler to say "goodbye" to nappies in this new potty-training board book. 
 
Shaped like a potty and written in rhyme, It's Potty Time! helps to make potty-training accessible and fun for all toddlers. Written with the UK's leading toilet-training expert, Amanda Jenner, there are also practical tips for parents on every page.

Rose Cobden

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Hannah Tolson

Join us for a walk around the farm. See the lambs being fed, the chicks hatching and the corn being harvested in this lift-the-flap non-fiction book. 
 
Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the busy life of a working farm. 
 
Reveal hidden facts and learn more about the world around you and the animals who share it with you.

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