Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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The award-winning, best-selling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. Completely re-illustrated, with updated text and a contemporary new feel, each book's touch-and-feel areas stimulate a baby's developing senses while encouraging interaction and play between parent and child. 
 
With large touch-and-feels, bright pictures and gentle, baby-friendly text, this series will stimulate growing minds and active senses from birth upwards.

Baby Touch: Peekaboo

The award-winning, best-selling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
Babies and toddlers will love this interactive touch-and-feel tab book from Ladybird's best-selling Baby Touch series. Use the vehicle-shaped tabs to turn the pages and find and name the different bright vehicles with your baby, from cars and trains to helicopters and diggers. There are big, stimulating touch-and-feel areas to stroke and talk about on every page - which wheel feels bumpy? Which window feels shiny? 
 
A perfect first-word book for all young baby and toddler fans of 'things that go'.

Baby Touch: Vehicles Tab Book

The award-winning, bestselling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
Name and touch the different outfits, from colourful clothes to shiny shoes! With textured patches to touch, feel and explore, this bright and sturdy board book with grabbable tabs will engage young children from birth upwards. High-contrast colours and touch-and-feel areas stimulate a baby's senses, while encouraging interaction and play. 
 
 A perfect first words book for all babies and toddlers.

Baby Touch: Get Dressed

A touch-and-feel playbook

The award-winning, bestselling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
Touch and count the different objects and animals, from one cat to ten butterflies! With textured patches to touch, feel and explore, this bright and sturdy board book will engage young children from birth upwards. High-contrast colours and touch-and-feels stimulate a baby's senses, while encouraging interaction and play. 
 
A perfect first numbers book for all babies and toddlers. 
 
Illustrated by Lemon Ribbon Studio

Baby Touch: 123

The award-winning, best-selling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
Babies and toddlers will love this interactive touch-and-feel tab book from Ladybird's best-selling Baby Touch series. Use the animal-shaped tabs to turn the pages and find and name the friendly animals. Have fun feeling the furry panda, the stripy tiger and more! 
 
A perfect first-word book for all young baby and toddler fans of animals.

Baby Touch: Animals Tab Book

The award-winning, bestselling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
Say and touch the alphabet, from A for aeroplane to z for zebra! With textured patches to touch, feel and explore, this bright and sturdy board book will engage young children from birth upwards. High-contrast colours and touch-and-feels stimulate a baby's senses, while encouraging interaction and play. 
 
A perfect first letters book for all babies and toddlers. 
 
Illustrated by Lemon Ribbon Studio

Baby Touch: ABC

The award-winning, bestselling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
Have fun with your baby exploring the colourful, high-contrast touch-and-feel pages and making different noises, from 'beep, beep' and 'ding-dong' to learning to say 'hello'. 
 
With textured patches to touch, feel and explore, this bright and sturdy board book with flaps to lift and a surprise mirror ending will engage young children from birth upwards. High-contrast colours and touch-and-feels stimulate a baby's senses, while encouraging interaction and play. 
 
A perfect first words book for all babies and toddlers.

Baby Touch: Busy Day

Sing along to all your favourite nursery rhymes, from "The Wheels on the Bus" to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"! 
 
With textured patches to touch, feel and explore on every spread, this bright and sturdy board book with grabbable tabs will engage young children from birth upwards. High-contrast colours and touch-and-feels stimulate a baby's senses, while encouraging interaction and play. 
 
Includes: Old MacDonald Had A Farm, Incy Wincy Spider, The Wheels on the Bus, Row, Row, Row Your Boat and Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. 
 
This touch-and-feel playbook: 
 
Encourages sensory development 
Boosts motor skills 
Recommended for children aged 0+ 
 
Illustrated by Lemon Ribbon Studio

Baby Touch: Nursery Rhymes

The award-winning, bestselling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
Name and touch the different foods, from healthy fruit to yummy treats! With textured patches to touch, feel and explore, this bright and sturdy board book with grabbable tabs will engage young children from birth upwards. High-contrast colours and touch-and-feels stimulate a baby's senses, while encouraging interaction and play. 
 
A perfect first words book for all babies and toddlers.

Baby Touch: Food

The award-winning, bestselling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
Say hello to your favourite fairy tale characters from Cinderella to Little Red Riding Hood! With textured patches to touch, feel and explore, this bright and sturdy board book with grabbable tabs will encourage young children from birth upwards. High-contrast colours and touch-and-feels stimulate a baby's senses, while encouraging interaction and play. 
 
A perfect first words book for all babies and toddlers. 
 
Illustrated by Lemon Ribbon Studio

Baby Touch: Fairy Tales

The award-winning, best-selling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
Say night night to all the animals, plants and vehicles as your baby gently winds down to sleep. With touch-and-feel patches and star-shaped peep-through holes, this beautiful book is ideal for young children from birth upwards and the perfect soothing bedtime book.

Baby Touch: Night-Night

Baby Touch: Feelings is part of Ladybird's best-selling Baby Touch series, designed to help stimulate a baby's senses from birth. Encouraging interaction and play, the Baby Touch books are lots of fun for the very youngest babies, as well as toddlers. 
 
With high-contrast colours and a touch-and-feel on every double page, Baby Touch: Feelings stimulates your baby's senses while introducing them to different feelings and emotions.

Baby Touch: Feelings

With simple text, bright illustrations and an exciting touch-and-feel on every spread, this gorgeous board books helps to engage your baby's senses while introducing them to Halloween. 
 
This touch-and-feel playbook: 
 
Encourages sensory development 
Introduces first words 
Recommended for children aged 0+ 
 
Illustrated by Lemon Ribbon Studio

Baby Touch: Happy Halloween!

Baby Touch: Happy Birthday! is part of Ladybird's best-selling Baby Touch series, designed to help stimulate a baby's senses from birth. Encouraging interaction and play, the Baby Touch books are lots of fun for the very youngest babies, as well as toddlers. 
 
Baby Touch: Happy Birthday! is a bold, bright board book perfect for little hands to explore on their birthday! With a touch-and-feel on every double page, it helps to stimulate your baby's senses as well as teaching first words.

Baby Touch: Happy Birthday!

With simple text, bright illustrations and an exciting touch-and-feel on every spread, this gorgeous board books helps to engage your baby's senses while introducing them to Diwali. 
 
This touch-and-feel playbook: 
 
Encourages sensory development 
Introduces first words 
Recommended for children aged 0+ 
 
Illustrated by Lemon Ribbon Studio

Baby Touch: Happy Diwali!

The award-winning, best-selling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
In the first few years of life, babies' vision is still developing. They see first of all in black and white, and in bright, high contrast colours such as yellow and red. Designed to develop babies' eyesight, this book of friendly farm animals will stimulate vision from birth. With clearly-defined simple images that even the youngest children will respond to, it provides a fun multi-sensory experience. 
 
Includes black and white patterns throughout to help focus a baby's attention and concentration.

Baby Touch: Animals: a black-and-white book

Baby Touch: Pets is part of Ladybird's best-selling Baby Touch series, designed to help stimulate babies' senses from birth. 
 
With simple text, bold illustrations and a touch-and-feel on every double page, this playful book helps to boost children's motor skills as they discover lots of adorable pets.

Baby Touch: Pets

Baby Touch: Happy Christmas! is part of Ladybird's best-selling Baby Touch series, designed to help stimulate a baby's senses from birth. Encouraging interaction and play, the Baby Touch books are lots of fun for the very youngest babies, as well as toddlers. 
 
Baby Touch: Happy Christmas! is a bold, bright board book perfect for little hands to explore during their very first festive season! With a touch-and-feel on every double page, it helps to stimulate your baby's senses as well as teaching first words.

Baby Touch: Happy Christmas!

Introduce your baby to all kinds of toys with this gorgeous black-and-white book! 
 
Designed to develop babies' eyesight from birth, this high-contrast book with clearly-defined images will engage your child's senses as they discover all their favourite toys. 
 
Spot the stacking rings, stripy ball and cuddly teddy bear - and look out for the surprise touch-and-feel on the final page! 
 
This black-and-white book: 
 
Stimulates vision 
Encourages sensory development 
Recommended for children aged 0+ 
 
Illustrated by Lemon Ribbon Studio

Baby Touch: Toys: a black-and-white book

Babies will love discovering the exciting touch-and-feels, while the black-and-white images help to stimulate vision and focus their attention. There's even a surprise mirror at the end so they can see their own reflection! 
 
With durable, chunky pages and a detachable clip and strap, this book can be taken on the go or attached to a buggy or highchair, and is perfect for the littlest hands. 
 
Illustrated by Lemon Ribbon Studio

Baby Touch: A black-and-white buggy book

Baby Touch: Unicorns is part of Ladybird's bestselling Baby Touch series, designed to help stimulate babies' senses. 
 
With simple text, high contrast illustrations, and a touch-and-feel on every double page, this playful book helps to boost children's motor skills as they discover lots of unicorns.

Baby Touch: Unicorns

The award-winning, best-selling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. 
 
In the first few years of life, babies' vision is still developing. They see first of all in black and white, and in bright, high contrast colours such as yellow and red. Designed to develop babies' eyesight, this book of large, friendly faces will stimulate vision from birth. With clearly-defined simple images that even the youngest children will respond to, it provides a multi-sensory experience that will help focus a baby's attention and concentration. 
 
Wave to mummy, daddy, the animals, the sun, the flower... and who's that in the mirror?

Baby Touch: Faces: a black-and white-book

Young babies will love snuggling up with this soft, padded cloth book - with a different touch-and-feel tail poking out from every page! Helping to stimulate developing senses, this is a perfect very first book for children. 
 
Baby Touch is an innovative and award-winning range that provides a sensory feast for babies, stimulating their growing minds and active senses through bold, colourful and playful illustrations and baby-friendly text.

Baby Touch: Tails

A touch-and-feel cloth book

Babies see first of all in black and white, and in bright, high contrast colours such as yellow and red. This padded cloth book includes simple images, black-and white illustrations and a touch-and-feel on every spread to help develop a baby's eyesight and engage their senses, making this the perfect first book for children.

Baby Touch: My First Book: a black-and-white cloth book

Baby Touch: Farm is part of Ladybird's best-selling Baby Touch series, designed to help stimulate babies' senses from birth. 
 
With simple text, bold illustrations and a touch-and-feel on every double page, little ones can explore the farm and spot all their favourite farm animals in this bright, interactive book.

Baby Touch: Farm

Baby Touch: Dinosaurs is part of Ladybird's bestselling Baby Touch series, designed to help stimulate babies' senses from birth. 
 
With simple text, high-contrast illustrations and a touch-and-feel on every double page, this playful book helps to boost children's motor skills as they discover lots of dinosaurs.

Baby Touch: Dinosaurs

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