My Busy Music Book!

Name: My Busy Music Book!
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781836005391
Price: 24.99 NZD
Availability: OutOfStock

A Playful Music Book with Pages to Twang, Bang, and Rattle!

By Design Eye

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Brief Description

Keep little fingers busy with this brightly illustrated, interactive sensory book of sounds. Strum, rattle, tap and bang! This colourful board book has been designed to inspire little musicians to experiment with toy-like instruments to explore and play! There are guitar strings to strum, DJ records... Read More

Format: Novelty book

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Description

There are guitar strings to strum, DJ records to 'scratch', and a shaker to rattle—plenty to spark the interest of little maestros everywhere.

This toy-like book features three 'playable' instruments including:

Guitar strings to pluck
Textured paper 'records' to scratch
Shaker to rattle

Designed with care and crafted for little fingers, this book is perfect for developing early skills and encouraging early listening skills. With sturdy pages and durable sliders and tabs, My Busy Music Book is built to withstand the curiosity of young readers.

Develop Early Motor Skills: Make practising fine motor skills fun with tabs to pull and sliders to push!

Early Learning: A perfect introduction to music, this book encourages children to recognise and name instruments and helps to develop early listening skills.

Encourage Sensory Exploration: Enjoy the benefits of creative play in one portable, easy-to-pack-up book! With a durable design and lots of sensory fun, My Busy Music Book is the perfect addition to your child's early learning library!

My Busy Books is an interactive, early learning series featuring colourful and engaging activities that spark curiosity in little readers. Discover more sensory fun with My Busy Art Book.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836005391

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Novelty book

Date Published: 10 July 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Design Eye

Contributors:

Illustrated by Lizzy Doyle

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 160.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 10

Collections

Children's Books Children's Early Years Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Design Eye

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