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Spring!

A first board book of springtime for toddlers and babies
By Leslie Patricelli
Series: Leslie Patricelli Board Books
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Puddle, puddle, puddle, MUD! Leslie Patricelli's bestselling series sees our favourite bald baby celebrating a new season with an adorable friend. Another young and friendly board book in the world of Leslie Patricelli's adorable and relatable Baby, who gently introduces babies and toddlers to new experiences,... Read More
Format: Board book
$1899
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Puddle, puddle, puddle, MUD! Leslie Patricelli's bestselling series sees our favourite bald baby celebrating a new season with an adorable friend.

Another young and friendly board book in the world of Leslie Patricelli's adorable and relatable Baby, who gently introduces babies and toddlers to new experiences, first concepts and first words. This time, they are outside discovering all the joys of a new season – spring!

Squish! Squoosh! Squash! It’s raining, but that’s OK, because rain means that spring is here! Baby and a best buddy love to be outside, enjoying the tulips and daffodils, the leaves on the trees, the butterflies and bumblebees. Look, there’s a bunny hopping! And a froggy plopping! Best of all is playing together in the slippery mud ... oops!

Discover other seasonal board books in the series: Snow! and Splash! alongside familiar favourites: Yummy Yucky, Potty, Tooth, Huggy Kissy, Toot and many more.

Series: Leslie Patricelli Board Books

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  • Spring!
    Puddle, puddle, puddle, MUD! Leslie Patricelli's bestselling series sees our favourite bald baby celebrating a new season with an adorable friend. Another young and friendly board book in the world of Leslie Patricelli's adorable and relatable Baby, who gently introduces babies and toddlers to new experiences, first concepts and first words. This time, they are outside discovering all the joys...
    By Leslie Patricelli
    Board book
    $1899
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks
  • Tooth
    Baby’s big smile is about to get toothier.Ouch. Baby’s mouth feels funny. Something is happening, and it’s not just that a puddle of drool keeps escaping. There it is — a new tooth! And where there’s one, there are soon to be more. From discovering what’s good to bite (and what’s not) to mastering the art of the toothbrush, Baby’s...
    By Leslie Patricelli
    Board book
    $1699
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529518481

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Board book

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Leslie Patricelli

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 26

Collections

Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Leslie Patricelli Series: Leslie Patricelli Board Books

About the Author

Leslie Patricelli is the author-illustrator of a series of bestselling board books about the irrepressible bald Baby, including the internationally recognized Toot and Potty. Her books have sold over 7 million copies worldwide and there are now 25 Baby board books. She is also the creator of the picture books Faster! Faster!, Bigger! Bigger!, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book Higher! Higher!, among other books for children. She lives in Idaho, USA.

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    Ten years after Leslie Patricelli’s first board book took the toddler world by storm, she ventures into a new genre with an offbeat and funny illustrated middle-grade novel.Lily is pretty lucky. She made a friend on the first day at her new school—even after she barfed on the playground—and now she and Darby are the only two members of the...
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