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A Happy, Hoppy Hunt

Name: A Happy, Hoppy Hunt
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781464232077
Price: 21.0 NZD
Availability: InStock

By Layla Sutton

Series: Peek, Seek, & Solve

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Clue your little one into the Easter holiday with this bright board book full of flaps to lift, rhyming riddles, and a sweet, springtime mystery to solve! Lift a flap. Find a clue. Crack the case. Learn something new! Celebrate the spring season with your little... Read More

Format: Board book

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Description

Clue your little one into the Easter holiday with this bright board book full of flaps to lift, rhyming riddles, and a sweet, springtime mystery to solve!

Lift a flap. Find a clue. Crack the case. Learn something new!

Celebrate the spring season with your little one in this holiday board book filled with lift-the-flaps, rhyming riddles, and a cute Easter mystery!

Hop on the case with detective duo Little Sherlock and his clever pup, Watson, as they crack open a springtime surprise: collect clues and figure out just what holiday is sprouting this season! Through adorable illustrations, rhyming text, and novelty elements for interactive fun, this delightful board book encourages babies and toddlers to practice fine motor and early reasoning skills to explore Easter in an engaging way! The perfect introduction to Easter, A Hoppy, Happy Hunt is an egg-cellent holiday gift, Easter basket stuffer, egg hunt prize, and springtime read aloud for little detectives ages 0-3!

Spring has sprung!
It's a wonderful day!
Let's go egg-splore!
Come on! This way!

Why readers love A Happy, Hoppy Hunt:

Sturdy board pages with durable flaps and a mirror, perfect for little hands!
Boosts self-esteem in babies and toddlers as they put clues together to explore the spring season and everything it can bring!
Creates bonding and learning moments with little ones around Easter!
Iconic and familiar characters that both children and adults will love, especially fans of Sherlock Holmes!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781464232077

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Board book

Date Published: 01 January 2027

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Wonderland

Contributors:

Illustrated by Noël Clark

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 152.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 24

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Children's Board Books Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kids & YA Pre-orders Layla Sutton Penguin Books Pre-order Books Pre-Order Children's Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Series: Peek, Seek, & Solve Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

LAYLA SUTTON is a children's book author with one silly daughter, one silly pup, and a passion for making the world a happier place through books.

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