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Bedtime Book for Baby

the perfect gift for new parents
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From the team that brought you Bedtime Book for Bump... A beautifully illustrated gift book with rhyming text and pages to personalise. This gorgeously presented keepsake is the perfect gift for new parents, enabling mums, dads and caregivers to bond with their new child and encourage... Read More
Format: Hardback
$2999
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A beautifully illustrated gift book with rhyming text and pages to personalise.

A beautifully illustrated gift book with rhyming text and pages to personalise.

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From the team that brought you Bedtime Book for Bump...

A beautifully illustrated gift book with rhyming text and pages to personalise.

This gorgeously presented keepsake is the perfect gift for new parents, enabling mums, dads and caregivers to bond with their new child and encourage early communication skills to develop. Each page features bespoke parent and child animal illustrations, paired with a rhyming poem to read aloud while you rock your baby in your arms.

The introduction, written by Child Psychologist Dr Kimberley Bennett (@the_psychologists_child), highlights how reading to your child creates an environment of shared connection and emotional security. There is a profile page to personalise with space to record early communication milestones from the first time baby points right through to first words, along with a secure envelope at the back of the book to keep photos, drawings, and other treasured items. Bedtime Book for Baby is sure to become a treasured keepsake to cherish forever!

Also available: Bedtime Book for Bump

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  • Bedtime Book for Baby
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    Bedtime Book for Baby
    From the team that brought you Bedtime Book for Bump... A beautifully illustrated gift book with rhyming text and pages to personalise. This gorgeously presented keepsake is the perfect gift for new parents, enabling mums, dads and caregivers to bond with their new child and encourage early communication skills to develop. Each page features bespoke parent and child animal illustrations,...
    Hardback
    $2999
    Pre-order
    Out 13 Oct 2026

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781835874431

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Ruth Symons is an author and editor whose works include Christmas Lights, Mrs Owl's Forest School, the Paper World series and the international best-selling Baby on Board books. When she's not writing and editing, Ruth loves gardening, hiking and playing elaborate (messy) games with her three young children.

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