These are all recently published Nosy Crow board books: thank you to the publisher for sending them for review.

Pip and Posy At Bedtime
Pip and Posy: The Birthday Party
Camilla Reid and Axel Scheffer

The first book is part of the Where are you ? series and we join Pip and Posy playing a pre-bedtime game of hide-and-seek. Pip hides and Posy seeks but can she discover her friend’s hiding place? Yes, with the help of toddlers who will love looking behind the felt flap on each spread. They will also enjoy frog’s antics as the hunt progresses.
In the second story it’s Posy’s birthday and Pip has come to celebrate with her bringing a present. They have fun playing with Posy’s new toy bus and enjoy lots of party games – musical statues, keepy up balloons, hide-and-seek and pinning the tail on the dinosaur. After all the games the friends sit down for a birthday tea and Pip then goes to fetch a special surprise for Posy but as he approaches the table, he trips on the new toy bus and both he and the cake go flying. Oh goodness me! Posy looks a sorry sight with cake all over her head. After a quick clear up, Pip saves the day with the suggestion of making some new cakes. Yummy cakes for everyone out in the garden.
Both books are just perfect for the very youngest children.

Bizzy Bear At the Zoo
Benji Davies

In this Find and Follow book, Bizzy Bear pays a visit to the zoo. He arrives at breakfast time to feed the animals but needs some assistance to find his way around. First it’s the elephants’ turn for some of that yummy fruit from his cart but Bizzy Bear is in need of some help to find his way to the hungry pachyderms so toddlers can guide him and in so doing practise their fine motor skills. Then comes the turn of the crocodiles including the newly hatched babies

– more help needed by Bizzy, not only to find the baby crocodiles but also the penguins. He drives his off-road jeep to get to those and meets lots of other animals on the way; and then it’s time to go home. First though he needs to say goodbye to the pandas – toddler help required again.
In addition to the moving disc, on each double spread the verso shows small, brightly coloured, named items that little ones can enjoy searching for in the larger scene on the recto. They will enjoy too, joining in with the repeat sentence, ‘Bizzy Bear, which way to the __ ? ‘ on each double spread. With Benji Davies’ alluring scenes, there’s lots of fun learning between the covers of this one.