See baby animals at play in the first book in a new nature book series

Showcases twelve species of animal babies from around the globe, each playing in different ways.

Why do animals play? With thoughtful text and sweetly realistic watercolor art, author and illustrator Lita Judge explores the importance of play in the animal kingdom. She shows how play teaches animals to defend themselves and survive in the wild. More adorably, Judge highlights how animals make friends—and also forgive. Grounded in detailed research, Play in the Wild is sure to captivate young readers while giving them an informative peek into the world around them.

Lift the flaps in this book and you'll find baby animals playing, sleeping and snuggling up together. Young children will love the adorable illustrations and will enjoy finding out where these animal babies live and what they do. Ages 3+.

With simple, rhyming text and lavish illustrations by Charles Fuge, this vibrant board book explores the lives of the cutest critters in the land: baby animals! From baby bears who feel safest up a tree and baby penguins who nest on their daddy's feet to baby koalas who hitch a ride on their mama's back, each spread features unlikely pairs of baby animals playing and interacting. Ducks, chimps, elephants, rhinos, meerkats, whales, and even sea horses all make an appearance to bring delight children of all ages.

Young readers will love to feel the different textures and hear the baby animal sounds in this interactive, sturdy board book designed for children ages 3 and up. Includes an on/off switch on the back cover to extend battery life. Touch, feel, and hear the baby animals on every page of this interactive, sturdy board book, packed with appealing photographs, tactile textures, and adorable baby animal sounds. Press the touch-and-feels to hear five realistic baby animal sounds, with a button on the last page to play all five sounds again!

With more than 200 adorable photos of baby animals and their families, there's serious "aw" factor on every page of Animal Planet Baby Animals. This fun addition to the Animal Bites series provides kids in the first years of schooling with the perfect bite-sized view of their favorite animals. Arranged thematically with a focus on animal behavior and family relationships, young readers will explore sections about life cycles, feeding, play time, conservation, getting around, and much more. Special book features designed for this age group include simple infographics and 'All Grown Up' animal facts to help kids learn more about how young and adult animals differ-just like humans! For more Animal Bites books, check out Animal Planet Ocean Animals,Animal Planet Polar Animals, Animal Planet Wild Animals,Animal Planet Farm Animals, and Animal Planet Animals on the Move. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of books in the Animal Bites series benefits the principal partners of R.O.A.R. (Reach Out. Act. Respond.), Animal Planet's initiative dedicated to improving the lives of animals in our communities and in the wild.

Baby animals come in many different shapes and sizes, and many of those shapes and sizes are covered in spots or stripes. In Baby Animals Spots & Stripes, each turn of the page reveals a pair of adorable baby animals—one spotted and one striped. On the back cover of the book is a list of the animals featured (mammals, reptiles, birds, and fish). The book closes with a full-color illustration of babies playing with toy versions of each animal. This title is a companion to the best-selling Baby Animals Black and White. The bold black-and-white patterns stimulate eyesight and brain development in infants. The recognition and naming of familiar animals promotes speech development in older babies and infants.

Sleepy babies and wide-awake babies, day and night. This companion to Pyllis Limbacher Tildes’s Baby Animals Black and White and Baby Animals Spots and Stripes, Baby Animals Day and Night introduces diurnal and nocturnal animals in lovingly detailed black and white images, perfect for developing eyes. Meet otter, bobcat, and a host of other baby critters wild and domestic as they go about their daily and nightly routines! Sweet and simple, introducing the love of books to even the very youngest babies is fun and easy with this adorable board book.