MiniTouch: Nature – Touch-and-Feel First Colours, by Rhiannon Findlay and Mini Magique Studio, Happy Yak, £6.99
Finger-tempting textures and sweet, simple rhymes make this stylish board book of first nature colours (red ladybird, orange leaf, black beetle) appealing for both babies and parents.
My Bright Shining Star by Fatima Whitbread and Rhian Wright, Words & Pictures, £7.99
At the children’s home, little Fatima doesn’t like it when other children leave – but Aunty Rae is always there, the “bright shining star” who makes Fatima feels loved and secure. This nuanced, thoughtful picture book by an Olympian athlete draws on Whitbread’s own experience of growing up in care.
