{"product_id":"five-little-ducks-touch-and-feel-book","title":"Five Little Ducks – Silicone Touch \u0026 Feel Counting Board Book | Ages 0+","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFive little ducks went swimming one day...\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou already know the song. You've probably already got it stuck in your head. And now there are five squidgy silicone ducks to press, poke and prod your way through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach duck is die-cut right through to the cover, so little fingers can find them, feel them and — page by page — watch them disappear. Five, four, three, two, one. Cue the world's most satisfying countdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy babies are transfixed\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silicone touches are the magic bit. They're soft, squishy and completely unlike anything else in a book, which makes them irresistible to a baby who's still working out what the world feels like. Grabbing, tracing and pressing those little wings is proper sensory exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the ducks start vanishing, and suddenly there's a game as well as a story. Where did that one go? How many are left? It's counting, but nobody's calling it maths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for actual babies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSturdy board pages that survive enthusiastic handling. Cut-through pages that are easy for small hands to turn. Bright, cheerful illustrations from Scott Barker on every spread. Suitable from birth, and still going strong when they're old enough to shout the numbers back at you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat sensory play is really doing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll that touching and exploring is building far more than you'd think. Sensory play helps little ones make sense of the world and their place in it — and it does the following along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eBrain and thinking skills\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreating new pathways in the brain, sharpening memory and focus, and laying early foundations for critical thinking and problem-solving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eFine motor skills\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePressing, tracing and turning pages builds hand control and precision — the same skills that later become holding a spoon, then a crayon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eLanguage and communication\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRhymes are brilliantly sticky. Repeating them together grows vocabulary, rhythm and early number words without a single flashcard in sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eCalm and connection\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuiet, tactile play helps babies learn to settle and self-regulate — which is exactly why this one earns its place in the changing bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHappy at home, brilliant on the go\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCafé queues, train journeys, waiting rooms, the fifteen minutes before dinner is ready. Five ducks and a countdown buys you more time than you'd expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct specification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFormat: board book with cut-through pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e5 textured silicone touches, die-cut through to the cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e14 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSize: 210 x 176 x 15mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSuitable from birth (0+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePart of the Touch and Explore collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the creators\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Lucy Waterhouse and illustrated by Scott Barker — warm, bold artwork with plenty for little eyes to linger on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA lovely new baby gift, a first counting book, and a very good reason to sing the duck song forty times in a row.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Make Believe Ideas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53673913352539,"sku":"9781800587700","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/3626\/7611\/files\/Five-Little-Ducks-Cased-BB-w-5-silicone-shapes-Make-Believe-Ideas-163297924.jpg?v=1785243423","url":"https:\/\/forthebaby.co.uk\/products\/five-little-ducks-touch-and-feel-book","provider":"For the Baby","version":"1.0","type":"link"}