First Concept Books

"I am an artist..." begins Eric Carle's vibrant tribute to the creative life. And just like an imaginative child, this is one artist who paints the world as he sees it - a red crocodile, an orange elephant, a purple fox, a black polar bear and a wonderful polka-dotted donkey. Filled with some of the most magnificently colourful animals of Eric Carle's career, this is a book that celebrates imagination and the artist within us all. Inspired by the work of the great Expressionist painter Franz Marc, a founder of the artists' group kn... read more

This book contains the whole world of childhood. There's a kitchen, and all the things in it. There are planes and ships, plants and animals. Music and sports, colours and clothing ...If you look very closely, you will find enchanting small stories on every page.

Using the repeating question and answer technique, each spread in this book follows logically upon the one that precedes it. It features an array of colourful animals that march across the pages, including a green frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse and a soft yellow duck.

Part of a bright and lively series of board books that work like a game, "The Game of Patterns" is a bright, interactive game of spot the difference. Full color.

Alison Jay weaves a potent magic as she leads grown-ups and children alike on a very special journey through the alphabet. This book's superb artwork illustrates a simple, yet stunning ABC that will be treasured by young and old alike.

Help your child build up their vocabulary with over 100 first animal words with real pictures. Ages 1+

An alphabet adventure that started as a home school project. This photographic A-Z shows that the letters of the alphabet are all around us hiding in everyday objects.

Colour and animals are used in this book alongside simple rhyming text and repetition. A question and answer technique takes the reader through a range of animals and colours - a big green frog, a plump purple cat or a cheeky brown monkey.

'I spy with my little eye... something that is blue (I am the biggest animal in the whole world).
I'm a blue whale.'What can you spy with your little eye?
Look through the spy hole to discover a colourful animal adventure.

This very simple, innovative concept book shows children how primary colours magically blend to create secondary ones. Die-cut raindrops with a see-through shaded acetate appear throughout. When the acetates are layered on top of each other, a new colour emerges! Purple parrots, pink pigs, red robins and lots of other colourful animals together with a gorgeous rainbow.

Learn the alphabet with Buzzy Bee and all his friends from Rolling Downs.

An awesome ABC book for funky first readers by Paul Thurby. Discover an alphabet like no other! Each letter becomes it’s word, so the shapes are memorable for young readers.

The antics in this book will keep children entertained for hours. The antics in Richard Scarry's "ABC Word Book" begin with Mother Cat causing confusion on her way to the airport and continue with Curly Pig crashing into a cak, jugglers juggling jars of jam and dizzy izzy Lizard zigzagging. There's enough wacky action to entertain children for hours and unlike many "ABC" books, this one highlights featured letters wherever they appear in a word, not just in the beginning.

Help your child build up their vocabulary with over 100 first machine words with real pictures. Ages 1+

How many black dots? One? Two? Three?What can you make?Read this book and see!

This is a board book version of the Ahlbergs' bestselling picture book, first published in 1982. It looks at the lives of five families through the course of a day, and night, and shows a range of baby paraphernalia that will be instantly recognizable to babies and toddlers.

It's Nana's birthday and all the children are bringing her a present. Each one is a different colour. What colours do you see? From the much-loved creator of children's books comes a charming introduction to the world of colours.

Teach your little one to take care of plants, animals and the planet. A DK Made with Care book is created using the best ethical and environmental practices possible. We have taken great care to source local printers, FSC paper (Forest Stewardship Council) and to use only non-hazardous vegetable inks. Plus we only use printers who look after their workers. Children can make a big difference to take care of the planet. From growing a garden in a tray and turning yogurt pots into plant pots, to switching lights off when leaving ... read more

Alison Jay's iconic illustrations are extremely recognisable and this slipcase set has four board books: Alphabet Colours Numbers Words

Count up to 10 with your favourite Tinga Tinga Tales animals in this colourful concept book.