The perfect first book about cute and shiny mermaids to share with your little one For the very youngest mermaid fans, this cute, sparkly, touch and feel book is the perfect choice. With shimmery, shiny mermaids, a pearly underwater palace, friendly sea creatures, intricate mermaid accessories, and a fun rhyme, it's a delightful book to read aloud, and makes a great gift or stocking filler. Just right for sharing with babies and toddlers and encouraging their imaginative play, every page has a colourful character or mermaid accessory embellished with touch and feel patches or sparkly areas to expand children's senses. And the simple design - with one main picture per page - is easy for little ones to follow. From a twinkling mermaid's tail and a bumpy seahorse to a sea king's soft beard, a smooth, shiny dolphin, and a sparkly seashell mirror, Baby Touch and Feel Mermaid features all sorts of mer-mazing things! Read-aloud rhymes inspire pretend play and creativity, and names all the images - encouraging identification skills, and building language and picture-and-word association - helpful for early reading. This small baby board book is a good size for little hands to hold. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages themselves, which develops their fine motor skills. Part of DK's popular Baby Touch and Feel series, this fun first mermaid book with its exciting sparkly jacket will appeal to little ones and stimulate their make-believe play.