YOU ARE CORDIALLY invited to come and join the Junior team at The Baby Show, at Earls Court, London, from October 26–28, where we will be hosting a chic shopping emporium full of delightful goodies to satisfy all your needs, from gorgeous children

just teaching your baby about letters or letter sounds. "Language underpins all literacy," says Jenni Renwick Smith, child psychologist. " Babies learn the language of books long before they learn to read." The emphasis should be on enjoyment of books

and again…) why not stop midway and see if you can recreate your own different ending.Wendy Cooling, children’s books guru and founder of Bookstart, the charity that championed free books for babies, shares some of her all-time favourite books, perfect

Someone once said that happiness is the journey, not the destination. Ok, so perhaps that wise sage wasn’t necessarily making his journey with a screaming baby whose ears are popping from altitude changes or a restless toddler who doesn’t want

and 9 London by Emily Evans will see you stylishly through pregnancy and beyond, while there's plenty of shopping opportunities for your new baby at The Baby Shop, from beautiful clothing and accessories, to nursery products and equipment.

this book, or have it read to her. THere's even a version for reading to babies in the womb, called Oh Baby, The Places You'll Go!Pix from issue 65, optimistic child

the effort for this time of closeness – not to mention the educational benefits of books for babies and young children, which are very well d ocumented. THere are also benefits of shared reading in emotional terms. It is a special time of intimacy, a bonding

in.8. Flexible plastic buckets are handy to use as a baby or toddler bath (and doubles up as a washing-up bowl, log basket or handy storage for bits and pieces).9. A couple of torches – invaluable for obvious reasons and there's lots of fun to be had

and rather dim big brother, Roderick, and his looks-cute-but-is-actually-a-pintsize-demon-and-master-manipulator baby brother, Manny. Things start looking up, however, when Greg's best friend, Rowley, lets slip that his family are members of an exclusive

Stem print motif, which has become as synonymous with Orla Kiely as the multi-coloured stripe has with Paul Smith, features predominantly. The subject matter is already familiar territory for babies and toddlers: images of cars, boats, flowers and birds