Tickle Tickle is an 8 page board book by the writer and illustrator Helen Oxenbury. It is currently distributed as part of the Book Start scheme, where children are given books at the age of 6 months by their health visitor. I have seen others in the series sold in supermarkets, and I note from the Walker Books website that they are planning to publish a new version of Tickle Tickle for £3.99. Reading to babies is not only a way of familiarising them with books and words, but has been shown to comfort babies as their mother's voices become less stressed when they are reading simple books. Mother's voices? Stressed? What can they ...  Read the complete review

This is a review of Tickle, Tickle by Helen Oxenbury. One of a series of four board books aimed at babies and toddlers, this is a very short basic book, hence the shorter review. ****Description**** This is a board book published by Walker Books. It measures 22 cm x 22 cm and the pages are of a medium thickness. The front page has a picture of two babies tickling each other with a blue background and has a total of 8 pages. ****Story**** There really is not much of a story with this book, its one of those awkward ones that you have to make everything up! There are three babies (these same babies appear in each of the four ...  Read the complete review

Tickle Tickle was given to me in my Book Start pack and is a very nice book. It's aimed at babies and toddlers. I started reading to my baby at 6 weeks old...A little early I know but I enjoy reading. Also I have 16 nephews and nieces who often pop round and read through his books. The book is a large approximately 20cm x 20cm and is made of thick card which allows for easy page turning for little hands. The cover is attractive but simple with a blue background and the title in bold yellow writing. The illustration is of two children tickling each other (which are very apt!!) The book consists of 8 pages and gives a simple run down of a day in the ...  Read the complete review

When my daughter had her nine month check with the Health Visitor we were given a Bookstart bag and inside we found this book, as it was from Bookstart the book is completely free. The book is approx 8 inches square and is made of board to make it easier for little hands, the book I would guess is aimed at babies from about 9 months old as that is when they receive the book from Bookstart. The front of the book has the title "Tickle, Tickle" written in fun bright red writing which is good for catching a babies attention, there is a picture on the front of 2 babies one tickling and one being tickled and then you can see a hand reaching in to tickle ...  Read the complete review

My copy of 'Tickle, Tickle' by Helen Oxenbury is a large board book (approx 20cmx20cm) suitable for babies and toddlers. I got this book in a Bookstart bag (given out by health visitors/your local library) when my son was a baby (he's 5 now). Both he and his younger sister have enjoyed this lovely little board book with it's simple but adorable illustrations of babies having a playful day. It has simple, short rhyming sentences that naturally sound bouncy (e.g. 'Squelch, squelch in the mud' 'splish-splash scrub-a-dub'). The text lends itself very well to performing actions along with the words which my two both love to do, and the ticklish ending is ...  Read the complete review