Jump for joy with three books that inspire bouncing around

Busy Day: Athlete by Dan Green 

The Busy Day series is full of interactive books about all kinds of jobs, and we love Busy Day: Athlete as it feels just a little bit different to the career-based books we usually see. Your toddler will join an athlete getting ready for a competition and use the flaps, sliders and other movable parts of this board book to help them along the way. The athlete in this book is competing in a surprising number of sports – from diving to long jump – and this can introduce your toddler to a world of skills they might not know about yet.  

Jump About with Ted by Sophy Henn 

You might know Ted from other books by Sophie Henn – he gets up to all kinds of adventures! In Jump About with Ted your toddler will get the chance to lift the flap and find out which animal Ted is jumping like today. Once they’ve seen Ted having a go, they might well want to try a jump, bounce or hop, just like the animal on the page.  

Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall 

In this brilliant picture book, Jabari knows he is ready to jump from the diving board... but he keeps hesitating! Dad and his little sister are there to support him, offering reassurance and confidence without pressure to do anything until Jabari himself feels ready. This empowering story about a very big jump shows your toddler (and you) some simple ways to rethink the moment when you need that little extra belief in yourself – and it ends with a satisfying splash! 

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