The much-loved and cherished babies are back in these delightful stories to help engage toddlers and encourage a love of reading.

Gus the groundhog desperately needs to scratch his back after a mouse tickles him with a feather, but the stick, bush, and log he tries to scratch against are not what they appear to be.

Sometimes kids just need a good tickle. Maybe your child is grumpy, or frustrated, or looking for a little extra attention. Well, we have the cure. Reach for Tickle Time!—and like magic, everyone’s bright and sunny and giggling again. Based on the wildly popular song from Boynton’s wildly popular Rhinoceros Tap CD, Tickle Time! is pure irrepressible Boynton, lively in tempo, nimble in rhyme, and filled with irresistible fuzzy cats that cavort from page to page. Plus a few birds, who aren’t the cavorting type. Here’s a book to turn to again and again, because it’s guaranteed to elicit giggles: If you’re feeling blue and you don’t know what to do there is nothing like a TICKLE TIME to make you feel like new. Whether you tickle high or tickle low, tickle fast or tickle slow, it’s the gitchy-gitchy-goo that makes everything worthwhile.

Have you ever been where the Tickle Tree grows? And laughed as it jiggles its twigs on your toes? If the answer is no, then please don't despair! It's really quite easy to find your way there!

A subject dear to children’s hearts is in the spotlight as Leslie Patricelli’s beloved baby character returns. Watch out! Here comes Tickle Monster! Good thing this baby is NOT ticklish. Well, maybe just the feet . . . hee hee! And the tummy . . . pbbbb! And, oh no — not the armpits . . . har, har! Eee-hee! A spirited tickle fest winds up as a sweet family cuddle in a story sure to tickle kids’ funny bones.

Tickles are the best! There are tickles to tease your friends, tickles to make them laugh, tickles to cheer them up, and so much more. Come and monkey around with this tickle-tastic book, full of smiles, giggles, and lots of fun.