Squish! BookTrust Storytime Award 2027 Shortlisted - Softcover

Tim Bugbird

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1805442376 ISBN 13: 9781805442370

Publisher: Make Believe Ideas, 2025

Synopsis

Little Cub: Squish! – A Funny Toddler Picture Book About Friendship, Sharing & Making Room for Others (Ages 18 Months+)

Experience the ups and downs of toddler life with Little Cub and his preschool friends in this delightful board book, shortlisted for the BookTrust Storytime Award 2027.

Little Cub has built the perfect club tent and can't wait to invite all his friends inside for biscuits. But as each friend squeezes in, there's less and less room. When Mouse arrives, it seems there's no space left... until Little Cub comes up with the perfect solution.

With a simple, funny story about friendship, sharing, kindness and problem-solving, Squish! is ideal for toddlers discovering the joys and challenges of playing together.

Featuring a soft, squishy cover, this sturdy board book adds an extra sensory dimension to story time, encouraging sensory exploration, tactile play and early understanding through touch. The irresistible squishy cover makes it especially engaging for little hands and adds to the fun of reading together.

Perfect for children aged 18 months and up, the Little Cub series combines gentle humour, relatable everyday experiences and charming illustrations to help foster a lifelong love of books. Ideal for toddlers, preschoolers and families to enjoy together at story time.

Perfect for:

• Toddlers aged 18 months+
• Fans of interactive and sensory board books
• Encouraging sharing, friendship and social-emotional learning
• Baby, toddler and preschool story time
• Gifts for young children and first libraries

Edition details

• Publisher: Make Believe Ideas
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1805442376
• ISBN 13: 9781805442370
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Ian Worrall-Dutton
• Number of pages: 32