A cloth book about sadness and comfort.

Kaloo's activity books each take a single emotion and build a small story around a character. Here it is The calf, who is feeling sad. It sounds slight, but naming feelings early is one of the more useful things a parent can do, and a book gives you a reason to do it without it feeling forced.

The pages are soft fabric, so a baby can grab, crumple and mouth them without damage. Crinkle elements, high-contrast prints and varied textures give a very young child something to do at every spread, which also makes it one of the better tummy-time props: it props open on the floor and holds attention.

Machine washable and suitable from birth. Arrives in Kaloo's signature keepsake box with a message insert under the lid, so it is ready to give and easy to keep afterwards.

A FIRST BOOK THEY CAN CHEW - Soft fabric pages that survive being grabbed, crumpled, mouthed and washed. Reading starts long before a child can turn a paper page, and this is how it starts.

BUILT AROUND A FEELING - The calf is feeling sad. Kaloo's activity books each take one emotion and give it a story, which gives parents an easy, natural way to name feelings out loud from the very beginning.

SOMETHING ON EVERY PAGE - Crinkle sounds, contrasting prints and varied textures worked into the fabric, so a baby who cannot follow a plot still has plenty to explore with hands, eyes and ears.

EXCELLENT FOR TUMMY TIME - Props open on the floor and holds attention, which is exactly what makes tummy time bearable. Light enough to sit in a pram or car seat too.

WASHABLE AND GIFT READY - Machine washable, safe from birth, and presented in Kaloo's signature keepsake box. A more thoughtful newborn gift than another plush.

0 months and above (suitable from birth)

14 x 14 x 3 cm

Soft fabric pages with crinkle elements, contrast prints and multiple textures

ACTIVITY BOOK - THE SAD CALF