Tickle: (A Playful Story of Family Bonding and Giggles for Babies and Toddlers)

Leslie Patricelli Board Books

by Leslie Patricelli

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.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Humor, Family, Storytime, Kids, Fiction

26 pages, Board Book

First published March 11, 2014

About the author

Leslie Patricelli is the American writer and illustrator of the best selling line of toddler books, starring her inimitable Baby character, including Potty, Toot, Yummy Yucky, Big Little, and Hair. She has more than 30 books for children, including her preschool books, Higher! Higher! (a Boston Globe Book Honor Award winner), Be Quiet, Mike!, Faster! Faster! and The Patterson Puppies and the Midnight Monster Party; as well as a middle-grade novel, The Rizzlerunk Club: Best Buds Under Frogs, published in 2018. Leslie Patricelli grew up in Issaquah, Washington close to Pine Lake. Leslie Patricelli majored in Communications at the University of Washington and took classes at the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. Leslie Patricelli created and animated Rover the Dog for Windows XP help installed on more than 60 million computers worldwide.

Reviews

[Archit · Rating 3 out of 5]

Babies and tickles!

Humorous and super adorable, this board book makes one laugh and reminds of the childhood. Absolutely sweet and charming creation.

[IvyInThePages · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 5 leaves out of 5
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Children/Board Book
Type: Audio
Worth?: Yes!

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cute board book that allows you to interact with the child you're reading to. It encourages you to use actions alongside the words and escape from the tickle monster! The pictures are perhaps a little dated by modern standards but adorable nonetheless.

[Vellanorah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of tickling.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

October 2020

[Sarah Alamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

We're so proud of you for reading "Tickle"! You learned something special - that tickling and playing with others brings joy and laughter to everyone around you. When you share smiles and giggles with your friends and family, you make their day so much brighter! You discovered that making others happy makes you happy too. Keep reading wonderful books and spreading happiness wherever you go, sweetie. You're doing amazing!

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 17-month-old is just a smudge too young to "get" this book. He does love the pictures though, as he loves all things Leslie Patricelli.

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun to tickle all of baby's part while you read this.

[Shiloah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read with my baby.

[Angela Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always love Patricelli’s books. Picked a few, for the girls and I to read for bedtime, from the library. We improvised a little bit and my three year old and my six year old were laughing.

[Milton Louie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Major tickles coming! B

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Add some little sound effects and this is a great board book about tickling and laughing.

[Rolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute as always for this author, but also great at modeling consent (that is, tickling stops when the person says stop).

[Kristen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just not my type of book 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Silly story of NOT being ticklish. Laughs and fun! Illustrations are animated and colorful.

[Delia Strack · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Andrés · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not a fan of tickling and therefore wasn't able to fully enjoy this book.

[Colette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing more precious that a babies laughter!

[TJE · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love patricelli books still

[TFE · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved reading and tickling mama after

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book made my toddler giggle from beginning to end. We read it 5 times in a row!

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I said earlier that it would be hard to choose a true favorite by Leslie Patricelli. Tickle comes closest perhaps to being a favorite of mine. I ADORE this one. I do. I love, love, love it. It's fun and playful. I think it has great again-again-again appeal! I think there are people who love to be tickle, and people who love to BE tickled. I think this appeals to both!

[jacky · Rating 4 out of 5]

After five years, I can spot a new board book at my library from several yards away. I picked this up immediately. I thought maybe William was too old for this series, but he loves it and asks to hear it every day. I can't blame him as it is perfect for our family. I love that it is an invitation to play as well as a more subtle lesson body part vocabulary.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute... H even runs away when the baby runs away from the Tickle Monster in the book. By a few pages in we're too busy tickling/being tickled that the book often gets forgotten. Not that the rest of the pages aren't worth reading we're just giggling too much.

[Libby Hill · Rating 5 out of 5]

The perfect book to have around after there’s been tension between you and your toddler. It’s impossible to read it without someone ending up in giggle fits because someone will get tickled. Really a simple, sweet story for bonding between parent and child.

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[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Leslie Patricelli's board books!

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Patricelli's books! They are so cute and lighthearted. My sons love this book!

[Candi Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute story to read to your baby, toddler, or preschooler!

[Elisabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

We read the version in Faroese titled "Kitla". Very cute.

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute, fast read.