Dog Loves Baby

Written by Natalie Nelson

Part of the Dog and Cat's First Book Series

Board Book

$9.99

$9.58

2 - 5

Reading age

Page count

AD290L

Lexile measure

Dec 2, 2025

Publication date

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What's Dog Loves Baby About

Publisher Summary

A USA Today Best Seller In the next board book in the beloved series from Natalie Nelson, Dog and Baby are back with a sweet ode to Valentine’s Day and what it means to love someone all year long! Simple rhyming text and bright illustrations make Dog Loves Baby an ideal gift for the youngest readers. Is love something to sniff?Is it something to bounce or pounce? Love is in the air! As Valentine’s Day approaches, Dog sniffs out the meaning of love and tries to figure out why there are so many paper hearts to chew. Of course, Baby is on the case, too–and they just might discover that love is all around them. For more in this beloved series, delight in new experiences all year long with Dog’s First Baby and Cat’s First Baby, and celebrate the winter holiday spirit with Dog’s First Christmas!

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The Creative Behind the Book

Author

Natalie Nelson

Natalie Nelson’s illustrations have appeared in many publications, including the New York Times and the Washington Post. She is the illustrator of The King of the Birds by Acree Graham Macam, which Booklist proclaimed “nothing short of charming.” She has also illustrated A Storytelling of Ravens by Kyle Lukoff, which received starred reviews from Kirkus and Foreword, and Uncle Holland by JonArno Lawson, described by School Library Journal as “sophisticated yet playful.” This is the first book she has written and illustrated. Natalie lives in Atlanta.