WHAT'S the best and simplest way to entertain a baby or toddler?

With clapping, finger and action rhymes of course. For those who have forgotten the favourites of their own childhoods, this big treasury is a must, with lots of lesser known ditties thrown in too.

Ride-a-cock Horse, Dickery-Dickery-Dock and Pat-a-Cake rub shoulders with dozens of rarer but equally enjoyable ones. It's beautifully illustrated with gentle pictures of pig-people. Some also have musical notation for those who can read it. (Age 0-4)