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Dog Loves Baby by Natalie Nelson

Dog Loves Baby

A Board Book

Natalie Nelson

Quirk Books · Print & ebook · December 2, 2025

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!

Dog StoriesNew Baby StoriesValentine's Daystocking
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Who it’s for
Youngest readers who enjoy simple rhymes and bright illustrations
Themes
Love all year long, Valentine’s Day, Discovering what love means
Genres
Valentine's Day, Dog Stories, New Baby Stories

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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!

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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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Dog Stories77%
New Baby Stories76%
Valentine's Day72%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Dog Stories
  • Pet Stories
  • Valentine's Day
Authors
Natalie Nelson
Publisher
Quirk Books
Published
December 2, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Love all year long · Valentine’s Day · Discovering what love means
Reading lane
Dog Stories