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Here are some recommendations for books that are currently in print and available through bookstores in Australia.Those highighted in purple have been selected as Little Big Book Club monthly selections and will link through to pages on our site. For activity sheets for each of these books, click here.
Each peach pear plum by Janet Ahlberg
Grandpa and Thomas by Pamela Allen
Thomas and Grandpa go the beach. It is an Australian summer. The sun is shining, the gulls are screeching and the sea is singing. Together they build a sandcastle, they have a picnic and they splash in the water. Then at the end of the day, Grandpa takes a sleepy Thomas home.
Mr McGee by Pamela Allen
I wonder if you want to fly, to float about up in the sky? There's magic here for everyone - a picture book that's just for fun.
The potato people by Pamela Allen
Every Friday, Jack spends the day with his Grandma. They romp roly-poly on the ground, they read stories and they eat cake. Then, one cold and rainy Friday, they make the potato people . . .
Who sank the boat? by Pamela Allen
Giraffes can't dance by Giles Andreae
A rhyming poem that is funny, touching and triumphant.
'Gerald was a tall giraffe
Whose neck was long and slim,
But his kneews were awfully bandy
And his legs were rather thin'
Chimp and Zee and the big storm by Catherine Anholt
It is a stormy, windy, rainy day in the coconut tree, and Chimp and Zee are squibbling and squabbling and driving everyone bananas. But they get more than they bargained for when a huge gust of wind sweeps them off on another hilarious adventure!
Can you guess? by Catherine Anholt
Come to the party and join in the fun! Every spread in this book features a different puzzle. Lift the flap to see if you guessed the answer, and then act out the answer yourself. This interactive book is designed for pre-school children to read with their parents.
Sophie and the new baby by Catherine Anholt
5 useful engines by W. (Wilbert) Awdry
The hidden forest by Jeannie Baker
Looking for his lost fish trap, Ben thinks he sees something dark under the water. Later, diving into the sea with his friend Sophie, he is amazed to discover a wonderful hidden forest of golden kelp, and the variety of creatures who live there.
Daisy gets dressed by Clare Beaton
How big is a pig? by Clare Beaton
One moose, twenty mice by Clare Beaton
The gingerbread boy by Ian Beck
Mister Magnolia by Quentin Blake
Barnyard dance! by Sandra Boynton
Everybody sing along, because it's time to do-si-do in the barnyard with a high-spirited crew of favourite farm animals.
Belly button book! by Sandra Boynton
Featuring a beachful of bare-bellied hippos-including one tiny baby who can only say "Bee Bo".
A is for Australia by John Brennan
Baby Bear goes camping by Lorette Broekstra
Baby bear goes to the beach by Lorette Broekstra
It was a lovely day and Baby Bear was going to the beach with his mama and papa. When Baby Bear goes into the water to find a shell for his sandcastle, he sees a seahorse, a crab, an octopus, a blue starfish, two jellyfish, a lobster, a turtle, a whole school of fist and, last of all, a perfect shell.
Baby bear goes to the zoo by Lorette Broekstra
A dark, dark tale by Ruth Brown
Bear hunt by Anthony Browne
My Dad by Anthony Browne
Handa's surprise by Eileen Browne
Miffy's bicycle by Dick Bruna
Babar's book of colour by Laurent de Brunhoff
Mr Gumpy's motor car by John Burningham
Mr Gumpy's outing by John Burningham
Bears, bears, bears by Dorothy Butler
Can you cuddle like a koala? by John Butler
Jasper's beanstalk by Nick Butterworth
Jasper is determined to grow a beanstalk. He plants the bean and tends to it carefully each day. Finally, he gets fed up of waiting for it to grow and digs up the bean and thro
ws it away. Readers will probably guess what happens at the end.Old Mother Hubbard by Jane Cabrera
ABC zoo by Rod Campbell
Buster gets dressed by Rod Campbell
Children will love this simple and reassuring text featuring every toddler's morning routine, and will enjoy interacting with the story as they turn the split pages to dress Buster.
Do you want to be my friend? by Eric Carle
Mouse is lonely so he searches for a friend among the other animals, until at last another mouse appears.
From head to toe by Eric Carle
Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle
Does a kangaroo have a mother, too? by Eric Carle
Presents the names of animal babies, parents, and groups, for example, a baby kangaroo is a joey, its mother is a flyer, its father is a boomer, and a group of kangaroos is a troop, mob, or herd.
The tiny seed by Eric Carle
Jesse Bear, what will you wear? by Nancy White Carlstrom
What shall we do, Blue Kangaroo? by Emma Chichester Clark
Animal dads by Sneed B. Collard
At home with Maisy by Lucy Cousins
How will you get there, Maisy? by Lucy Cousins
Jazzy in the jungle by Lucy Cousins
Maisy goes to playschool by Lucy Cousins
Maisy goes to the library by Lucy CousinsWhen Maisy goes to the library it seems like the perfect place to read her sparkly story. But there are so many distractions when you borrow a book - some of them extremely noisy! Maisy's day in the library proves quite an adventure...
Maisy makes lemonade by Lucy Cousins
Maisy's colour collection by Lucy Cousins
Maisy's presents by Lucy Cousins
Maisy's rainbow dream by Lucy Cousins
Maisy's treasure hunt by Lucy Cousins
Out and about with Maisy by Lucy Cousins
Smile, Maisy!by Lucy Cousins
Za-Za's baby brother by Lucy Cousins
What is Maisy doing? by Lucy Cousins
Snap! went Chester by Tania Cox
Cows in the kitchen by June Crebbin
The cows are in the kitchen, the ducks are on the dresser, the pigs are in the pantry, the hens are on the hatstand, the sheep on the sofa. While the farmer snoozes in the haystack, the animals are having a ball, in his farmhouse!
Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack by Lynley Dodd
Hairy Maclary scattercat by Lynley Dodd
Hairy Maclary, sit by Lynley Dodd
Hairy Maclary's bone by Lynley Dodd
Hairy Maclary's rumpus at the vet by Lynley Dodd
Hairy Maclary's rumpus at the vet by Lynley Dodd
Scarface claw by Lynley Dodd
Schnitzel von Krumm : dogs never climb trees by Lynley Dodd
This is a story from Lynley Dodd starring Schnitzel von Krumm with the very low tum, one of Hairy Maclary's friends. We learn of all the remarkable things Schnitzel can do - bury bones, hide, fetch things, scatter birds, and perhaps if he really tries he can climb trees!
Slinky Malinki by Lynley Dodd
1001 things to spot on the farm by Gillian Doherty
The gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
A rhyming story about a clever little mouse and a monster. When mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest, he invents tales of a fantastic creature called a Gruffalo to scare off his enemies. Imagine his surprise when he meets a real Gruffalo!
Number rhymes to say and play! by Opal Dunn
Growing vegetable soup by Lois Ehlert
Can you find Boo? : At the funfair by Rebecca Elgar
Cats sleep anywhere by Eleanor Farjeon
Ask Mr. Bear by Majorie Flack
Hattie and the fox by Mem Fox
The magic hat by Mem Fox
Too many pears! by Jackie French
Guess the baby by Simon French
The three bears by Paul Galdone
The Three billy goats gruff by Paul Galdone
The three little pigs by Paul Galdone
Across the stream by Mirra Ginsburg
Cuddle time by Libby Gleeson
When the sun slips in and you wake up, what time is it? Time to take a stroll to the monsters' cave. Where is that? Just along the corridor in mum and dad's room. And when you wake the monsters, what time is is it then? Cuddle time, of course!
When the sun slips in and you wake up, what time is it? Time to take a stroll to the monsters' cave. Where is that? Just along the corridor in mum and dad's room. And when you wake the monsters, what time is is it then? Cuddle time, of course!
Shutting the chooks in by Libby Gleeson
Flora's blanket by Debi Gliori
Grandad's magic by Bob Graham
The adventures of Charlotte and Henry by Bob Graham
Cat and fish by Joan Grant
Baby on board by Kes Gray
It is a funny, colourful, and clever book that will provide perfect entertainment for young children.The story traces the 9 months during which a family await the birth of a new baby.Ever so, ever so by Kes Gray
Daddy kisses by Anne Gutman
Daddy kisses by Anne Gutman
Old MacDonald had a farm by Colin Hawkins
This is the bear by Sarah Hayes
Red rockets and rainbow jelly by Sue Heap
Baby Duck and the cosy blanket by Amy Hest
Spot at the farm by Eric Hill
There's lots to see and do on the farm today. Join Spot as he meets lots of farm animals and helps out along the way.
Spot at the farm by Eric Hill
There's lots to see and do on the farm today. Join Spot as he meets lots of farm animals and helps out along the way.
At the beach by Eric Hill
Eyes, nose, fingers and toes : a first book about you by Judy Hindley
Bathwater's hot by Shirley Hughes
Humphrey's birthday by Sally Hunter
Humphrey's colours by Sally Hunter
Humphrey's corner by Sally Hunter
Humphrey the little elephant is looking for the perfect place to play. He visits Mummy's bedroom, the bathroom, and the airing cupboard, none of which are quite right, and he collects something from each place to take with him. Mummy takes him to the kitchen to find the perfect place to play.
Humphrey's family by Sally Hunter
Good-night, owl! by Pat Hutchins
The doorbell rang by Pat Hutchins
Everyone hide from Wibbly Pig by Mick Inkpen
Kipper and Roly by Mick Inkpen
Kipper's beach ball by Mick Inkpen
Kipper's birthday by Mick Inkpen
It is Kipper's birthday and he is writing invitations to his friends. But Kipper has trouble distinguishing today from tomorrow, with the result that his friends turn up on the wrong day. Kipper's book of numbers by Mick Inkpen
Baby brains by Simon James
Yoyo's hidey house by Jeannette Rowe
All together now by Anita Jeram
Where's my teddy? by Jez Alborough
Little Eddy loses his toy bear and has to go looking for him in the dark, horrible woods - where he's in for a gigantic surprise.
A potty for me! : a lift-the-flap instruction manual
by Karen KatzNo biting! : a lift-the-flap book by Karen Katz
Little Miss Spider by David Kirk
Little Miss Spider at Sunny Patch School by David Kirk
Miss Spiders tea party by David Kirk
Miss Spiders tea party by David Kirk
Edward the emu by Sheena Knowles
Edward is bored with being an emu and he tries to be like the other animals at the zoo. The book is written in rhyming verse.
Too loud Lily by Sofie Laguna
The Collins book of nursery rhymes by Jonathan Langley
Chicka chicka boom boom by Bill Martin
Panda bear, panda bear, what do you see? by Bill Martin
All by myself by Mercer Mayer
Guess how much I love you by Sam McBratney
Look! There's Elmer by David McKee
Josh and the ducks by Andrew McLean
Just like my dad by David Melling
We're going on a bear hunt by Michael Rosen
Be gentle! by Virginia Miller
Eat your dinner! by Virginia Miller
Get into bed! by Virginia Miller
This story tackles the problem of getting a lively youngster to go to sleep.
I love you just the way you are by Virginia Miller
Young Bartholomew is having a grumpy day. Nothing feels right for him. But, as ever, George is at hand to make him feel better - and this time no big voice is required, just a cuddle and a little tenderness.
Eat your dinner! by Virginia Miller
Get into bed! by Virginia Miller
This story tackles the problem of getting a lively youngster to go to sleep.
I love you just the way you are by Virginia Miller
Young Bartholomew is having a grumpy day. Nothing feels right for him. But, as ever, George is at hand to make him feel better - and this time no big voice is required, just a cuddle and a little tenderness.
Ten red apples by Virginia Miller
Amazing machines by Tony Mitton
Down by the cool of the pool by Tony Mitton
I kissed the baby! by Mary Murphy
Five little monkeys : over 50 action and counting rhymes by Zita Newcome
This bumper collection of over 50 favourite action and counting rhymes includes such classics as "I'm a Little Teapot", "Pat-a-Cake", "Ten in the Bed" and "Hickory, Dickory, Dock". It has step-by-step illustrations demonstrating the actions.
Meg and Mog by Helen Nicoll
My best dad by Anna Nilsen
A bush birthday by Eleanor Nilsson
Busy-busy bears by Hiawyn Oram
Peek-a-boo! by Jan Ormerod
Hello baby by Jenni Overend
Australian animals : opposites board book by Steve Parish
Australian animals in action by Steve Parish
Australian animals in my backyard by Steve Parish
The daddy book by Todd Parr
Todd Parr celebrates the diverse, wonderful world of fathers in The Daddy Book. Parr focuses on the differences between individual parents ("Some daddies make biscuits. Some daddies stop for doughnuts"), but brings it all together every few pages with lines like "All daddies like to kiss and hug you!" and finishing with "All daddies want you to be who you are!"
Again! by John Prater
Zoo animals by Rod Campbell
I want my dummy by Tony Ross
I want my mum! by Tony Ross
My dad by Jeanette Rowe
Every dad will love to read this warm and charming book aloud to their young one. Open each flap on the spreads to reveal the things we love about our dads.
'My Dad …carries me on his shoulders. My Dad ... helps me brush my teeth. My Dad … lets me dance on his feet. My Dad ... takes me to the park. My Dad ... gives me warm hugs. My Dad ... helps me build sandcastles. My Dad .... loves me.'
A is for aunty by Elaine Russell
Lemons are not red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Alligators all around: an alphabet by Maurice Sendak
Amazing animals : a flip-the-flap book by Dr Seuss
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish by Dr Seuss
Down by the cool of the pool by Tony Mitton
I kissed the baby! by Mary Murphy
Five little monkeys : over 50 action and counting rhymes by Zita Newcome
This bumper collection of over 50 favourite action and counting rhymes includes such classics as "I'm a Little Teapot", "Pat-a-Cake", "Ten in the Bed" and "Hickory, Dickory, Dock". It has step-by-step illustrations demonstrating the actions.
Meg and Mog by Helen Nicoll
My best dad by Anna Nilsen
A bush birthday by Eleanor Nilsson
Busy-busy bears by Hiawyn Oram
Peek-a-boo! by Jan Ormerod
Hello baby by Jenni Overend
Australian animals : opposites board book by Steve Parish
Australian animals in action by Steve Parish
Australian animals in my backyard by Steve Parish
The daddy book by Todd Parr
Todd Parr celebrates the diverse, wonderful world of fathers in The Daddy Book. Parr focuses on the differences between individual parents ("Some daddies make biscuits. Some daddies stop for doughnuts"), but brings it all together every few pages with lines like "All daddies like to kiss and hug you!" and finishing with "All daddies want you to be who you are!"
Again! by John Prater
Zoo animals by Rod Campbell
I want my dummy by Tony Ross
I want my mum! by Tony Ross
My dad by Jeanette Rowe
Every dad will love to read this warm and charming book aloud to their young one. Open each flap on the spreads to reveal the things we love about our dads.
'My Dad …carries me on his shoulders. My Dad ... helps me brush my teeth. My Dad … lets me dance on his feet. My Dad ... takes me to the park. My Dad ... gives me warm hugs. My Dad ... helps me build sandcastles. My Dad .... loves me.'
A is for aunty by Elaine Russell
Lemons are not red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Alligators all around: an alphabet by Maurice Sendak
Amazing animals : a flip-the-flap book by Dr Seuss
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish by Dr Seuss
Packed full of boxing Goxes and winking Yinks, it explores the worlds of colours, numbers and words. In this hilarious world of opposites, colours, numbers and nonsense, Dr. Seuss paints a crazy world of singing Yings, boxing Goxes and seven hump Wumps.
Come on, Daisy! by Jane Simmons
Come on, Daisy! by Jane Simmons
Daisy and the Beastie by Jane Simmons
Daisy and the egg by Jane Simmons
Daisy and the moon by Jane Simmons
It's getting dark. It's time to snuggle up, but Daisy and Pip have other ideas. Chasing moths in the moonlight with their new friend Twitch is much more fun, until the clouds cover the moon and it gets dark. How will they get back to Mama Duck? This is a warm and reassuring bedtime tale featuring the award-winning Daisy, the little duck with big feet.
Ebb and Flo and the baby seal by Jane Simmons
Ebb and Flo and the sea monster by Jane Simmons
Ebb and Flo and their new friend by Jane Simmons
Shout Daisy shout! by Jane Simmons
Daisy and Pip get lost one day, amongst the other ducks in their rush for food, until they are at last reunited with their mothers.
Daisy and the egg by Jane Simmons
Daisy and the moon by Jane Simmons
It's getting dark. It's time to snuggle up, but Daisy and Pip have other ideas. Chasing moths in the moonlight with their new friend Twitch is much more fun, until the clouds cover the moon and it gets dark. How will they get back to Mama Duck? This is a warm and reassuring bedtime tale featuring the award-winning Daisy, the little duck with big feet.
Ebb and Flo and the baby seal by Jane Simmons
Ebb and Flo and the sea monster by Jane Simmons
Ebb and Flo and their new friend by Jane Simmons
Shout Daisy shout! by Jane Simmons
Daisy and Pip get lost one day, amongst the other ducks in their rush for food, until they are at last reunited with their mothers.
Caps for sale : a tale of a peddler, some monkeys, and their monkey business by Esphyr Slobodkina
B is for bulldozer : a construction ABC by June Sobel
My cat likes to hide in boxes by Eve Sutton
Cats from many different countries may like to do all kinds of strange and exotic things, but my cat, an ordinary round-the-house cat, likes to hide in boxes. A rhyming text.
Round is a mooncake : a book of shapes by Roseanne Thong
Baa baa black sheep by Iza Trapani
Baa baa black sheep by Iza Trapani
One woolly wombat by Rod Trinca
One of Australia’s favourite early childhood counting books presents for a new audience the magic of dancing kangaroos, koalas sipping gumnut tea with lamingtons, goannas creating havoc in the kitchen and kookaburras writing with oldfashioned
fountain pens.
At the beach by Gwenda Turner
The elephant and the bad baby by Elfrida Vipont
Can't you sleep little bear? by Martin Waddell
fountain pens.
At the beach by Gwenda Turner
The elephant and the bad baby by Elfrida Vipont
Can't you sleep little bear? by Martin Waddell
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
There once was a duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed - until one day the other animals decided to take action!
Hi, Harry! by Martin Waddell
It's quacking time! by Martin Waddell
Owl babies by Martin Waddell
Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch and wait... Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, wondering when their mother will return. But, at last, she does and they bounce up and down with joy, welcoming her home.
Kisses for daddy by Frances Watt
Max's dragon shirt by Rosemary Wells
Max and Ruby's Midas : another Greek myth by Rosemary Wells
Max's new suit by Rosemary Wells
The lady with the alligator purse by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Again! by Ian Whybrow
Babs the baby & Fog the dog by Margaret Wild
Little Humpty by Margaret Wild
Nighty night! by Margaret Wild
Seven more sleeps by Margaret Wild
Tom goes to kindergarten by Margaret Wild
Can you moo too? by David Wojtowycz
Piggies by Don Wood
Fiddle-i-fee : a noisy nursery rhyme by Jakki Wood
Bear goes shopping : a guessing-game story by Harriet Ziefert
Bear's busy morning : a guessing-game story by Harriet Ziefert
Oh, what a noisy farm! by Harriet Ziefert
A joyous romp through a farmyard is accompanied by the sounds of a bull, cow, cat, dog, goose, goat, farmer, and wife, in a clattering crescendo of shouting, honking, and bleating.
Beatrix Potter's nursery rhyme book by Beatrix Potter
Bertie and the bear
Best counting book ever
One is a snail, ten is a crab : a counting by feet book
