Books for Curious Kids Ages 0-5

This Better Beginnings list was compiled by children's literature specialists from the State Library and SciTech and are great for encouraging curiosity and children aged 0-5.

Updated November 21, 2024
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Who sank the boat?
Allen, Pamela
Paper Book
Beside the sea, on Mr. Peffer's place, there lives a donkey, a cow, a pig, a sheep, and a tiny little mouse. One warm sunny morning, they decide to go for a row in the bay.
Heads and tails
Canty, John
Paper Book
A tiger, a kangaroo, a rabbit, a fish and more are revealed as we turn the page in the first book in John Canty's beloved, award-winning Heads and Tails series. At first we can only see their tail ends. Some clear, simple clues add detail as we learn more about each animal. Now, can you guess...
On the way to nana's
Haji-Ali, Frances
Paper Book
Age range 4 to 8 Frances and Lindsay Haji-Ali take us counting backwards from FIFTEEN to ONE on this spectactular journey in the far north of WA. When Frances and Lindsay lived with their family in Broome, they often set out to visit Nana in the tiny outback town of Wyndham over 1...
Pizza day
Iwai, Melissa
Paper Book
A young boy and his father gather ingredients in the garden to prepare pizza on a hot day in this preschool picture book companion to Soup Day. On a sunny, summer day, a young boy and his father assemble the ingredients for a homemade pizza. From gathering fresh garden...
Let's go visiting
Williams, Sue
Paper Book
This enchanting companion to the hugely successfulI Went Walkingtakes young readers on another stroll around the farmyard - this time there are lots of baby animals to meet!
Can you find me?
Winch, Gordon, 1930-
Paper Book
Search for an echidna, a powerful owl, a frog and many more animals hidden on every page. Pat Shirvington's striking illustrations hide each one of the animals just enough for the guessing to begin.

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