30 Books to read before you're 2!Unpublished

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A child discovers a parade of animals in this vibrant board book filled with playful humor and rhyme. This simple, funny read-aloud follows a boy's exciting stroll through the countryside. The boy sees a black cat, then a brown horse, then a red cow, and so on, and before he knows it, he's...

From beautiful butterflies to kaleidoscopic Christmas beetles, First Nations author and illustrator Helen Milroy returns to the backyard with a picture book designed to teach kids (and their handlers) all about the scurrying, scuttling, scooting, buzzing, zooming splendour of insects.

*Shortlisted for the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards 2021: Birth to 3 Years* Age range 0 to 3 All our hearts shine with love for you. Welcome, child! Birds sing songs of delight to greet you. Flowers dance with joy to celebrate you....

Go on a bear hunt and do the actions with this award-winning picture book classic. Follow and join in the family's excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of a bear. What a surprise awaits them in the cave on the...

Go on a first words adventure with a friendly ladybird as you follow finger trails and explore exciting, peep-through, cut-out pages in this playful learning book. Bright illustrated scenes feature first word topics that stimulate early learning, with clear labels for each...

Take a first look at the amazing world of ants in this beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book, a perfect first gift for babies and toddlers. The friendly, read-aloud text and exciting illustrations by Kate Slater will have young nature-lovers smiling in no...

A classic in the making - joyous and playful, this will be read again and again. Pitched perfectly at the preschooler, just learning the rules who loves being the boss. Gorgeous illustrations and a rhyming text that's a delight to read out loud.

**SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020 SHORTLISTED** For the Little Explorers- Learn with Roo! Roo knows, Roo knows, Roo knows blue. But does Roo know about other colours too? Learn colours with Roo and Possum and...

The single touch of a finger sparks a whimsical dance of colour and motion in this joyful celebration of the power of the imagination.

An exciting new title in the best-selling touchy-feely series. Join five colourful parrots in the new jungle-themed addition to the much-loved That's not my series. Delight in the bold illustrations, the touchy-feely materials and spotting the familiar little white mouse. Usborne's flagship That's...

In this brilliant follow up to the Caldecott Honour-winning They All Saw a Cat, bestselling author Brendan Wenzel presents a chain of animals of dazzling variety. Each one is different from the last, yet each is also linked by at least one common trait: some obvious, some more subtle. As...

Lift the flaps and see what has been sent - it's bound to be a surprise! And just when you think they'll NEVER get it right, they send the very best, most perfect pet of all . . . A bestselling lift-the-flap book for more than twenty-five years, Dear Zoois a perennial favourite and is...

THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! A sturdy and beautiful book to give as a gift for new babies, baby showers, birthdays, and other new beginnings! Featuring interactive die-cut pages, this board...

In lively rhyming prose, Moira Court captures all the fun and diversity of the dog park - 'This dog is loud, this one is quiet. This dog is tiny, this one's a giant.' Each illustration is created using layered woodblock prints, screen-printing and collage. Children will love identifying their...

Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy . . . Hairy Maclary's friends join him for a walk until, with a sudden yowl, a wail and a howl, they all run off. What could have caused such a scatter of paws? ' A child's best...

Little ones are sure to be lulled off to a peaceful, sheep-filled sleep by this cozy book from acclaimed author Mem Fox. There are red sheep and blue sheep, wind sheep and wave sheep, scared sheep and brave sheep, but where is the green sheep? The search is on in this cozy, sheep...

'Five kangaroo paws wave sooty, velvet hands/ Six Sturt's desert peas blaze across the sand'. Beautiful, bold wildflowers are the heroes of this colourful counting board book for the very young. This board book is a gorgeous addition to any Australiana collection and...

Eric Hill's first and most famous lift-the-flap book re-orginated with endpapers and new font and cover treatment. Originally published in 1980 this was the book that lead the way in terms of innovative flaps, bright colourful artwork and gentle stories for the very young. Now loved all over the...

Age range 3 to 8 The fourth release in the Young Art Board Book Series showcasing young Indigenous artists In the bush is a playful ensemble of Australian creatures, and an exciting illustrative debut from teenage artist, Kiara Honeychurch. Hailing from Tasmania, Kiara is inspired by the bush...

Hands can do all kinds of things! A rhyming text with eye-catching color photos offers just the encouragement young children need to explore their world -- hands on. Hands can hold things. Hands can mold things.  Hands can catch and hands can throw. ...

Did you know that a daddy gorilla is called a silverback and a baby gorilla is called an infant? Or that a daddy turkey is called a gobbler and a baby turkey is called a poult? THE DADDY ANIMAL BOOK is an adorable and informative picture book about baby animals and their...

On a coral reef in the big blue sea, count the ocean creatures 1, 2, 3. Count from one giant whale shark all the way to twelve tired seahorses, meeting and learning about plenty of playful Australian sea creatures along the way. With vibrant artwork, simple facts about...

A board book edition of the satisfying and delightful rhyming pony story for young children by the much-loved Alison Lester . Noni is the nicest pony any little child could ever hope to meet.