Better Beginnings Books for 4s & 5s!Unpublished

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All monkeys love bananas! For breakfast for dinner for snacks and for lunch they all crave bananas, munch, munch, munch. Well, maybe not all monkeys ... A very funny picture book about one poor monkey who can't stand to see another banana.

This is the story of the A. The A in the Rainforest is a fun Australian-themed phoneme story that teaches young readers about the vowel sound A and where they can find it in different words. Beautifully illustrated by Janie Frith, the rich colours and vibrant use of multi-media enhance the...

*CBCA 2022 Notable Book: Early childhood* Age range 3 to 6 A timeless tale of tip-tapping click-clacking delight. Wonderful Shoes is a joyful celebration of...

Sam likes to pull things apart and put them back together, and think about how things work. But he is sometimes so busy doing this, he forgets his chores on the family farm. Then one day he creates something truly wonderful . . . An inspirational story about discovery,...

A special hardcover edition of the bestselling modern classic, The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.Celebrating 30 years of storytelling, this gift edition contains additional content from the creators, including the inspiration for the book, early sketches of the artwork,...

Stella is told she can't apply to be an astronaut because none of the space suits will fit her. So she makes her own. Stella is told she can't apply because she is too big for the training equipment. So Stella finds teachers and undertakes basic training independently. Stella is told she can't apply...

The dynamic combination of French and Whatley presents a simple story, beautifully told and illustrated. Pamela the cow absolutely loves pears-fresh pears, pear pie, stewed pears, any pears-they are all irresistible to Pamela. Finally it takes a clever little girl to convince Pamela that there is...

This is a common pigeon. Common because it's almost identical to every other pigeon. You'll sometimes see a white one. That's because it's just had a bath. I made that last bit up. If you would like to learn more VERY REAL facts like this about some of Australia's...

A story about a group of children whose kite gets stuck up a tree and their attempts to bring it down. One warm and windy day, Charlie and his friends decide to fly a kite. It takes off and soars and swoops and plunges ... straight into a tree. The kite is stuck! One by one,...

There was a child, The sweetest ever, Until she learned these words: 'NO! NEVER!' Georgie is a sweet little girl who always makes her parents happy... until she discovers one powerful phrase: No! Never! It suddenly becomes her answer to...

How can you describe how big a parent's love is for their child? Is it as big as a house, as big as a city, as big as the world? This uplifting picture book helps young readers in finding an answer. This is the house. It's very big! But it's not as big as my love for you.<...

One, two, three . . . Every day was a hop and a skip for Three. He was happy to walk from here to there, wherever his nose led, or wherever his legs took him . . . all the way to new friends.

There are so many amazing animals to be found in Australia -- and many of them are found nowhere else in the world. Discover thirty-eight of the weird and wonderful creatures of Down Under -- from the iconic kangaroo to the puzzling echidna; from the tiny crusader bug to the...

Don't miss the first and bestselling book in the beloved Pete the Cat series! Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand-new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as he steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other...

Want to butter up your younger reader? More than 50,000 children have egged on Sausage as he scrambled away from the breakfast table. Find out why Sausage is so full of beans after 30 years spent avoiding poachers and cereal killers who'd like to get him into hot water. Three decades later, this...

A delightfully duckish picture book of farmyard disaster. Duck can see that something is falling from the sky. He tries to warn the other farmyard animals by telling them to "Duck!" but they won't listen ... A hilarious picture book of farmyard disaster by...

*CBCA 2022 Notable Book: Early childhood* *Longlisted for the ABIA Book Awards 2022: Small Publishers' Children's Book of the Year* Age range 3 to 6 Another...

If you can't have a puppy, maybe the next best thing is to be a puppy.

A story about seeing what life is like on the other side of the window. Two very different cats: Winston, a free-spirited explorer; and The Indoor Cat, lover of leisure; form a friendship and show each other how different their lives could be. Can The Indoor Cat be...

A dingo intent on making wombat stew receives cooking suggestions from the other animals, unaware that they are protecting their fellow creature.

Words are everywhere! Come on this lively adventure to learn more about how they can be shortened, extended, and even switched around. Meet ugly words, colourful words, and words that just need a friend. The Art of Words is a unique, fun and interactive story about the magic of...

This delightful CBCA award-winning picture book is about a friendship between an exuberant but loveable dachshund and his more retiring, tidy housemate.