Baby Books

As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes . . . From two of the most gifted picture book creators of our time, here is a celebration of babies and the joy they bring to everyone, everywhere, all over the world!

'This is a perfect read-aloud picture book . . . full of warmth and appeal. It was a joy to read and a pleasure to hold.'

Open out the soft pages of this beautiful, sensory-rich cloth book to follow Roly Poly Panda through the trees as she explores her forest home and listens out for her friends. Presented in a sweet gift box, the pages are made with extra padding for an ultra-soft feel, making them ideal for the stroller or play mat—and they're machine washable!

A gorgeous book for keen little readers, The Magic Bunny is a wonderful tale of a very special rabbit pal. The Magic Bunny is a loving friend who looks out for his human when Mummy is asleep. With sturdy covers and charming illustrations, it’s a spellbinding story to be told and retold. (English written language)

Features:

• Hardback book.
• Made from 100% paper board.
• Wipe clean only.

A tall tale about a short dog!

It's not easy being wee, but keep going and you can be mighty! Otto the Loyal Long Dog tells the tale of one daring dachshund's attempts to keep up. A beautiful hardback with a padded cover, charming illustrations and gentle rhymes, it's a lovely way to explore who we are.

Features:

• Hardback book.
• Made from 100% paper board.
• Wipe clean only.

Babies will love looking at the high contrast images in these stylish board books. With die-cut covers and super-bright fluorescent inks on every page, the first in the series of these very first books is guaranteed to capture your little one's attention.

About the Illustrator
Cani is a print and pattern designer who has created kidswear, home decor and stationery. She is happiest when drawing cute animals and enjoys mixing up different mediums such as gouache, watercolour, collage and ink!

It's not much fun being The Scruffy Puppy. The other toys just see his worn fur and chewed ear. But when they learn why Puppy is scruffy, they soon realise what a hero he is. A beautiful padded hardback book, The Scruffy Puppy looks at love and loyalty. (English written language)

Features:

• Hardback book.
• Made from 100% paper board.
• Wipe clean only.

A gorgeous book for keen little readers, The Magic Bunny is a wonderful tale of a very special rabbit pal. The Magic Bunny is a loving friend who looks out for his human when Mummy is asleep. With sturdy covers and charming illustrations, it’s a spellbinding story to be told and retold. (English written language)

Features:

• Hardback book.
• Made from 100% paper board.
• Wipe clean only.

Tenacious tentacled fun!

Feeling brave? Open up The Fearless Octopus Book! This beautifully written poetic story follows a very courageous octopus! Adventuring can be scary - face those fear with our wriggly hero! A hardback book with gorgeous illustrations, it's a brilliant gift to inspire little readers. (English written language)

Features:

• Hardback book.
• Made from 100% paper board.
• Wipe clean only.

Little Me is a tumbly tale of one little bunny's big adventures! From garden wall to sparkling pond, there's so much to discover! A gorgeous hardback with colourful pictures, it's a story for wee tots with great big dreams.

Features:

• Hardback book.
• Made from 100% paper board.
• Wipe clean only.

Puppy, bunny, parrot or kitten? My Best Pet is a book with a different suggestion. How about a dinosaur? Meet a stegosaurus that can skateboard and do magic - that's what we call a perfect pet! Read together with dino fans for a truly Jurassic spark. (English written language)

Features:

• Hardback book.
• Made from 100% paper board.
• Wipe clean only.

High design, brilliant graphics, essential learning skills—these features distinguish the TouchThinkLearn titles, presenting knowledge in a new dimension. Xavier Deneux applies the same unique vision that informed TouchThink-Learn: ABC to this year's most innovative counting book. Die-cut numerals and shapes stimulate understanding of essential concepts, inviting youngest readers to engage in a meaningful and tangible hands-on experience of numbers by tracing figures and shapes to coordinate concepts and images.

Introduce your baby to popular dinosaurs in this bright, interactive touch-and-feel book.

Baby Touch- Dinosaurs is part of Ladybird's bestselling Baby Touch series, designed to help stimulate babies' senses from birth.

With simple text, high-contrast illustrations and a touch-and-feel on every double page, this playful book helps to boost children's motor skills as they discover lots of dinosaurs.

Make tummy time extra fun for little ones with this fold-out concertina book with a mirror!

 Do you like to play? Then play along with Miffy!

Join Miffy and her friends as they have fun dancing, swimming and laughing together.

Just Like Me is a joyful tale, celebrating what makes us different! When a young giraffe looks around her home, she sees lots of animals living different lives, but they all have one thing in common.

A hardback book with vibrant pictures and a rhyming story to share and enjoy, it's the perfect gift for little readers.

Features:

• Hardback book.
• Made from 100% paper board.
• Wipe clean only.

Make tummy time extra fun for little ones with this fold-out concertina book with a mirror!

*GOOD HOUSEKEEPING USA BEST KIDS BOOK AWARD 2023 WINNER*

This interactive board book series features the classic touch-and-feel concept but with a fun, stylish Wee Gallery twist! Each spread features an intriguing textile and a different animal character to spark the curiosity of babies and toddlers. 

In Wee Gallery: Touch and Feel Wings, meet seven stunning creatures who all feature wonderful wings! Little ones will love feeling the different textures and materials, whether it be the glittery, sparkling dragonfly wings or the fluffy pink wings of a swooping flamingo. 

Striking illustrations from Wee Gallery plus clever textures will excite the reader and help develop sensory and motor skills, and expand language skills. Bold, high contrast, colourful artwork will keep young children engaged and stimulated for hours on end, while encouraging key recognition and identification skills. 

Join the little voices to explore what it means to share, from playtime and special moments to giving advice and supporting eachother. This book shows us the value of sharing.

There are lots of feelings in the Hundred Acre Wood! Some days Pooh feels happy, but his friends feel scared or sad. Let's talk about emotions with Winnie-the-Pooh. 

This interactive board book series features the classic touch-and-feel concept but with a fun, stylish Wee Gallery twist! Each spread features an intriguing textile and a different animal character to spark the curiosity of babies and toddlers. 

In Wee Gallery: Touch-and-Feel Ears, meet seven incredibly cute creatures who all feature excellent ears! Little ones will love feeling the different textures and materials, whether it be the soft, fluffy ears of a cute koala or the glittery, scratchy ears of a perfect pig.

Striking illustrations from Wee Gallery plus clever textures will excite the reader and help develop sensory and motor skills and expand language skills. Bold, high contrast, colourful artwork will keep young children engaged and stimulated for hours on end, while encouraging key recognition and identification skills. 

Also available in in the Wee Gallery Touch-and-Feel series are Tails, Scales and Wings.

Little Nutbrown Hare soon came to Cloudy Mountain.
What a surprise he found there in the heather!

A gentle, heart-warming tale from the creators of the beloved storybook classic, Guess How Much I Love You. Now available as a delightful board book!

Little Nutbrown Hare has gone exploring on his own. Off he hops along the path until he reaches Cloudy Mountain. What a surprise he finds there in the heather!

It's Tipps, a snow hare, and she has a question for him:

Will you be my friend?

From the iconic author and illustrator duo Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram comes an enchanting tale that celebrates the playful curiosity of little ones and the magic of making new friends.

10 Things I Love About You is a joyful celebration of a child’s love for their parent, carer or another special person in their life.

With a counting element and a different touch-and-feel texture on each page, this is the perfect book for little ones to explore their feelings and makes a wonderful gift for a special occasion such as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day.

I love it when you tuck me in and sing me lullabies.

I fall asleep with you right there, as stars shoot through the skies.

I love it that you tell me all the ways you love me, too!

10 reasons aren't enough to tell you how much I love you!

With soft, colourful illustrations from illustrator, Grace Habib (100 Days of Kindness), and a reassuring rhyming text from Danielle McLean (Bedtime for Baby Sloth, Love is All Around), this is a beautifully soothing book to read together over and over again. It is the ideal companion to Guess How Much I Love You, I Love You to the Moon and Back, and Love Makes a Family.

Baby Food Bible takes the fuss out of introducing solids to your baby with 100+ nutritionist approved recipes that the whole family will love.

Forget about making a separate meal for your baby, the simple recipes in this book are family favourites that everyone can enjoy. Featuring highly nutritional easy meals and snacks, many of the recipes in this book can be made in 20 minutes or less to make that end of day rush a little easier for busy families. Written by qualified nutritionist Julia Tellidis, and baby nutrition consultant Lauren Skora, every recipe has been carefully considered to provide your family with a balanced diet packed with essential nutrients to support your little ones through key developmental milestones.

Starting from the very beginning, Baby Food Bible will teach you how to introduce solids to your baby’s diet with a mix of purees and advice for baby-led weaning. Explainers are provided along the way, covering food safety, choking and how to safely introduce common allergens. From breakfast to pram pleasers, lunchboxes, easy dinners and even sweets, this book will show you how to create adventurous eaters from the very beginning, while also ensuring you can still get those greens into even the fussiest of kids.

Feel empowered to make healthier choices with Baby Food Bible. This is the only recipe book you will ever need to feed your family.

The original, award-winning Felt Flap series – perfect for babies and toddlers!

Each title in this stylish series has five spreads with friendly characters to find behind colourful felt flaps.

In Where’s Mr Train?, you’re on the look out for Mrs Tram, Mr Ferry, Mrs Bus and Mr Train himself!

Lift the final flap and there’s a surprise mirror – always a hit with the little ones.

Parents adore these books because they are beautiful but tough enough to withstand even the most enthusiastic of young readers. And children love them because they are just so much fun.

Other titles in the series include, Felt Flaps Where’s Mr Lion?, Felt Flaps Where’s Mr Unicorn? and Felt Flaps Where’s Mrs Ladybird?

The felt flaps in this sturdy board book are perfect for little ones to turn and tug, which means you can get even the tiniest tot into books and finding the activity fun.

A stand-out new series of beautifully soft, black-and-white cloth books – with a crinkly page, buggy handle, felt flaps and a mirror!

Australia is home to many unique animals. Let's see how many we can meet!

Find Humpback Whales in coral reefs, seek out Australian Sea Lions in kelp forests, search for Short-Nosed Wombats on mountains and spot Saltwater Crocodiles in wetlands.

This is Australia's native wildlife as you have never seen before: a dreamy, pastel-popping meditation on these special animals, their conservation status and what we can do to protect them, from award-winning artist Brentos.

Yellow’s the colour of our Pooh Bear,
Just like the bees who buzz in the air.

Learn your colours with Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in this fun book for curious little minds.

About the Author

One of the most enduring characters in the history of children's literature, Winnie-the-Pooh and his Hundred Acre Wood friends have charmed generations of little ones with sweet stories of friendship, curiosity and the simple joys of life. Building on a rich storytelling heritage, the world of Winnie-the-Pooh has since expanded to film, television, audiobooks, theatre, radio readings, museum exhibits and more!

Embark on an alphabet adventure in the land down under!

A is for Aussie B is for boomerang C is for crocodiles . . .

G’day, mates! With D for didgeridoo, R for reef, and V for vegemite, this colorful primer has everything you need to know about the land down under. Take an alphabetized bushwalk from the Outback to the Reef, and learn what makes Australia so amazing!

About the Author

Ann Ingalls passes the day exaggerating (writing fiction) or telling the truth (writing nonfiction). Ann has written over sixty books for young readers. Pencil: A Story with a Point! made the Banks Street Best Books list of 2020. J Is for Jazz won the 2015 Annual American Graphic Design Award and the Ella Fitzgerald Foundation’s “A Book Just for Me!”. Little Piano Girl also won the Ella Fitzgerald Foundation’s “A Book Just for Me!”. She has received a handful of awards from the Highlights Foundation for poetry and short stories.

A series that grows with your baby

About author 

Lily grew up in the wilds of snowy nowhere, spending much of her time talking to animals and making up stories. She has continued to do this in her adult life, and now writes both fiction and non-fiction books for children. Her titles for Big Picture Press include Dinosaurium, Beneath the Waves, Small Worlds: Water and There are Bugs Everywhere. Jane Foster is a designer and illustrator whose work in screen printing has gained her wide acclaim. Her style is heavily influenced by Scandinavian trends with a nod to the 1950s and 60s. Appealing to adults and children alike, her work is bold, colourful and happy in its execution. Templar have sold over 300,000 copies of Jane's books worldwide. Jane lives near the coast in Devon in a vintage-inspired home with her partner and daughter.

Start your child’s journey to reading with these fun and colorful flashcards that introduce first words, featuring art from the wonderful world of Eric Carle!

This set of first word flashcards is a fun and engaging way for children ages 3-5 to begin their reading journey. Each card features a word on one side, and the same word accompanied by a colorful illustration from Eric Carle on the other to help teach the foundations of reading. Kids can learn to recognize the word along with its picture and then move to reading the word without the visual cues when they’re ready. With 50 cards in the set, your child will have plenty of opportunities to practice and master their skills.

With bright and colorful artwork that children know and love, The World of Eric Carle First Words Flashcards are a great tool to promote language and literacy skills for your little learner.

From friends and librarians to caregivers and grandparents, It Takes A Village celebrates those special relationships that sustain and uplift us during the first year of a child's life and beyond.

Expertly written by Penny Harrison (18 Summers) and illustrated in exquisite detail by Sylvia Morris, this is the perfect keepsake for new parents and a story that babies will continue to treasure well into preschool.

About the Author

Penny Harrison is a children's author, book reviewer and lifestyle journalist. Her debut picture book Me and My Boots was a CBCA Early Childhood Book of the Year Notable, and her most recent story 18 Summers was released in 2023 to great acclaim.

Penny has contributed to a variety of leading magazines, newspapers, guides and books, writing about everything from raising toddlers to raising chickens. Penny lives on Wurundjeri Country in a rambling old garden on the edge of the Yarra Valley with her husband and two children.

About the Illustrator

Sylvia Morris is an emerging illustrator from Kaurna Country in Adelaide. Morris' debut picture book The Best Hiding Place, written by Jane Godwin, came out in 2022 and was shortlisted for the CBCA Award for Best New Illustrator.

Sylvia works with several Australian publishers on picture books and book covers. She also contributes regularly to The School Magazine. Sylvia currently lives in Marburg, Germany.

Created as the perfect introduction to the big, wide world, this six-book bookcase contains colourful illustrations and loads of first words to spark recognition and inspire young minds.

Change each Magic Window and watch the world transform...

Magic Windows is the new novelty non-fiction series from Ladybird Books. Perfect for curious toddlers, this new series explores the wonderful transformations found in nature.

Little ones will love to pull the sliding mechanism on each spread and change what appears in each Magic Window. They will learn why puddles appear, what hides behind the clouds and how rainbows are made.

With Magic Windows: Weather, toddlers will not only learn more about the weather, they will interact and play with it too!

Grandpas come in lots of forms:

Gramps, Opa or Poppy.

But there’s only one like you –

Impossible to copy!

From grandads who fill our days with laughter, to nonnos who teach us gardening and grandpops who take us camping – and share a cup of cocoa after – each is special in his own way.

There’s Only One Grandpa Like You is a warm, joyful and energetic tribute to grandfathers and their place in our hearts.

About the Author

Jess Racklyeft is an author and illustrator based in Fitzroy, Melbourne. From her home studio, Jess creates original paintings and prints for greeting card companies and various clients. But her favourite work of all is producing children’s books! Jess has authored and illustrated several picture books and board books and has won several awards, including two CBCA Notables.

A new dog-themed title in the hit novelty series with multiple sliders and a mirror!

Easy-to-use peekaboo sliders, a funny rhyming text and surprise mirror ending combine in this stylish and interactive board book for babies and toddlers!

With a total of 10 smooth mechanisms to push, pull or turn on every spread this beautiful book is packed full of fun!

From Camilla Reid and Ingela P Arrhenius, the award-winning team behind the bestselling Felt Flaps Where’s Mr? series.

Connecting with faces and playing peekaboo is one of the first games that babies play. It’s why the very youngest of children will love finding all the friendly dogs and cute puppies in this book – and want to read it again and again.

Also available: Peekaboo Cow, Peekaboo Apple, Peekaboo Bear, Peekaboo Sun, Peekaboo Love, Peekaboo House, Peekaboo Moon, Peekaboo Chick, Peekaboo Baby, Peekaboo Pumpkin, Peekaboo Car, Peekaboo Santa, Peekaboo Lion and Peekaboo Dinosaur

Change each Magic Window and watch the world transform...

Magic Windows is the new novelty non-fiction series from Ladybird Books. Perfect for curious toddlers, this new series explores the wonderful transformations found in nature.

Little ones will love to pull the sliding mechanism on each spread and change what appears in each Magic Window. They will learn how their body moves, why food is so important and why we need to sleep at the end of the day.

With Magic Windows: My Body, toddlers will not only learn more about the human body, they will interact and play too!

Inclusive, uplifting and celebratory, I Can Feel Lots of Things! empowers children to discard age-old ideas like boys shouldn't cry and girls can't be angry – and to feel whatever emotions they like!

Author–illustrator Susann Hoffmann has included a range of emotions that all toddlers and preschool kids may feel at different times. Her simple language and inclusive artwork will make I Can Feel Lots of Things! a firm favourite with both little and big readers.

Inclusive, uplifting and celebratory, I Can Be Anything! empowers children to challenge age-old assumptions around career and gender – and to pursue whatever hobbies and interests they might enjoy!

Author–illustrator Susann Hoffmann has included a range of careers and jobs that all toddlers and preschool kids will delight in. Her simple language and inclusive artwork will make I Can Be Anything! a firm favourite with both little and big readers.

Make bath time a splash with this water-friendly soft book that folds open, revealing sea-themed graphics. The design also includes five tethered-on arctic creatures-walrus, penguin, whale, narwhal, and seal. A pocket allows for stashing creatures away for peek-a-boo fun. When playtime's over, squeeze out excess water and hang to dry.

Machine washer and dryer safe.

Suitable for ages: 6 months+

Product is constructed from: Polyester Fiber.

Features:

Features:

• Hardback book.
• Made from 100% paper board.
• Wipe clean only.

From the bestselling creator of Down the Road, Little Bee comes a beautiful exploration of the dinosaurs that roamed the land now called Australia.

Millions of years before you and me,
living in wetlands and by the sea,
lurking in lakes and green forest floors,
Australia was home to DINOSAURS!

Journey back in time to the Cretaceous period and meet the dinosaurs that roamed Australia millions of years ago

About the Author

Sarah Jane Lightfoot is an experienced textile graphic designer with over 12 years of children's wear design experience. She is also a freelance illustrator and workshop instructor, facilitating workshops for the NGV, Work-Shop Melbourne and Creative Space.

Sarah Jane specialises in watercolour and botanical illustrations and lives in Melbourne. This is her first children's book.

All aboard the Number Train in this lift-the-flap rhyming counting book with six spinning wheels!

Count from one to ten in this vibrant lift-the-flap concertina book! Who is munching on a snack? Who is taking a quick nap? And who’s that making lots of noise? Find out in this train-shaped gift book, from the creative duo behind Alphabet Street and Christmas Street.

Learn the numbers, lift the flaps, enjoy the rhyming text and animal scenes inside each carriage before flipping the book to play the fun counting game on the reverse. Then push the train-shaped book along on its six moving wheels!

With bright, cheerful artwork from Ingela P Arrhenius, illustrator of the bestselling Felt Flaps and Peekaboo series, and a clever rhyming text from Jonathan Emmett.

Scan the Stories Aloud QR code on the back cover to read along with the story!