Early learning, picture and activity books

Colours in the Garden: A Book of Colours by Kat Macleod

Learn shapes of all sorts as you get ready for the big day: a birthday party! Set up the room with balloons, streamers and a gold star pinata in this Kat Macleod Early Learner. Australian artist Kat Macleod brings her signature design and illustration...

Count to ten with some aquatic friends under the sea, from bright seahorses, wobbly jellyfish and many more. With new ocean critters on every page, counting is made colourful and fun in this Kat Macleod early learner. Australian artist Kat Macleod...

Explore the ABCs in a colourful journey of knobbly quince, spiky jackfruit, and more fruity favourites. This Kat Macleod Early Learner has a fruit for every letter of the alphabet, coming together to make a big, bright and beautiful fruit salad. ...

I may be a very big cat, but you won’t hear me meow. My roar can be heard from miles away. Who Am I? In Who Am I? we meet 12 endangered animals. Read each clue, then try to guess which animal is peeking through the page. From cold polar seas to tropical...

Can you guess how I am feeling? Lift each flap to find out!  The First Book of Feelings introduces five basic emotions and helps young children identify and label each emotion by observing facial expressions, body language, and how it may...

This board book is perfect for sharing with small children, who will love pressing the buttons to make the sounds you hear in a noisy jungle, from animals such as monkeys, parrots and tigers.

The enduring appeal of Rachel Wells's illustrations and the opportunity to touch a variety of textures make these books pre-school classics. Will appeal to the imagination of very young children, who will enjoy touching the different patches in this...

The enduring appeal of Rachel Wells's illustrations and the opportunity to touch a variety of textures make these books pre-school classics. Will appeal to the imagination of very young children, who will enjoy touching the different patches in this...

Each story has a sturdy track embedded in the pages which the accompanying wind-up fire engine toy can then be placed upon to follow around and bring the story to life. Three fire-engine stories with a twist! Each story has a sturdy track embedded in...

The enduring appeal of Rachel Wells's illustrations and the opportunity to touch a variety of textures make these books pre-school classics. Will appeal to the imagination of very young children, who will enjoy touching the different patches in this...

Join Poppy and Sam on their adventure at the farmer's market! Young children will love finding out what happens in this charming short story, specially written for new readers.

Did you know that a mother peacock is called a peahen and a baby peacock is called a peachick? THE MUMMY ANIMAL BOOK is an adorable and informative picture book about mummy animals and their babies that is perfect for Mother's Day, from the author of the...

Join CBCA Award-winning author/illustrator Jennifer Cossins (as praised on The Ellen Show) on an expedition through the animal kingdom in the most amazing animal counting book ever - count one to 100 and collect fascinating animal facts along the way. ...

From a hidden island base in the South Pacific, the five Tracy brothers pilot remarkable cutting-edge Thunderbird vehicles from the depths of the oceans to the highest reaches of space, all for one purpose: to help those in need. High radiation levels...

A keepsake volume of tried-and-true lullabies and rhymes to share with your baby, illustrated with images of enchanting hand-embroidered art on cloth. Science tells us that babies develop best and connect with people and the world around them when they...

This cosy, cuddly Christmas story tells how Santa makes sure he leaves the perfect gift for each child - with a little help from their favourite toys! It is Christmas Eve and Noah's toy elephant, Fanfan, has gone missing! Little does he know that Fanfan...

Learn about colours with some amazing animals and find out some fun facts along the way!

Learn to count with some amazing animals and find out some fun facts along the way!

A is for APE B is for BEAR C is for CROCODILE... ...learn the alphabet with some amazing animals and find out some fun facts along the way!

Fluffles is a picture book story based on the real-life antics and behaviours of the koalas in the outback.  A debut picture book for the series Creatures Great and Small, the story of Fluffles is based on the real-life antics and behaviours of the...

This tale of a prince, a beautiful swan princess and an evil sorcerer begins in a woodland clearing far, far away. It is Prince Siegfried's 21st birthday. He is playing games with his friends when his mother, the Queen, arrives to tell him he needs to...

A truly unique picture book about a newcomer arriving to an island inhabited by superstitious eggs. This thought-provoking story raises gentle questions about displacement, environment, xenophobia and climate refugees.  When something strange washes up...

Bursting with colour, Tiny Wonders is the story of a small child trying to bring wonder back to her town through the language of flowers, from talented Korean-Australian artist Sally Soweol Han. April thinks if her town was a colour, it would be grey...

When a new baby comes into the world, that baby becomes everything cuddly, everything kisses, everything love . . . everything possible for the parents involved. In other words, everything that matters. And the world is never quite the same again. In...

'Come on, Daddy, it's time for bed.' 'But I'm not tired,' says Daddy. How can a little girl put her daddy to bed when he doesn't want to go? In every household with children, from the moment that bedtime is announced until the light is finally switched...

The wind is raking through the falling leaves and I wish that you were here. As the seasons change, a young boy shares the magic of his garden with a special friend. From award-winning author and illustrator Briony Stewart comes a tender picture book...

Featuring characters from pat the bunny, one of the bestselling children's books of all time, this Easter-themed board book invites children to count down from five as they help Bunny hide his Easter eggs.  It's Easter morning! Bunny needs to hide five...

Learn how a seed becomes a tree with Eric Carle's classic artwork and The Very Hungry Caterpillar! In this nonfiction story, young readers explore the transformation of a seed into a tree. The miracles of nature come to life in this early-learning...

Learn how a tadpole becomes a frog with Eric Carle's classic artwork and The Very Hungry Caterpillar! In this nonfiction story, young readers explore the transformation of a tadpole into a frog. The miracles of nature come to life in this early-learning...

Learn how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly with the help of The Very Hungry Caterpillar! In this nonfiction story, young readers can explore the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly. The miracles of nature come to life in this...

Leo Lionni's Caldecott Honor-winning story about a little mouse who gathers something unusual for the long winter is celebrating its fiftieth birthday!    Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days...

Fans of cars and trucks books such as Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site can count down from ten to one as they follow busy excavators during their working day. 10 little excavators wake up with the sun. Can't wait to work-Vrooom! Now it's time for...

Sixteens pairs of opposite words are presented with wit, whimsy, and webs. Familiar opposites like day and night are presented alongside more unexpected pairs like visible and invisible, proving that there's no web these silly spiders can't spin! Young...

With a lift-the-flap on every spread, this sturdy case bound board book is the perfect way to revisit five classic nursery rhymes: "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," "Hickory Dickory Dock," "The Itsy-Bitsy Spider," and "Five...

From the creator of the critically acclaimed graphic novel Pashmina, comes a new picture book that encourages kids to be their most creative selves and to imagine all the places that their stories can take them. After spending an afternoon listening to...

A Christmas alphabet board book illustrated with classic Little Golden Book artwork - from A to Z!  A is for angels.B is for bells - especially ones that jingle.Cis for candy canes.  Celebrate Christmas from A to Z with this sturdy board book, perfect...

Tommy knows exactly what he wants to be when he grows up. But when he announces that he plans to be a pterodactyl, it turns out he's surrounded by sceptics (because what would he eat? Where would he live? How would he make money?). What's a kid with a...

In this simple poem with environmental themes, illustrated by award-winning artist Bob Staake, two young families in two very different parts of the world each plant a tree. As the trees flourish, so do the families . . . while trees all over the world...

Celebrate family and the 75th anniversary of Little Golden Books with the newest book in the ever-popular EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW series!  Have you ever wished your family were a little more . . . perfect? The brand that most represents idyllic...

Richard Scarry's What Do People Do All Day?

A perfect Christmas gift for anyone who grew up with Little Golden Books  If you are searching for wise and witty advice about getting through the hectic holiday season - while having fun at the same time - look no further than timeless Little Golden...

Soothing text and hip, colorful collage style illustrations create a nighttime story that follows a little boy and his Mama as they walk around their neighborhood looking for the moon. As the elusive moon plays peek-a-boo behind buildings and clouds, the...

If you have a monster that won’t go to bed, don’t bother asking your parents to help. They know a lot about putting kids to bed, but nothing about putting monsters to bed. It’s not their fault; they’re just not good at it. Read this book instead. It...

My dad can wrestle with giants, eat like a horse, swim like a fish ...Can yours? This is a brilliant, humorous look at fatherhood from a child's point of view, from this multi-award-winning author/illustrator.

Four different voices tell their own versions of the same walk in the park. The radically different perspectives give a fascinating depth to this simple story which explores many of the author's key themes, such as alienation, friendship and the bizarre...

For the very first time-a Leo Lionni's Friends lift-the-flap book! This new board book, about a little fish named Swimmy and his underwater friends, is inspired by Swimmy, one of Leo Lionni's bestselling books! Now kids can help Swimmy find his friends...

Little pilots can learn all about exciting airplanes and famous aviators in this high-flying Little Golden Book! Climb aboard and soar the skies with this adventure-filled look at a subject all children are fascinated by- airplanes! Full of exciting...