Age 0
EGG by Jonathan Litton and Fhiona Galloway
With an intriguing EGG shaped hole on the cover that gets smaller and smaller, this is an ‘eggs-citing Easter egg-escapade!’ for the littlest of readers.
The Wheels on the Bus
“What were the first books that your daughter enjoyed?” asked a friend of mine last week. Without doubt my daughter loved The Wheels on the Bus and Old Macdonald had a Farm, classic rhymes told in board books with holes. They are sturdy, small enough for little hands and the lovely bright, colourful illustrations provide…
Baby Touch Rhyme Book / Baby Touch Playbook
A friend asked if I could recommend some first books for her eight month old daughter and both my daughter and I loved the two Baby Touch books that we had. The books are fairly big with two rounded corners and have bold, bright, colourful pictures. A variety of textured materials are used which make…
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
If you were to ask me which picture book I would choose to take a baby from birth through to their early childhood I would definitely choose Dear Zoo. It’s a fabulous first book which is still enjoyed by my almost five year old.
First 100 Words board book by Roger Priddy
First 100 Words is a colourful, chunky, soft covered board book that is perfect for the littlest of hands. Each word has a full colour photograph on a patchwork coloured background and each double page spread is organised into a different category, for example food, colours, transport, pets.