Early Childhood

Books for Early Childhood

Book suggestions for the early childhood age of 0 to 5 years.

Book suggestions for babies

Reading 1000 stories

CONGRATULATIONS
2012 The Children's Book Council of Australia Winners

Early Childhood Book of the Year 2012

(for children in the pre-reading to early reading stages)

WINNER: The Runaway Hug: Nick Bland & Freya Blackwood

HONOUR: Come Down,Cat! by Sonya Hartnett & Lucia Masciullo

HONOUR: That's Not a Daffodil! by Elizabeth Honey

2011 The Children's Book Council of Australia Winners

Books that are suitable for baby:

Nana's Colours by Pamela Allen
Usborne Farm Cloth Cot Book by Stella Baggott
Hello Baby! by Mem Fox
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox
Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
Time for Bed by Mem Fox
Black on white by Tana Hoban (Black and white)
Red blue, yellow shoe by Tania Hoban
White on black by Tana Hoban (Black and white)
Who are they? by Tana Hoban
Yellow is my favourite colour by Judy Horacek
Peek-A Who? by Nina Laden
First Focus Cloth Cot Book by Ladybird Books
Mesmerised by Katey Love (Black and white)
When I Was a Baby by Deborah Niland
I can by Helen Oxenbury
I touch by Helen Oxenbury
Tickle tickle by Helen Oxenbury
Little Cloth Book of Colours by Roger Priddy
Night-Night Baby, a Touch and Feel book
I Went Walking by Julie Vivas
That's Not My Teddy by Fiona Watt

Reading and your Child website includes:

How reading and language skills develop
How can we make reading part of our family’s lifestyle
How to read to a baby
Ideas and resources for fun reading and literacy activities
If my child is having trouble with reading
What about parents who have trouble reading
Resources related to kids and reading

Early Words early literacy - Prepare your child from birth for reading and writing. Early Words offers resources for parents, carers and child care workers on introducing children to a love of words, and preparing them for the world of reading and writing.

AbeBooks - Children's Fiction

Picture Books of Distinction 2010

from The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art

Early Words Book suggestions for babies from birth to 5 years from a program funded by the NSW government.

2010 Book of the Year Early Childhood category from Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) :

WINNER Bear & Chook by the Sea by Lisa Shanahan (read review)

HONOUR Kip by Christina Booth

HONOUR Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House by Libby Gleeson

EARLY CHILDHOOD BOOKSTORE which contains many books suggested on this site.