Research shows that reading to children from an early age creates a safe and stimulating environment that fosters language, thinking and literacy development - both at home and in the classroom.
Parents and families are a child's first teachers and the suggested booklist below will help parents establish a life-long love of reading in their children.
Encourage this love of learning by reading aloud to your child from the earliest age. Make reading together a special time and you'll establish a pattern for the rest of their life. You'll also be giving them a flying start.
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Allen, Pamela | Who sank the boat |
| dePaola, Tomie | Tomie's Baa Baa black sheep and other rhymes |
| Gublis, Stephen | Old MacDonald had a barn |
| Machin, Sue & Vivas, Julie | I went walking |
| Martin Jr, Bill & Carle, Eric | Brown bear, brown bear what do you see? |
| McDonnell, Flora | ABC |
| Priddy, Roger | Fuzzy bee and friends |
| Rowe, Jeannette | Whose tail? |
| Watt, Fiona & Wells, Rachel | That's not my teddy |
| Wild, Margaret | Kiss kiss |
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Alborough, Jez | Hug |
| Allen, Pamela | Shhh! Little mouse |
| Campbell, Rod | Dear zoo |
| Cousins, Lucy | Maisy's bedtime |
| Crebbin, June & McEwen, Katharine | Cows in the kitchen |
| Fox, Mem | Where is the green sheep? |
| Garland, Sarah | Going shopping |
| Hill, Eric | Spot goes on holiday |
| MacKinnon, Debbie | All about me |
| Newcome, Zita | Toddlerobics animal fun |
| Rowe, Jeannette | YoYo goes to the beach |
| Wild, Margaret | Baby bird's blankie |
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Allen, Pamela | Bertie and the bear |
| Carle, Eric | The very hungry caterpillar |
| Dale, Penny | Ten in the bed |
| Dan, Penny | The wheels on the bus |
| Faulkner, Keith & Lambert, Jonathan | The wide-mouthed frog |
| Fox, Mem | Boo to a goose |
| Fox, Mem & Dyer, Jane | Time for bed |
| French, Jackie | Baby wombat's week |
| Gardiner, Lindsey | Here come Poppy and Max |
| Hutchins, Pat | Rosie's walk |
| Jorgensen, Gail & Mullins, Patricia | Crocodile boat |
| Lloyd, Sam | What colour are your knickers |
| Miller, Virginia | On your potty! |
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Alborough, Jez | Where's my teddy? |
| Allen, Pamela | Belinda |
| Cousins, Lucy | Za-za's baby brother |
| Dodd, Lynley | Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy |
| Dr Seuss | The cat in the hat |
| Fox, Mem | Possum magic |
| French, Jackie | Wombat diary |
| Gilderdale, Betty & Alan | The little yellow digger |
| Graham, Bob | Let's get a pup! |
| Oliver, Narelle | Baby Bilby where do you sleep? |
| Parish, Steve | Early learning big book of Australian nature |
| Rosen, Michael & Oxenbury, Helen | We're going on a bear hunt |
| Sendak, Maurice | Where the wild things are |
| Waddell, Martin & Benson, Patrick | Owl babies |
| Wild, Margaret | Big red hen and the little lost egg |
This page was last reviewed on 04 Jul 2011
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