Winter is here and it's time to change the seasonal books in our book basket for the toddlers and preschoolers to read and us to read out loud to ...
Recommend Book Lists for Kids
Board Books for Baby’s First Christmas
Although we love giving classic Christmas Books as a gift for your baby's first Christmas it's also good to have a few board books that you and they ...
Autumn and Leaf Books and Stories for Toddlers and Preschoolers
I am always caught by surprise each year when the leaves change colour and start to fall in the autumn. Even though I am waiting and anticipating the ...
Number and Counting Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Along with singing our counting rhymes and songs, we love to add some number books to our book basket each week to see the numbers, count the objects ...
Cool Garden Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
With Spring around the corner it's time to stock up on garden books for the toddlers and preschoolers. We love having a selection of books that we ...
Easter books for babies and toddlers
I like including a few books on our bookshelf for the different seasons and celebrations throughout the year these Easter Books for babies and ...
Fantastic Dragon Books to Read with Toddlers and Preschoolers
Dragons have always fascinated me and I think I probably encouraged my children to love the topic. There is just something so magical about the beasts ...
Books for Kids on Rocks, Fossils and Earth Science
Rocks, fossils, gems, and minerals are fascinating. If I hadn't gone on to study Marine Biology I think geology would have been my chosen science, one ...
Featured Toddler and Preschool Books for January and February
Each week on Rainy Day Mum we are sharing themed activities, crafts, and recipes for Kids based around some classic storybooks for kids. This is part ...
Lonely Planet Kids – Animal Books
As a backpacker there was always one travel guide I took with me where ever I went. I now have a shelf full of them including ones that we bought as a ...
Christmas Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Sharing stories is a great way to connect with your kids over the festive season, we host an annual Storybook Advent sharing 4 classic Christmas ...
Getting Ready for School – Starting School Books
Starting school for the first time is one of those milestones that as your child gets older become few and far between but it's also a huge leap. ...
Space Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Space the last frontier; In a galaxy far far away! It's already got your attention and it's one of the themes that captures the attention of many ...
Dinosaur Books for Your Young Paleontologist
Every year during our Storybook Summer series I have a Dinosaur week - it's one of my favourites and much like doing Dinosaur Activities and Crafts ...
Bugs and Butterfly Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Slugs and snails are what little boys are made of - if that is the case then little girls must be made of butterflies and bees. There is just ...
Ocean Books for your Budding Marine Biologists
We love anything Under the Sea - reading, writing, learning, playing and creating it's one of those themes that grips my kid's imagination and gives ...
Fun Frog Books for Preschoolers to Read and Enjoy
Ribbit.... ribbit. I can hear the song of the frogs now. These amazing creatures are always a hit with kids. Especially when they become characters in ...
Chinese New Year Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers
One of the highlights of both my children's preschooler years was the celebration of Chinese New Year and I also remember it from my own childhood. ...
Halloween Books for Toddlers
Halloween is such a fun time for toddlers. Picking out a costume for them to wear, decorating, and pretending can bring so much joy. It can also be a ...
5 Books about Love – to share with babies and toddler year round
With Valentines at the end of the week, I've been raiding our bookshelves looking for some books about love to share with the kids. I realize that we ...
Books for children about death – by Holly Webb
Some topics are hard to address with children especially young children when they have no personal experience of the situation, death and what it ...