Book List – Retail Pricing
- ABC for Everyday$4.99A great A4 activity book which supports and encourages families to include every day play, both structured and unstructured, into their child’s daily routine. The literacy and numeracy activities in this activity book encourage creativity, imagination, physical and emotional wellbeing and environmental awareness for children 3 plus years in a fun and engaging way.
- Baby Dance$9.99A delightful rhythm and rhyme story that follows four Australian baby animals who spend their day frolicking, dancing, playing and singing together.
- Busy Little Creatures (paperback)$12.99An engaging book full of busy little creatures sure to delight and fascinate both children and adults. A fun way to explore movement, colours, patterns, sizes and numbers whilst supporting your child’s learning and encouraging outdoor play and adventure.
- Busy Little Creatures (hardback)$15.99An engaging book full of busy little creatures sure to delight and fascinate both children and adults. A fun way to explore movement, colours, patterns, sizes and numbers whilst supporting your child’s learning and encouraging outdoor play and adventure.
- Busy Little Creatures A4 Activity Book$4.99A fun A4 book bursting with activities including colouring in, cutting and pasting, making your own butterfly wings, matching game and Millipedes and Ladders board game. Developed to accompany Busy Little Creatures picture book. The activities in this book help support children’s foundational literacy and numeracy development. All activities can be done in and around the house and out and about.
- Busy Little Creatures Matching Game$4.99A memory game which supports early learning. Face all cards down to start. Take turns turning two cards face up and see if the pictures match. If they match, remove them and continue to turn two cards over for more matching. If they don’t match, turn them face down and keep on playing.
8 x double sided matching cards
Size: 10.5cm x 7.5cm landscape
- Everyday Play - STEM Inspiration for Families$4.99
What is STEM? Introducing children to Science, Technology, Engineering andMaths. In this activity book are play based STEM ideas and activities to createand explore with your child.
A great A4 activity book full of ideas which support and encourage families to includeevery day play, both structured and unstructured, into their child’s daily routine.
- Fancy Pants$16.99The Outback Dance is drawing near and the animals are excited to show off their dazzling outfits. But poor Dingo has nothing to wear! With the help of his friends, and a little imagination, Dingo finds a fancy solution to his dilemma. Emerging author Kelly has written a heart-warming story about resilience and friendship that is sure to become an all-time family favourite. Amanda has created stunning pictures which not only capture the Australian outback but our unique animals in a very endearing and often dazzling manner. A great, fun picture book to share with children of all ages.
- Food, Me and ABC (paperback)$16.99A new picture book specifically developed and designed by the team at Raising Literacy Australia to support food literacy for young children and their families. Food, Me & ABC is bursting with every day foods, colours and the alphabet.
- Food, Me and ABC (hardback)$19.99A new picture book specifically developed and designed by the team at Raising Literacy Australia to support food literacy for young children and their families. Food, Me & ABC is bursting with every day foods, colours and the alphabet.
- Garden Stew (paperback)$16.99Join Quokkas, Tattie and Tiny Spud as they head outside for lots of fun.
A pot, some sticks and petals too, it’s time to make garden stew!
Reminiscent of making mud pies in the backyard.
- Garden Stew (hardback)$21.99Join Quokkas, Tattie and Tiny Spud as they head outside for lots of fun.
A pot, some sticks and petals too, it’s time to make garden stew!
Reminiscent of making mud pies in the backyard.
- Hush Say the Stars (paperback)$16.99All is quiet, all is still as the first stars appear in the evening sky. As night closes in, the farm settles down with all the animals, big and small, knowing that now is the time to snuggle into their warm cosy beds.
Hush say the Stars, it’s time to be still. The gentle cows gather on the side of the hill. Time for sleep.
Beautifully written by Margaret Spurling with superb illustrations by Mandy Foot. A joy to read with your children right from the start.
Artwork created on Fabriano watercolour paper with water soluble graphite pencils, chalk pastel pencils, watercolour and gouache.
- Hush Say the Stars (hardback)$21.99All is quiet, all is still as the first stars appear in the evening sky. As night closes in, the farm settles down with all the animals, big and small, knowing that now is the time to snuggle into their warm cosy beds.
Hush say the Stars, it’s time to be still. The gentle cows gather on the side of the hill. Time for sleep.
Beautifully written by Margaret Spurling with superb illustrations by Mandy Foot. A joy to read with your children right from the start.
Artwork created on Fabriano watercolour paper with water soluble graphite pencils, chalk pastel pencils, watercolour and gouache.
- I Spy Food (hardback)$16.99Peer through the magnifying glass with your child to identify the five food groups as they grow, ripen, graze, forage and are harvested with our food friends Penny Pear, Casper Carrot, Annie Apple, Eric Egg, Chester Cheese and Betty Bread.
Use this book to talk with children about where food comes from. For example apples and pears grow on trees, carrots and potatoes grow under-ground, while milk comes from certain animals.
A fun way to explore your world together.
Collages – created with paper and colour pencil. Photos from iStock by Getty Images.
- I Spy Food – Let’s cook with friends Casper, Annie, Eric, Chester and Betty4.99A companion A4 Activity book to I Spy Food picture book. Easy to follow recipes that are perfect for the whole family. A great guide to help families understand foods important for growing bodies and minds.
- I Spy Food (paperback)$13.99Peer through the magnifying glass with your child to identify the five food groups as they grow, ripen, graze, forage and are harvested with our food friends Penny Pear, Casper Carrot, Annie Apple, Eric Egg, Chester Cheese and Betty Bread.
Use this book to talk with children about where food comes from. For example apples and pears grow on trees, carrots and potatoes grow under-ground, while milk comes from certain animals.
A fun way to explore your world together.
Collages – created with paper and colour pencil. Photos from iStock by Getty Images.
- I Spy Food Puzzle4.99Toddler’s first puzzle, perfect for little hands. A4 with 6 push out puzzle pieces, introducing colours, shapes and numbers.
- It’s Bed Time Picture Book and Lullaby CD$4.99A beautifully illustrated picture book featuring eight new and traditional lullabies, a range of helpful bed time tips as well as recommended bed time reading list. A CD is also included and features a gentle composition of lullabies and readings by authors Phil Cummings, Katrina Germein and Susan Betts.
- It’s Rhyme Time Booklet and DVD$7.99It’s Rhyme Time celebrated its 10th birthday in 2017 and to celebrate it had a makeover with a new look but still retaining all the old favourite nursery rhymes. The DVD has 2 ½ hours of songs, role modelling and storytelling. The DVD is divided into 3 age brackets; baby, toddler and preschool. The DVD also includes Auslan signing for hearing impaired children and adults.
- Jump and Shout (paperback)$16.99We’re going out! … Jump and shout…. clap and cheer on this rollicking adventure with a lively family. Join them as they swing, skip and tumble through the neighbourhood on a joyful day out. A fun rhyming story full of actions, sounds and movement. Are you ready? … Let’s go!
- Jump and Shout (hardback)$21.99We’re going out! … Jump and shout…. clap and cheer on this rollicking adventure with a lively family. Join them as they swing, skip and tumble through the neighbourhood on a joyful day out. A fun rhyming story full of actions, sounds and movement. Are you ready? … Let’s go!
- Let’s Go Strolling (paperback)$16.99A delightful story with simple rhythm which centres on a family spending the day together out and about. Strolling to the park they say hello to a neighbour, marvel at the orange bus, wave to a rubbish truck and point to the ducks waddling by. Look outside. See the Sun. Let’s go now, have some fun. Puppy dog, butterfly. Aeroplane, cloudy sky. A story that focuses on everyday experiences and surroundings providing lots of opportunity for talk between parent and child.
- Let’s Go Strolling (hardback)$16.99A delightful story with simple rhythm which centres on a family spending the day together out and about. Strolling to the park they say hello to a neighbour, marvel at the orange bus, wave to a rubbish truck and point to the ducks waddling by. Look outside. See the Sun. Let’s go now, have some fun. Puppy dog, butterfly. Aeroplane, cloudy sky. A story that focuses on everyday experiences and surroundings providing lots of opportunity for talk between parent and child.
- Let’s Play$9.99Let’s Play is simple rhyming story that celebrates the joy of play time. ‘Sing with me, sing with me. Let’s make up the words. Let’s sing to the sky. Let’s sing to the birds!’ With beautiful illustrations throughout and delightful rhyming text, this book is sure to become a favourite with families.
- Little Chicken Chickabee (paperback)$16.99Finally, the day has arrived! Four beautiful eggs hatch and four delightfully fluffy chickens emerge. One little chicken quickly realises she’s different, but not sure why. In a quest to find answers and hopefully a friend, she sets off to explore the farm. Danny Snell’s illustrations are superb… with the use of acrylic paint, pencil and collage on card he has endearingly and perfectly captured the farm yard scenery, the animals and all of Little Chicken Chickabee’s conflicting emotions.
- Little Chicken Chickabee (hardback)$21.99Finally, the day has arrived! Four beautiful eggs hatch and four delightfully fluffy chickens emerge. One little chicken quickly realises she’s different, but not sure why. In a quest to find answers and hopefully a friend, she sets off to explore the farm. Danny Snell’s illustrations are superb… with the use of acrylic paint, pencil and collage on card he has endearingly and perfectly captured the farm yard scenery, the animals and all of Little Chicken Chickabee’s conflicting emotions.
- Lullabies for Bed Time (paperback)$14.99Beautifully written and illustrated lullabies to share day and night whilst cuddling with your baby. Featuring a mix of well-loved and delightfully new rhymes written by Australian emerging and award winning writers. A delightful collection designed to help families establish that all important bed time routine.
- Look, Baby! (paperback)$16.99Look, Baby! is perfect for parents to introduce and talk about the world with their baby. The clever cut-out design helps parents show their child how to look around them at all the different and exciting things there are to see. Work together to spot all the fun hidden items throughout the book.
- Look, Baby! (hardback)$21.99Look, Baby! is perfect for parents to introduce and talk about the world with their baby. The clever cut-out design helps parents show their child how to look around them at all the different and exciting things there are to see. Work together to spot all the fun hidden items throughout the book.
- Lullabies for Bed Time (hardback)$19.99Beautifully written and illustrated lullabies to share day and night whilst cuddling with your baby. Featuring a mix of well-loved and delightfully new rhymes written by Australian emerging and award winning writers. A delightful collection designed to help families establish that all important bed time routine.
- Millipedes and Ladders Board Game$7.99Numbers, patterns, shapes, sorting, measuring and matching. Maths and numeracy are everywhere, and young children will learn to count and identify shapesvery early, and long before they learn to read. The object of the game is to navigate one’s insect counter, according to dice roll, from the Start circle to the Finish circle, helped or hindered by millipedes and ladders respectively. The first person to reach ‘FINISH’ wins.
- Molly Moores Has A House Like Yours (paperback)$16.99Molly Moores Has A House Like Yours is a story filled with imagination. The story follows a little girl, Molly, whose house is filled with unexpected adventure. The book encourages young readers to think creatively, use their imagination and to wonder. The story uses rhyme and an element of surprise, coupled with detailed, fantastical illustrations, to capture its audience. Molly Moores Has A House Like Yours uses a variety of rare words and lends to rich conversations around what makes a home, moving house, diversity of homes and different cultures all from a child’s perspective.
- Molly Moores Has A House Like Yours (hardback)$21.99Molly Moores Has A House Like Yours is a story filled with imagination. The story follows a little girl, Molly, whose house is filled with unexpected adventure. The book encourages young readers to think creatively, use their imagination and to wonder. The story uses rhyme and an element of surprise, coupled with detailed, fantastical illustrations, to capture its audience. Molly Moores Has A House Like Yours uses a variety of rare words and lends to rich conversations around what makes a home, moving house, diversity of homes and different cultures all from a child’s perspective.
- My Everyday Shapes$9.99A very simple black and white board book for families to share with their baby right from the start. The next in the black and white series My Every Day Shapes is a companion book to My First Shapes. This board book helps families to introduce every day shapes that then become every day objects… a sun, a moon, a leaf, a kite and night time stars, plus an extra special day and night scene.
- My First Coloured Shapes$9.99My First Coloured Shapes simple patterns in bold colours helps to introduce toddlers to colours, shapes and numbers in a fun and easy way. A great follow up book to our black and white board book. My First Coloured Shapes board book is for parents and young children to share together.
- My First Shapes$9.99A very simple black and white board book for families to share with their baby right from the start. My First Shapes explores simple shapes, sizes and distances. The reaction by babies to this board book is immediate; they are totally mesmerised by the simple and high contrast black and white images. A great way to introduce the routine of picture and board books to children right from the start.
- My Food Shapes$9.99A very simple black and white board book for families to share with their baby right from the start. The third book in the black and white series My Food Shapes is a companion book to My First Shapes and My Every Day Shapes. My Food Shapes takes the next step and helps families to introduce every day foods – watermelon, bread, cheese, pumpkin and egg.
- My Mini Meals$9.99A set of 5 mini lift-and-flap picture books which come in their very own carry bag. The 5 books represent 5 children and their meals over the course of a day. Each child’s day of meals is different with a surprise behind every lift-the-flap.
- My Teeth (paperback)$16.99This cleverly written and superbly illustrated non-fiction picture is designed to help children understand their teeth, why they are important and how to care for them. Full of fun facts wrapped around animal, insect and human teeth.
Did you know a Tyrannosaurus Rex had sixty teeth. I have twenty teeth. When I am big I will have thirty two teeth.
- My Teeth (hardback)$21.99This cleverly written and superbly illustrated non-fiction picture is designed to help children understand their teeth, why they are important and how to care for them. Full of fun facts wrapped around animal, insect and human teeth.
Did you know a Tyrannosaurus Rex had sixty teeth. I have twenty teeth. When I am big I will have thirty two teeth.
- Nursery Rhymes for Everyday Booklet and CD$7.99Babies and children love music; by singing gentle rhymes we slow down our speech allowing babies and children to hear each part of a word and become aware of different sounds. Modern and contemporary songs will be a part of a child’s life however, research shows traditional songs and rhymes are also essential for children’s word range, vocabulary and language skills.
- Once Upon My Legs (paperback)$16.99A gentle rhyming story that follows four babies as they explore their world around them.
Once upon my blanket, my legs waved in the air. Bending, wiggling, waggling, not going anywhere. Once upon my bottom, my legs stayed on the floor. Unless I toppled backways, then they … waved around some more!
- Once Upon My Legs (hardback)$21.99A gentle rhyming story that follows four babies as they explore their world around them.
Once upon my blanket, my legs waved in the air. Bending, wiggling, waggling, not going anywhere. Once upon my bottom, my legs stayed on the floor. Unless I toppled backways, then they … waved around some more!
- Peak-a-boo Cards$4.99Peek-a-boo is an old time favourite, but do you know that it is a significant part of a baby’s development? By providing families with a set of peek-a-boo cards, you will be supporting parents and families to engage in quality interactions, strengthen attachment and have fun. However, with every game they will also:
• Stimulate their baby’s brain development and senses
• Encourage visual tracking
• Build social development
• Provide exposure of new words and language skills
• Introduce numeracy concepts.
- Play Ideas for Everyday Activity Book and CD$4.99An A4 activity book full of fun ideas for toddlers and families to do together…from building a boat out of cardboard to exploring the garden for your favourite insects, to playing Simon Says. A great resource to help young children to learn through every day play activities.
- Shoo You Crocodile (paperback)$16.99Shoo You Crocodile! is a fun, raucous tale for imaginative young readers and small, brave adventurers. The story offers space for discussion around play, real and imagined stories and families can use the book to play their own make-believe monster games and learn about rhyming words. The book also teaches young readers about working together, being brave, facing challenges and problem solving.
- Shoo You Crocodile (hardback)$21.99Shoo You Crocodile! is a fun, raucous tale for imaginative young readers and small, brave adventurers. The story offers space for discussion around play, real and imagined stories and families can use the book to play their own make-believe monster games and learn about rhyming words. The book also teaches young readers about working together, being brave, facing challenges and problem solving.
- Sing With Me (buggy book)$9.99A nursery rhyme buggy board book
A take anywhere black & white Sing with Me nursery rhyme buggy book. A perfect first book for baby and family to share together at the supermarket, in the car, at the park or whilst taking a stroll in the pram.
Newborns can clearly focus on strong contrasting colours and shapes. Introducing black and white board books supports families to develop an all-important book routine with their baby right from the start.
- STEM Inspiration for Families$4.99What is STEM? Introducing children to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. In this activity book you will find play based STEM ideas and activities to create and explore with your child. This booklet has lots of activity templates to use and do. A must Activity book for all 3, 4 and 5 year olds.
- The Hip Hop Barn (paperback)$16.99Phil Cummings has written a hilarious rollicking story that follows cheeky farmyard animals and their antics when the farmer goes to bed.
The farmer was tired at the end of the day, so he went to bed and snored away. But not the animals, they took a chance, to have some fun, to have a dance. The cows kicked their hooves in time. Clickety clack clickety clack. The sheep danced in a crooked line. Tippety tap tippety tap. The chicken’s feathers tickled the crowd. Flippety flap flippety flap. The ducks were wild, the ducks were loud. QUACKETY QUACK QUACKETY QUACK!
- The Hip Hop Barn (hardback)$21.99Phil Cummings has written a hilarious rollicking story that follows cheeky farmyard animals and their antics when the farmer goes to bed.
The farmer was tired at the end of the day, so he went to bed and snored away. But not the animals, they took a chance, to have some fun, to have a dance. The cows kicked their hooves in time. Clickety clack clickety clack. The sheep danced in a crooked line. Tippety tap tippety tap. The chicken’s feathers tickled the crowd. Flippety flap flippety flap. The ducks were wild, the ducks were loud. QUACKETY QUACK QUACKETY QUACK!
- Tummy Time Cards (A4 popout)$4.99New born babies can see clearly but they have a very short focal distance, limited to approximately 25 centimetres. Until they are about 6 months of age, babies respond best to high contrast geometric shapes, typically black and white images but also to bold colour such as red as well. Babies tend to follow the edge of shapes, where the contrast is greatest, rather than focusing on the centre of a shape or the background colour behind it. Tummy Time is important for a baby’s physical development and Tummy Time cards are a great tool to use as the baby will focus on what is in front of them.
- Tummy Time Cards (set of 4)$4.99New born babies can see clearly but they have a very short focal distance, limited to approximately 25 centimetres. Until they are about 6 months of age, babies respond best to high contrast geometric shapes, typically black and white images but also to bold colour such as red as well. Babies tend to follow the edge of shapes, where the contrast is greatest, rather than focusing on the centre of a shape or the background colour behind it. Tummy Time is important for a baby’s physical development and Tummy Time cards are a great tool to use as the baby will focus on what is in front of them.
- Wilbur, Grace and Joe (paperback)$14.99A heart-warming story following the tale of Wilbur, Grace and Joe. Join Wilbur, a fun-loving family pet as he shares the joy of Grace and Joe’s first years. He worries when they fall, he rejoices with their first steps… and faithfully joins in all their adventures.
- Wilbur, Grace and Joe (hardback)$19.99A heart-warming story following the tale of Wilbur, Grace and Joe. Join Wilbur, a fun-loving family pet as he shares the joy of Grace and Joe’s first years. He worries when they fall, he rejoices with their first steps… and faithfully joins in all their adventures.
- Wilbur - Amharic, Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese and English$4.99A delightful story of a very endearing dog named Wilbur who spends his day exploring his local neighbourhood. He gets into all sorts of mischief by running through the newly raked leaves at the local shop, upsetting a family’s picnic in the park and somehow becoming entangled in the tail of a kite. The story is great fun with lots of lovely rhymes, rhythm and repetition. A perfect book for toddlers and preschoolers.
- Wilbur - Amharic, Chinese, Arabic, French and English$4.99A delightful story of a very endearing dog named Wilbur who spends his day exploring his local neighbourhood. He gets into all sorts of mischief by running through the newly raked leaves at the local shop, upsetting a family’s picnic in the park and somehow becoming entangled in the tail of a kite. The story is great fun with lots of lovely rhymes, rhythm and repetition. A perfect book for toddlers and preschoolers.
- Wilbur - Dinka, Hindi, Khmer, Nuer and English$4.99A delightful story of a very endearing dog named Wilbur who spends his day exploring his local neighbourhood. He gets into all sorts of mischief by running through the newly raked leaves at the local shop, upsetting a family’s picnic in the park and somehow becoming entangled in the tail of a kite. The story is great fun with lots of lovely rhymes, rhythm and repetition. A perfect book for toddlers and preschoolers.
- Wilbur - Somali, Tamil, Burmese, Farsi and English$4.99A delightful story of a very endearing dog named Wilbur who spends his day exploring his local neighbourhood. He gets into all sorts of mischief by running through the newly raked leaves at the local shop, upsetting a family’s picnic in the park and somehow becoming entangled in the tail of a kite. The story is great fun with lots of lovely rhymes, rhythm and repetition. A perfect book for toddlers and preschoolers.
- Your Baby’s First Years and Nursery Rhyme CD$2.99This booklet has been designed by the Raising Literacy team to help families understand the importance of reading, singing, playing and talking with their child right from the start. International and national research continues to support that how families engage with their child has significant and long lasting impact on the development and growth of their child’s brain.
- Your Family Favourites Cookbook$9.99This cookbook accompanies the My Mini Meals picture books. Each meal in the mini picture books can be found in Your Family’s Favourite Cookbook with its very own recipe and step by step cooking instructions. All recipes have been carefully selected with the help and guidance of the South Australian Health department to support families in preparing healthy and yummy every day meals.