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publishing
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Catalogue 2020
publishing
NEW RELEASE PICTURE BOOK
house of
LITTLE BOOK PRESS the publishing Hey, baby,
house of RAISING LITERACY AUSTRALIA
In 2006, Raising Literacy Australia (RLA) was established as a not-
for-profit organisation in South Australia to promote reading and
literacy development in the community. The organisation’s focus look at the...
is to develop early childhood reading programs for families and
collaborate with Australian authors and illustrators in the production
of quality books and resources.
Little Book Press, the publishing arm of RLA, was officially launched
in 2017 with a vision to produce high-quality children’s picture books,
board books and educational resources that families across the
world can connect with. sky!
Look, Baby
By Janeen Brian and Renée Treml
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6485915-0-4
Paperback 978-0-6485510-3-4
A bright ball of sun and clouds passing by.
Format: Hardback | Paperback
Age: 0 – 2 years
Pages: 32 pages + cover
Language: English
Published: Mid 2020
Hey, baby,
Dimensions(cm): 20.3cm x 20.3cm square
Foreign rights available
Description
Look, Baby is perfect for parents to introduce
and talk about the world with their baby. look at the...
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.
Author and illustrator profiles can be found @
there!
littlebookpress.com.au Bubbles swirl rainbows, into the air.
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NEW RELEASE PICTURE BOOK My Teeth
Danny Snell I have twenty teeth.
A Tyrannosaurus rex had sixty teeth.
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6485510-6-5
Paperback 978-0-6482720-9-0
Age: 4 – 8 years When I am big I will have thirty-two teeth.
Format: Hardback | Paperback
Pages: 32 pages + cover
Language: English
Published: November 2019
Dimensions(cm): 23cm x 28cm portrait
Foreign rights available
The roots of a tree help it to grow tall and strong and stop it from falling over. My teeth also have roots that hold my teeth in place.
Description Some trees have roots that grow 60 metres or more beneath the ground.
My teeth are special.
My teeth are used for eating.
My teeth help me talk.
My teeth make my smile shine.
Cleverly written and superbly illustrated, My Teeth
is a non-fiction picture book all about teeth!
My Teeth is designed to help children understand
their teeth, why they are important and how to
care for them.
The story is filled with fun illustrations and facts
about animal, insect and human teeth.
Animals have all sorts of teeth. Some animals have no teeth at all.
Author and illustrator profiles can be Giraffes have no upper front teeth. Instead they have
a hard pad which they use with their bottom teeth
and long tongue to strip leaves off trees. Most of their
found @ littlebookpress.com.au
teeth are at the back of their mouth for chewing.
The giant armadillo
has 80 - 100 teeth,
the most teeth of
any mammal.
The southern right whale filters
its food through baleen bristles.
The average garden snail
has more than 14,000 teeth.
A rabbit’s teeth keep growing
throughout its entire life.
This prevents its teeth from Echidnas use their long, sticky tongue to
being worn away by constant scoop up ants, termites, and other small
chewing and gnawing of food. grubs which they crush with hard pads
located on the roof of their mouth.
Turtles and birds used to have teeth.
But over millions of years their teeth
were replaced with beaks.
A narwahl’s horn is
actually a tooth.
One of the best ways to look after your teeth is to brush them regularly.
Toothbrushes have been used for thousands of years.
3000 BCE 600 CE 1780 1938 1954
(5000 years ago) (1,400 years ago)
Long ago, ancient The first toothbrush The first mass-produced From 1938 toothbrushes The first electric
civilisations used chew using bristles was invent- toothbrush was made were made with toothbrush was invented
sticks. People would ed in China. The bristles by Englishman, nylon bristles, just like in Switzerland in
chew one end of a stick were made from pigs’ William Addis, using the toothbrushes 1954. It was called
until it was soft, like a hair and attached to a animal hair and bone. we use today. the Broxodent.
brush, and then use it handle made from
to clean their teeth. bamboo or bone.
What sort of toothbrush do you have?
2 3
NEW RELEASE PICTURE BOOK The Hip Hop Barn
Phil Cummings and Mandy Foot
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6485510-5-8
Paperback 978-0-6482720-8-3
Age: 1 – 6 years
Format: Hardback | Paperback The cows all kicked their hooves in time.
Pages: 24 pages + gate fold + cover
Language: English
Published: November 2019
Dimensions(cm): 24cm x 27cm landscape The chicken’s feathers tickled the crowd.
Foreign rights available
Description
“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…”
Have you ever wondered what farmyard animals
get up to when the farmer goes to sleep?
The cows all kicked their hooves in time. The sheep
all danced in a crooked line. You’ll be surprised by The ducks were wild,
what you’ll find in this funny, crazy, rollicking rhyme! the ducks were loud.
Author Phil Cummings has written a hilarious story to
discover what those cheeky animals do all night long.
The Hip Hop Barn helps children learn about rhyme
and rhythm while also encouraging movement with
dancing too.
Author and illustrator profiles can be
found @ littlebookpress.com.au
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NEW RELEASE PICTURE BOOK Once Upon My Legs
Mike Dumbleton and Sarah Boese
Ben di n g, wagg l i n g, not going anywhere.
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6485510-7-2
Paperback 978-0-6485510-0-3
Age: 0 – 4 years w iggl i n g,
Format: Hardback | Paperback
Pages: 32 pages + cover
Language: English
Published: November 2019
Dimensions(cm): 23cm x 23cm square
Foreign rights available Once upon my knees,
my legs were often
s p r a w l y.
Description
Once upon my bottom, my legs stayed on the floor.
Unless I toppled backways, then they… waved
around some more!”
Once Upon My Legs is a gentle rhyming story that
follows four babies as they explore their world But I could move much faster,
like a c r e e p y - c r a w l y!
around them.
From once upon my blanket to once upon my
legs, see the children gradually find their feet.
This story celebrates the milestones of children as by holding onto anything
they grow. Parents will recognise and appreciate the that gave a helping hand.
different milestones that children go through as they
find their feet. As the children develop new capabilities,
the parents experience new challenges! But every
stage can be enjoyed and celebrated.
It’s a story that all parents and children can relate to. Once upon my feet,
The significance of different parts of the story will I really liked to stand,
change as the child progresses from lying down
to climbing and running. They will see their own
achievements reflected at each stage of the story.
Author and illustrator profiles can be
found @ littlebookpress.com.au
the pot plant on the floor. Clean clothes on the washing line.
The cat who lives next door!
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NEW RELEASE PICTURE BOOK Food, Me and ABC
Raising Literacy Australia
LOOK with ME
DISCOVERY BOOKS
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6485510-9-6
A is for apple B is for broccoli
Paperback 978-0-6485510-1-0
Age: 1 – 5 years ara
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Format: Hardback | Paperback brea
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Pages: 32 pages + cover
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Language: English avo
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Published: November 2019 bo
Dimensions(cm): 20.3cm x 20.3cm square
Foreign rights available
Description
Food, Me and ABC is more than just a book
to read! It is full of things to look at, talk about C is for carrot D is for dragon fruit
and learn about.
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Have fun exploring the different foods on every w
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page… again and again!
The book is bursting with every day foods, colours
dips
and the alphabet and a great way to talk with children couscous
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about where food comes from.
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The story is a fun way to explore your world together
and to encourage parents to talk with their little ones
about the types of food they are eating or trying for
the first time.
The story also helps families understand the foods
A B C D E
that are important for growing bodies and minds.
Families can play ‘I spy’ with foods at the supermarket, Apple Broccoli Carrot Dragon fruit Egg
cook dinner together with foods from the story, learn F G H J K L M
about healthy foods, different colours and letters of
the alphabet – Food, Me and ABC opens so many Fish Grapes Hommus ceberg lettuce Jackfruit Kidney beans Lemon Mushroom
N O P Q R S T U
doors for learning.
The book also introduces readers to foods from Nectarine Orange Peas Quince Raspberry Silverbeet Tomato Udon noodles
around the world including dragon fruit, jackfruit, V W X Y Z
Udon noodles and Ximenia.
Vegetables Water Ximenia Yoghurt Zucchini
Author and illustrator profiles can be
found @ littlebookpress.com.au
1 Zucchini
2 Nectarines
3 Carrots
4 Eggs
5 Pea pods
6 Raspberries
7 Lemons
8 Fish
9 Mushrooms
10 Tomatoes
8 9
AWARD-WINNING PICTURE BOOK Let’s Go Strolling
Katrina Germein and Danny Snell
WINNER of the Speech
Pathology Australia Book
of the Year Awards 2019
Winner
Book
of the Year
2019
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6481156-9-4
Paperback 978-0-6481156-8-7
Age: 1 – 4 years
Format: Hardback | Paperback
Pages: 32 pages + cover
Language: English
Published: November 2018
Dimensions(cm): 22.5cm x 25.2cm portrait
Foreign rights available Pack our bag. Find a hat. Strap you in. Cross the mat.
Description
A 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.
A story that focuses on everyday experiences
and surroundings, providing lots of opportunity
for talk between parent and child.
Author and illustrator profiles can be
found @ littlebookpress.com.au
Review Puppy dog, butterfly. Aeroplane, cloudy sky.
Jane Covernton – Publishing Consultant
A simple stroll becomes an adventure for a father
and child as they set off down the street and across
the road to meet up with Mum and older sister in the
park. Along the way the two of them have fun naming
all the things that they can see. Pussycat, yellow
gate. Letter box, number eight. Puppy dog, butterfly.
Aeroplane, cloudy sky. All the family home once more.
Katrina Germein’s simple rhyming text is perfectly
complemented by Danny Snell’s bold, colourful
illustrations set against lots of white space. A touch of
collage here and there adds intricacy and richness to
the otherwise uncomplicated pencil and ink drawings. Spider web, little nest. Perfect place for a rest.
A wordless, double gate fold illustration in the centre
of the book showing Mum and Dad and the two
siblings meeting up in the park, is an unexpected
delight, which provides young readers with the
opportunity to engage with the story in their own right.
In the hands of Germein and Snell, a routine walk is
transformed into a rich journey teeming with everyday
life, people and activities. Perfect for young children.
Motorbike, noisy bus. Almost home, tired us.
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AWARD-WINNING PICTURE BOOK
Hush Say the Stars Shortlisted for the Speech Shortlisted
Pathology Australia Book Book
Margaret Spurling and Mandy Foot
of the Year
of the Year Awards 2019 2017
2019
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6481156-7-0
Paperback 978-0-6481156-6-3
Age: 0 – 4 years
Format: Hardback | Paperback
Pages: 24 pages + cover
Language: English HUSH, say the stars, nod your head, nod your head.
The horse in the barn snoozes soundly in bed.
Published: November 2018
Dimensions(cm): 26cm x 22cm landscape
Foreign rights available
Description
All 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.
Author and illustrator profiles can be
found @ littlebookpress.com.au
Review
Jane Covernton – Publishing Consultant
South Australian writer, Margaret Spurling, is a
quiet achiever with two highly popular picture
Kitten is purring in her soft bed.
Dog is resting his weary head.
books to her name – the best selling Bilby Moon Time for sleep.
and the sumptuous counting book Seadragon
Sea – both illustrated by Danny Snell.
Her long awaited third book – Hush Say the
Stars is a gentle bedtime book aimed at lulling
young readers to sleep as night approaches.
Set on an undulating farm beneath a star-filled sky,
Mandy Foot’s delicate watercolour, pencil, pastel
and gouache illustrations are a perfect counterpart
to this soothing lullaby. The playful addition of a Little ones everywhere are just like you.
little rabbit that appears throughout the story and
on the enticing cover will have special appeal.
An irresistible bedtime book for young readers
aged 0-4.
Little ones everywhere are in bed too.
Time for sleep.
12 13
AWARD-WINNING BOOKS AWARD-WINNING BOOKS
Notable Book, Children’s Book Notable Book, Children’s Book
Council of Australia 2018 Shortlisted
Council of Australia 2018 Shortlisted
Book Book
Shortlisted for the Speech of the Year
2017
2018
Shortlisted for the Speech of the Year
2017
2018
Pathology Australia Book of Pathology Australia Book of
the Year Awards 2018 the Year Awards 2018
green
1 Sit,
rds
towa ars!
the st
swing…
grasshopper
one leaping
grasshopper Jump and Shout
Busy Little Creatures Mike Dumbleton and Peter Carnavas
,
Raising Literacy Australia ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6480868-1-9
Slurp
and Fiona Bowden purple
3 Age:
Paperback 978-0-6481156-3-2
1 – 4 years
ISBN: Hardcase 978-0-6481156-0-1
Format: Hardback | Paperback
Paperback 978-0-6481156-1-8 chew
Pages: 32 pages + cover
Age: 1 – 4 years rest my feet.
Language: English
Format: Hardcase | Paperback
Published: November 2017
Pages: 24 pages + cover three hovering
dragonfly dragonflies Dimensions(cm): 22cm x 29cm landscape
Language: English
Foreign rights available
Published: November 2017
Dimensions(cm): 20cm x 20cm Description
Foreign rights available Join this energetic family as they have fun outside! Curl, roll…
Description
yellow
8 This limited-text picture book is a celebration
of movement, laughter and imaginative play.
An engaging book full of busy little creatures sure It features a family enjoying the great outdoors as along the ground.
to delight and fascinate both children and adults. they walk, run, jump and shout their way to the local
A fun way to explore movement, colours, patterns, park. After a well-earned picnic, there’s more activity,
sizes and numbers whilst supporting your child’s until they reach home, then it’s time for sleepyheads
learning and encouraging outdoor play and adventure. eight to go to bed. snor e!
waggling
1 leaping grasshopper, 5 ambling ladybirds and bee bees A playful design with gorgeous illustrations from
9 marching ants. What will you discover today? Peter Carnavas that will appeal to all. Then start to…
Out and about or in this book!
Author and illustrator profiles can be found @
Busy Little Creatures is skillfully illustrated with each
littlebookpress.com.au
creature hand drawn and then collaged with many
layers of patterned paper giving texture, vibrancy
and depth to each page.
multi-coloured
10
Author and illustrator profiles can be found @
littlebookpress.com.au
Busy Little Creatures support literacy materials:
matching cards, game and activity book.
ten crawling
beetle beetles
14 15
AWARD-WINNING BOOKS AWARD-WINNING BOOKS
Notable Book, Children’s Book Notable Book, Children’s Book
Council of Australia 2018 Council of Australia 2017
First she came to a horse. ‘Neigh,’ said the horse.
‘Chickabee!’ said Little Chicken.
‘Chickens don’t say that,’ said the horse.
‘Why not?’
Horse shook his mane. ‘It’s not right, that’s why.’
sleepless nights
with Grace and Joe.
Wilbur, Grace and Joe
Phil Cummings and Amanda Graham
Little Chicken Chickabee She walked home.
Janeen Brian and Danny Snell
‘Cheep,’ said Chicken One.
‘Cheep,’ said Chicken Two.
‘Cheep,’ said Chicken Three, but Little Chicken said, ‘Chickabee!’
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6480868-2-6
Paperback 978-0-9943852-8-4 They grew teeth,
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6480868-3-3
Paperback 978-0-6480868-8-8
had funny smiles
Age: 1 – 5 years and learnt to snap
like crocodiles.
Format: Hardback | Paperback
Wilbur wasn’t scared though…
Age: 2 – 6 years
Pages: 28 pages + cover Format: Hardback | Paperback
Language: English Pages: 32 pages + cover
Published: November 2017 Language: English
Dimensions(cm): 22cm x 28cm landscape Published: November 2016 She saw an old windmill. It clanked in the wind.
Dimensions(cm): 24cm x 27cm landscape
‘Ranketty-tanketty!’ said Little Chicken and laughed.
Foreign rights available They loved the garden,
Foreign rights available
they loved to hide.
They loved the park,
Description the rocket ride.
When the twins come to live at Wilbur’s place, Description
the excitement never ends. Busy days, sleepless Finally, the day has arrived! Four beautiful eggs
nights, adventure days – the trio are always on Wherever they went, hatch and four delightfully fluffy chickens emerge.
One little chicken quickly realises she’s different, but
Wilbur would go…
the go. Off they scamper, to and fro... that’s
Wilbur, Grace and Joe. she is not sure why. In a quest to find answers, and
hopefully a friend, she sets off to explore the farm.
A heart-warming story following the tale of Wilbur,
Grace and Joe. Join Wilbur, a fun-loving family pet Author and illustrator profiles can be found @
as he shares the joy of Grace and Joe’s first years. littlebookpress.com.au Little Chicken was about to walk away when the pig said,
‘Oinketty-oo!’
‘Oinketty-oo!’ said the pig again and grinned.
He worries when they fall, he rejoices with their first
A smile spread across Little Chicken’s face.
Little Chicken’s eyes nearly popped out of her head.
‘Chickabee!’ she said.
‘Pardon?’ she said.
steps… and faithfully joins in all their adventures. Review
The pig clapped. ‘Wonderful,’ he cried.
‘Wonderful!’ agreed Little Chicken.
The Bottom Shelf
Author and illustrator profiles can be found @
littlebookpress.com.au adventure days This is a charming story about difference, resilience,
with Grace and Joe.
courage and perseverance and how these can lead
to friendships, even unexpected ones.
Beautifully illustrated by Danny Snell, this story
works on so many levels. It would be a great read
for classes early in the school year as new groups of
children come together and learn about each other
while even younger ones will enjoy joining in with
the fabulous noises like rankety tankety, sticketty-
stackety and flippety-flappity as they learn the sorts
of things that are found on a farm.
16 17AWARD-WINNING BOOKS AWARD-WINNING BOOKS
Shortlisted for the Speech Shortlisted for the Speech
Pathology Australia Book Shortlisted
Book Pathology Australia Book Shortlisted
Book
of the Year Awards 2017 of the Year
2017 of the Year Awards 2017 of the Year
2017
Baby nods, baby grins. Emu flew about and shouted, ‘Crikey! What a mess!’
She rummaged through a mound of pairs
for pants that looked the best.
Fancy Pants
Baby Dance Kelly Hibbert and Amanda Graham
Katrina Germein and Doris Chang Ready to impress, Lizard strutted like a king.
He flared his frill with one quick flick and cleared his throat to sing.
Baby hears, Baby steps, ISBN: 978-0-6480868-7-1
ISBN: 978-0-6480868-6-4 baby beat. baby feet.
Format: Paperback
Age: 0 – 2 years Age: 2 – 6 years
Format: Board book Pages: 32 pages + cover
Pages: 12 double page spreads
Language: English
Language: English
Published: November 2016 Something bothered Quokka, but she couldn’t work it out.
She scritched and scratched her bottom as she wriggled all about.
Published: November 2016
Dimensions(cm): 28cm x 23cm portrait
Dimensions(cm): 19cm x 14.5cm portrait
Foreign rights available
Foreign rights available
Description
Description
The Outback Dance is drawing near and the animals
A delightful rhythm and rhyme story that follows Lizard sang a tune while scissors snipped and needles flew.
are excited to show off their dazzling outfits. But
At last the final stitch was sewn and Dingo had pants too.
Baby sits, baby sways.
four Australian baby animals who spend their day
frolicking, dancing, playing and singing together. poor Dingo has nothing to wear! With the help of his
friends, and a little imagination, Dingo finds a fancy
Baby hears, baby beat. Baby steps, baby feet.
Baby nods, baby grins. Baby claps, baby spins. solution to his dilemma.
Its soothing beat and sleepy conclusion make it Author and illustrator profiles can be found @
a perfect bedtime book choice. But at the same littlebookpress.com.au
time, the actions and movements on every page
provide inspiration for kids to get up and move. Review
Author and illustrator profiles can be found @ Kids Book Review
littlebookpress.com.au In this fun, rollicking, rhyming tale, we meet Dingo And in his pants so fancy
and his friends, who are getting gussied up for the at the Outback Dance that night,
together with his friends ...
Review Outback Dance. They are all so excited to show off
Kids Book Review Baby sings.
their fancy pants. All except Dingo, who has nothing
The soft, curvy illustrations by Doris Chang are just but his coat to wear.
adorable, with earthy pastel browns, yellows and Resilience and friendship are key themes in this
greys. Lots of white space lets the characters shine delightful book, with its vibrant and endearing
as they spin and groove across the pages, and the illustrations and flawless rhyme. It’s a gem that’s
cheeky cockatoo is sure to give you a giggle.
sure to be read over and over again.
Baby Dance is a beautiful and versatile board book.
It will appeal to little ears ready for bed as well as little
bodies ready to shake and move.
18 19PICTURE BOOK
Garden Stew Here’s a blanket we can share,
room for Bunny, Tiger, Bear.
Carrie Gallasch and Zoë Ingram
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6481156-5-6
Paperback 978-0-6481156-4-9
Age: 1 – 5 years
Format: Hardback | Paperback
Pages: 32 pages + cover
Language: English
Published: November 2018
Pluck one petal at a time, roses, daisies, dandelion.
Dimensions(cm): 24cm x 27cm portrait
Foreign rights available
Description
Join 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.
Author and illustrator profiles can be Your turn, my turn, stir by stir,
three more things I would prefer...
found @ littlebookpress.com.au
Review
gumnuts, twigs and feathers too,
Jane Covernton – Publishing Consultant for our garden stew.
Garden Stew literally starts with a bang as two
cheeky quokka siblings raid the kitchen in search
of pots, pans, and the kitchen utensils they, need
to make a delicious garden stew. Then it’s out to
the backyard to gather ingredients.
Zoe Ingram’s riotously coloured and highly original
decorative illustrations takes this imaginative world
to another level. Employing a variety of media including
crayon, pencil, water colour on paper, collage, and
Photoshop, Ingram uses colour, patterns, design
and dynamic perspectives to focus young readers’
eyes on the rich array of objects, flowers, trees,
insects and birds that inhabit our world, and make
up our environment. Now our tums are nice and full, let’s pretend we ate it all!
The result is an utterly engrossing and engaging book
for young children.
20 21PICTURE BOOK I Spy Food
Raising Literacy Australia and Fiona Bowden
LOOK with ME
DISCOVERY BOOKS
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6482720-1-4
Paperback 978-0-6482720-2-1 2 4
1 3 5
Age: 1 – 4 years
Format: Hardback | Paperback
Pages: 28 pages + cover
growing five long carrots all in a row
Language: English
Published: November 2018
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says
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Foreign rights available Ca
broccoli eggplant
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cauli
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flowe corn ickpe
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sprouts cabbage
red lentils
Description sw
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to identify the five food groups as they grow, ripen, am
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mushrooms
red cabbage
graze, forage and are harvested with our food
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... I spy with my tich
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cucumber eyes eggplant
beans
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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- 2 5
ground, while milk comes from certain animals. 1 3 4
A fun way to explore your world together.
Author and illustrator profiles can be ripening
ripening five round apples all in a row
found @ littlebookpress.com.au
Review
Jane Covernton – Publishing Consultant Ap
ple s
ays watermelon
pawpaw bananas dra
gon fruit finger limes plum
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What fun to combine quirky collage food characters
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with photographs of the animals, trees, gardens and blueb
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peach
blackberries
kiwifruit
ram
butan
jackfruit
crops from which our five food groups come from.
mango
passionfruit
orang
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custard lemon
lychee
With more than 100 photos of vegetables, fruits,
apple
mandarin lime
star fruit ine
nectar
grains, beans, legumes and meat and dairy
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ap
Pineapple
... I spy with my fig
gr rockmelon
blueberry eyes pear
products, I Spy Food is a valuable tool to teach
children where our food comes from and what
food groups are essential for our daily diet.
Games of counting and I Spy throughout
1 broccoli
2 capsicums
the text will not only add to the enjoyment of 3
4
corncobs
red onions
... I spy with
learning but are also prompt young readers 5 pears
my eyes
to test their numeracy and literacy skills.
6 mushrooms
7 peaches
8 avocados
9 peapods
10 bananas
22 23PICTURE BOOK EDUCATIONAL & LITERACY RESOURCES
Gently Now
Lamb, Tiger,
Panda and Ted,
Are all ready
To go to bed.
Gently now,
Lay them down.
Cover them warm
Off we go,
Without a sound.
Away we creep,
Quiet as mice
To let them s l e e p .
Your Family’s Favourite
Moonlight, star bright
Moonlight,
Star bright,
Come now baby
Cookbook
Snuggle up tight.
ISBN: 978-0-9943801-9-7
Lullabies for Bed Time Age: All ages 5 Mini Meal picture books
Wriggle toes,
Format: Spiral bound cookbook Set of 5 mini picture books in their own carry bag
Authors Crinkle nose,
Time for eyes
Pages: 43 pages
To gently close. Time to sleep,
Katrina Germein, Kerry Brown, Louise Pike, Shhhh… time to sleep.
Time to count
Language: English Age: 2 – 6 years
Mike Dumbleton, Phil Cummings and Susan Betts
The woolly sheep,
1… 2… 3…
Shhhhhhhhhhh.
Published: November 2015 Format: Lift-the-flap picture book
Illustrator Dimensions(cm): 21cm x 15cm landscape Pages: 12 pages per book
Doris Chang Foreign rights available Language: English
Published: 2015
ISBN: Hardback 978-0-6480868-0-2 Description Dimensions(cm): 12cm x 12cm per book
Paperback 978-0-6481156-2-5 A great family cookbook. Each meal has been Foreign rights available
Age: 0 – 5 years carefully developed with The South Australian
Health Department to support families in
Goodnight, Garden
Format: Hardback | Paperback Think of the caterpillars curling up tight,
Under the glow of the moon’s soft light.
Think of the spiders weaving all through the night,
Spinning and threading, ‘til first daylight.
Description
Think of the snails drawing themselves in, Think of the stars sparkling with love,
preparing yummy everyday meals for the whole A set of 5 mini meal lift-the-flap picture books
Pages: 28 pages + cover
Hiding inside as the light starts to dim. Shining and flickering down from above.
family. The recipes are easy to prepare and the
Think of the butterflies closing their wings, Now snuggle down quickly, snuggle in tight
Listening as a grasshopper sings. And dream with the garden – all through the night.
which come in their very own carry bag. The 5
Language: English step-by-step instructions allow young children books represent 5 children and their meals over
Published: November 2017 to participate in the preparation of the meal. the course of a day. Each child’s day of meals is
Dimensions(cm): 28cm x 23cm portrait different with a surprise behind every lift-the-flap.
Children will have fun exploring the beautiful
Foreign rights available
illustrations which show every day foods
Description including fruit, vegetables, breads, pastas,
dairy and meats and how these foods end
Bedtime rituals for children are an important part up being a full meal.
of promoting a good night’s sleep, and what better And because your smile
ritual than sharing this beautiful book, Lullabies for
Just grows and grows
I’ll keep on tickling
Your tummy and toes. Author and illustrator profiles can be found @
Bed Time. littlebookpress.com.au
With sweet illustrations from Doris Chang and gentle Tickle Your Toes
I love your smile
prose from a variety of award-winning Australian
Which grows and grows
As I tickle your tummy
And my love will last
And tickle your toes.
authors and emerging writers, this book contains
I promise you this
I love your eyes As I tickle your toes
And ears and nose Then give you a kiss.
But it’s fun to tickle
familiar treasures and soon-to-be favourites. Your tummy and toes.
A book that takes a classic genre into the
21st century.
Author and illustrator profiles can be found @
littlebookpress.com.au
24 25BOARD BOOKS BUGGY BOOK
Series Sing With Me
Black and White Board Books Raising Literacy Australia and Fiona Bowden
Raising Literacy Australia and Fiona Bowden This buggy book has been specifically designed in
contrast black and white for babies. The book is a
It has been recognised for some time that babies perfect portable tool for parents to engage with their
respond well to high contrast black and white images. children through singing traditional nursery rhyme.
To help families on their reading journey right from
the start we have developed three black and white Sing these songs with me:
board books. We have created the books to My First Shapes • Baa Baa Black Sheep
represent everyday shapes, everyday objects A perfect first book for babies. The reaction by • Hickory Dickory Dock
and everyday foods. babies to this board book is immediate; they are • Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
totally mesmerised by the simple and high contrast
Format: Board Book black and white shapes. • Row Row Row Your Boat
Size: 14.5cm x 14.5cm square • Once I Caught A Fish Alive
Pages: 7 page double spread
Format: Buggy Book
Age: 0 – 2 years
Size: 9cm x 9cm Square
ISBN: My First Shapes
Pages: 5 page double spread
978-0-9943801-7-3 Star
Age: 0 – 2 years
My Every Day Shapes
ISBN: 978-0-6482720-0-7 Baa baa black sheep,
978-0-9943852-6-0 have you any wool?
Foreign rights available Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
My Food Shapes One for the master,
and one for the dame.
978-0-9943852-7-7
Stars
Description And one for the little boy,
who lives down the lane.
Foreign rights available A nursery rhyme buggy board book, Sing With Me,
My Every Day Shapes
will make sure families are never without a song to
Reviews A fun way for families to introduce every day shapes sing with their little ones!
Diana, mother of baby girl, Queensland that become every day objects. Circle – a sun, This is a perfect first book for babies and families to
pentagon – a house, diamond – a kite, crescent – share together at the supermarket, in the car, at the
Our daughter loves your books – they always catch
a moon, heart – a leaf, and finishing with a day–night park or while taking a stroll in the pram.
her attention, and she stares at each page intently. 12
scene using all the shapes. 11 1
We use them in the car and during tummy time, The story is filled with nursery rhyme favourites 10 2
and can’t wait to continue reading them with her including Baa Baa Black Sheep, Hickory Dickory
Hickory dickory dock,
the mouse ran up the clock,
the clock struck one, 9 3
as she grows. Dock and Once I Caught A Fish Alive. the mouse ran down,
hickory dickory dock.
8 4
Stephanie, mother of Reuben Each catchy song introduces new language and
7 5
Just to let you know our baby LOVES his new numbers through rhyme and repetitive rhythm to 6
B&W books. He’s only 8 weeks so we were Heart
help children develop language skills.
amazed at how immediately engaged he was.
Alison and baby son, Vic.
While he was only a few months old when we
purchased them, the simple bold black and white Pumpkin
pictures in My First Shapes captured his attention Row, row, row your boat,
My Food Shapes gently down the stream.
every time, so much so that we stuck them on the Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
life is but a dream.
wall next to his change table to stop him from A companion book to My First Shapes and My Every
wriggling around! He is a big 9 months old now Day Shapes. A great way for families to introduce
and the book seems to have grown with him. everyday shapes and everyday foods. Oval – an egg,
He now finds the fine details of the shapes semi-circle – a slice of watermelon, droplet – water,
enthralling and loves flipping between the pages. rectangle – a loaf of bread, triangle – a wedge of
cheese, heart – a whole pumpkin. Final page –
a complete meal.
26 27BOARD BOOKS What it is to be an Illustrator
by Danny Snell
I think all creators of children’s books strive to make
something for kids to get lost in, something that will
feed their imagination. Ron Brooks describes the
picture-book as like a kind of theatre, where a world is
Whenever I’m asked what I do for a living I’ll say, “I’m opened up there in front of the reader. So, an illustrator
*New *New an illustrator”. There’s inevitably a pause and a quizzical has to do more than just copy what they see, or copy
look* look* look and so I’ll go on to elaborate further. This usually what the text says. Your metaphorical block of stone
clarifies things, but not always. Illustrating is one of holds more than just a form, it contains a narrative.
those professions that often slips under the radar. Illustrations should be telling us something. And this
And although everyone has read a children’s book, is what both excites and terrifies me – how best to tell
we don’t often consider who or how they are created. the story? You want to be true to the text while adding
Illustrating for me always felt like a natural fit. another layer to the reading, and at times leaving
That’s not to say that I necessarily find it easy. room for the reader to add something for themselves.
But I do enjoy it. I’ve always liked drawing and Getting it just right, that golden mean, lies somewhere
making things. I tell kids that when I was little I between that initial flutter of excitement and labouring
wanted to be a pilot and fly aeroplanes. But I soon over an idea. The hard part is recognising when it’s
realised that I enjoyed drawing them more. So first just right.
and foremost, illustrating is something that I enjoy One of my favourite illustrators is Ezra Jack Keats.
Red
doing. And to be able to share that with others is I still have his book ‘Goggles’ from when I was about
just as pleasurable. 5. His use of collage and paint helped to bring to life
HIDE with me
Hide with me
Behind the chair
There’s also the excitement of what I call ‘the the gritty urban environments of his stories. It’s the
So quiet and still possibility of what could be’. That’s the feeling that freshness and ease of his images that inspires me.
you get when you first sit down to a new project
Like there’s nobody there
And that’s where I am right now – learning to free
and imagine what is possible, what you could things up, making marks in the moment and hopefully
1 red circle 2 red circles
potentially create. Like a sculptor with a block spilling some paint along the way – remembering first
of stone, imagining the form that lies within. and foremost to enjoy what I’m doing.
Purple
SPLASH with me
Splash with me
As night time draws near
Watch the bubbles float past
Then POP! disappear
7 purple diamonds
Let’s Play My First Coloured Shapes
Ali Durham Raising Literacy Australia
A simple rhyming story that celebrates the joy of play and Fiona Bowden
time. ‘Sing with me, sing with me’. Let’s make up the A sturdy board book perfect for toddlers. My First
words. Let’s sing to the sky. Let’s sing to the birds! Coloured Shapes has simple patterns in bold
ISBN: 978-0-9943801-6-6 colours, which helps to introduce toddlers to colours,
shapes and numbers in a fun and easy way. A great
Age: 0 – 2 years follow up book to our black and white board books.
Format: Board book
Pages: 7 double page spreads ISBN: 978-0-9943604-9-6 Contact:
Language: English Age: 0 – 4 years
Format: Board book Sue Hill Orders
Published: November 2014 CEO
Dimensions(cm): 19cm x 14.5cm Pages: 7 double page spread Made through Little Book Press website
Raising Literacy Australia
Foreign rights available Language: English littlebookpress.com.au
t: 61 8 8331 3095
Published: November 2015
Author and illustrator profiles can be found @ sue.hill@raisingliteracy.org.au
Dimensions(cm): 14.5cm x 14.5cm
littlebookpress.com.au
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