Recommended Reading

Our Little Treasure's Favourite Children’s Books

Reading to your child is a great way for you to spend time together.

You are not only fostering a love of literature for the future, but you are sharing a special time where adventures and new worlds await you and your child.

Below we have listed some of our favourite books that we have used (and are currently using) with our children. They are in no particular order. As with most things, our children’s favourites change weekly, but these few seem to have withstood the test of time to return again and again.

We hope you enjoy these as much as we have. 

• Owl Babies - Written by Martin Waddell, Illustrated by Patrick Benson. Walker Books, 1994.
• Window - Written by Jeannie Baker. Red Fox, 1992.
• The Story of Rosie Dock - Written by Jeannie Baker. Random House, 1995.
• The Big Pets - Written by Lane Smith. Puffin Books, 1993.
• Where’s My Teddy - Written by Jez Alborough. Walker Books, 1994.
• Possum Magic - Written by Mem Fox, Illustrated by Julie Vivas. Omnibus Books, 1983.
• The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek - Written by Jenny Wagner, Illustrated by Ron Brooks. Puffin Books, 1982.
• John Brown, Rose and The Midnight Cat - Written by Jenny Wagner, Illustrated by Ron Brooks. Puffin Books, 1979.
• Grandpa’s Slippers - Written by Joy Watson, Illustrated by Wendy Hodder. Ashton Scholastic, 1989.
• Diary of a Wombat - Written by Jackie French, Illustrated by Bruce Whatley. Angus and Robertson, 2002.
• Cuddly Dudley - Written by Jez Alborough. Walker Books,1994.
• Why Can’t You Grow Up? - Written by Janet Matarasso, Illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain. Cambridge University Press, 1986.
• Enzo the Wonderfish - Written and Illustrated by Cathy Wilcox. Angus and Robertson, 1993.
• Just Another Ordinary Day - Written by Rod Clement. Angus and Robertson, 1995.
• The Eleventh Hour - Written by Graeme Base. Puffin Books, 1988.
• Animalia - Written by Graeme Base. Puffin Books, 1986.
• The Bear - Written by Raymond Briggs. Random House, 1994.
• Pumpkin Soup - Written by Helen Cooper. Random House, 2002.
• Alexander’s Outing - Written by Pamela Allen. Penguin, 1998.
• Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy - Written by Lynley Dodd. Puffin UK, 2005.
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Written by Eric Carle. Penguin, 2003.
• Rosie’s Walk - Written by Pat Hutchins. Red Fox, 2001.
• The Midnight Gang - Written by Margaret Wild and Illustrated by Ann James. Omnibus Press, 1996.
• Mr Archimedes' Bath - Written by Pamela Allen. HarperCollins Australia, 1991.
• Farmer Duck - Written by Martin Waddell and Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Candlewick Press, 1996.

Happy Reading!

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