Bookstart babies pack for England, Northern Ireland and Scotland

For babies aged 0-12 months

Packs are distributed to babies by health visitors, usually at around 7-9 months, or via local libraries.

Full list of contents

• Canvas shoulder bag - good quality cotton with the Bookstart logo and the strap-lines 'Libraries are for everyone' and 'Babies Love Books'
• Two board books - A Red House book plus a second book from one of our 24 publisher supporters
• Red House A4 catalogue
• Babies Love Books - a guidance leaflet on sharing books, written and illustrated by Catherine and Lawrence Anholt. Also available free of charge in other languages
• Bookstart Baby Book Guide - A5 book list (download an electronic copy - PDF 1.4Mb).
• Small multi-coloured Sure Start leaflet (not Scotland)
• Placemat - A4 laminated rhyme sheet
• 'What Babies Love!' - a colourful leaflet about different things you can do to develop your baby's language skills

Bookstart babies pack book titles

• Look There's a Baby (Redhouse, 2008)
• Where, Oh Where is Baby Bear? by Debi Gliori (Orchard Books, 2001)
• Is This My Nose? by Georgie Birkett (Transworld, 2008)
• Snappy Green Croc by Jo Lodge (Orchard Books, 2007)
• Lullaby Lion by Vivian French and Alison Bartlett (Walker Books, 2003)

NB. titles may very from those listed