Books to suit different needs
Sharing books together can have many benefits - helping concentration, coordination, language development, interaction and communication skills, for example. Best of all, it is great fun, and can be enjoyed by every parent and child! The books selected for the Bookstart packs are carefully chosen for their wide appeal. However, you may feel that your child has needs which might make other types of book particularly suitable in the early years. This booklist aims to give you a few ideas.
Sharing books together can have many benefits - helping concentration, coordination, language development, interaction and communication skills, for example. Best of all, it is great fun, and can be enjoyed by every parent and child! The books selected for the Bookstart packs are carefully chosen for their wide appeal. However, you may feel that your child has needs which might make other types of book particularly suitable in the early years. This booklist aims to give you a few ideas.
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Where's Spot?
Eric Hill
This is a great picture book about the adorable Spot the dog.
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Hug
Jez Alborough
Fall in love with a small monkey called Bobo who wants to be hugged.
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Where is Maisy's Panda?
Lucy Cousins
With bold, eye-catching primary colours (which are easy for the eye to focus on), simple rhymes and repetition, and a series of flaps to lift, this book should appeal to any or all of the senses. Read about Where is Maisy's Panda? -
First Cot Book
Andy Everitt-Stewart
Small but perfectly formed, this is a great first book for your baby's cot.
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Bathtime peekaboo!
Dorling Kindersley
A colourful, waterproof, touch and feel, lift-the-flap book designed to help develop sensory, thinking and memory skills.
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The Mulberry Bush
Annie Kubler
A large-format picture book with strong pages and peep-through holes
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Sign About: Meal Time
Anthony Lewis
A great introduction to simple signs.
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Buggy Buddies: Pets
Jo Lodge
Features soft textured animals to 'stroke' and the high-contrast patterns and faces are proven to attract young eyes.
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt...
Michael Rosen
A great audio-visual pack which comprises a book and a CD. With fun actions and repetitive rhyming text.
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Twinkly Night
Helen Stephens
This book has holographic foil that twinkles like the stars, and a rhyming text which describes the familiar aspects of a baby's life.
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Baby Boo!
Templar
Fun, rhyming text, bright colours and bold patterns on a sturdy board book.
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Mouse
Fiona Watt
Plenty for children to explore as they undertake a tactile trail to reunite Minnie the Mouse with her friend.
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Dart and Dive
Hannah Wood
Babies will love blowing and watching the mobiles in these beautiful concertina books.
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