Happy New Year to you and your family! We hope you had a fantastic festive season with lots of opportunities to share books, songs and play over the holiday period.
This month we are focusing on the theme of 'New Experiences'.
There are many families that will have children entering a new learning phase at preschool/kindy or primary school this year, so we have selected three books that introduce the concept of learning, school and being in a new environment.
These books are great resources for starting a conversation with young children about what to expect and may help address potential concerns or questions associated with this exciting and possibly daunting new experience.
January Featured Books
This beautiful alphabet book features vintage inspired illustrations of exotic and common animals that can help young children to start recognising the letters that make up the alphabet. This book would make a lovely gift for babies as it is the type of book that would be treasured for its simplicity and beauty, but also re-read as children get older to assist with learning letter and word concepts.
Title: Animal ABC
Author/Illustrator: Allen & Unwin
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781743317693
Type: Hardcover
Join Grug on a new adventure as he learns about going to school.
At first he is cautious of exploring the small school near his house but soon discovers a classroom full of little chairs, pencils, blackboards and books. It looks like a fun and inviting place! When the bell rings, Grug heads for home...to finish his homework!
Title: Grug Goes to School
Author/Illustrator: Ted Prior
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780731813933
Type: Paperback
In this gorgeous book, Jane Godwin and Anna Walker share a story about five young children experiencing school for the first time. There are lots of names to learn, snacks to eat, a new playground to explore, classroom rules and lots of different things to get used to. And when home time arrives, the five children share their favourite parts of the day with their parents and get ready to do it all over again tomorrow!
Title: Starting School
Author/Illustrator: Jane Godwin & Anna Walker
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780670076765
Type: Hardback
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