CBCA (Tas Branch) member Jenni Connors shares some of her favourite books for young readers…
Known to my young friends as ‘Jenni, the Book Lady’, I thrust a book into little hands from infancy. The following list represents some titles from recent years that have found favour both with me and with children. The list begins with titles suitable to share with babies, through to those with a story for four and five year olds.
Kissed by the Moon, Alison Lester (Viking, 2013)
How I Love You, Anna Pignataro (Scholastic, 2014)
Let’s Go to Sleep, Margaret Wild & Michelle Dawson (Working Title Press, 2013)
B is for Bedtime, Margaret Hamilton & Anna Pignataro (Little Hare, 2014)
A Feast for Wombat, Sally Morgan & Tania Erzinger (Omnibus Books, 2014)
This Little Piggy Went Singing, Margaret Wild & Deborah Niland (Allen & Unwin, 2014)
Hurry Up Alfie, Anna Walker (Scholastic, 2014)
Snail and Turtle are Friends, Stephen Michael King (Scholastic, 2014)
Noni the Pony goes to the Beach, Alison Lester (Allen & Unwin, 2014)
My Dog Bigsy, Alison Lester (Viking, 2015)
The Very Noisy Bear, Nick Bland (Scholastic, 2015)
The Man with Messy Hair, Pamela Allen (Viking, 2015)
Peggy, Anna Walker (Scholastic, 2013)Too Many Elephants in This House, Ursula Dubosarsky & Andrew Joyner (Viking, 2012)
Banjo and Ruby Red, Libby Gleeson & Freya Blackwood (Little Hare, 2013)
Good Dog Hank, Jackie French & Nina Rycroft (Angus & Roberston/Harper Collins, 2014)