Six Of The Best Infant Books

  • Preschoolers
    Mums & Bubs
    Toddlers

Engaging stories, beautiful illustrations, rhyme, and repetition – there's no doubt that reading is a wonderful way of connecting to your little loves. These stories are among the best books for infants we've seen—and we reckon they'll be begging you to read them over and over again.

1. The Bark Book by Victoria Mackinlay

The Bark Book by Victoria Mackinlay
What little one doesn't love tales about doggies?! This picture book is the perfect pick for nature-loving kids.


A joyous celebration of dog and tree barks wrapped up in a heartwarming tale. Follow the super-cute doggie's adventures and spot the hidden tree bark on the pages.  The Bark Book is the perfect picture book for animal-lovers and nature-lovers everywhere, from rising star Victoria Mackinlay and Bluey Animation Director Beth Harvey.

2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a clever book about the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly, integrating the days of the week, numbers, and types of food.

3. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd

Hairy Maclary is the story of a black terrier and his doggy friends with funny names, who get up to a whole lot of mischief.

4. The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo
A classic tale that never gets old, The Gruffalo should be on every little one's bookshelf! 


‘What’s a Gruffalo?’ A quick-thinking mouse creates a scary creature to deter forest animals from eating him, but when the Gruffalo actually becomes real, can the mouse out-wit him too? The Gruffalo is a classic story that's universally adored.

5. Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

Kids love to lift the flaps again and again in Dear Zoo, as letter after letter is written to the zoo in search of the perfect pet.

6. Where Is The Green Sheep? by Mem Fox

Not only a fabulous book for learning opposites, but the rhyming is just delightful in Where Is The Green Sheep. 

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