Sharing some of what we've been reading as a family. You can also see my post from earlier in the year.

Book

I Love Me by Sally Morgan & Ambelin Kwaymulina (Fremantle Press)

This is a lovely book by mother and daughter duo Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina. It's a simple story detailing all the things the two children in the book love about themselves (curly hair, 'the way my feet splash' etc). We love the vivid illustrations and the kid loves yelling out I LOVE ME as we read along.

It's also on my Body Affirming Kids Books tag (a bit of a work in progress at the moment).

I Love Me - Fremantle Press

Acclaimed creators Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina celebrate individuality and joyous self-esteem, in bouncy, rhythmic prose and riotous colour. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK ’A beautifully written and illustrated book … about loving yourself for being you. It is a lovely book to read with small children to teach them that we should all love ourselves […]

Fremantle PressSally Morgan

E is for Echidna by Bronwyn Bancroft (Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Bronwyn Bancroft is an illustrator I've loved for a while, and so we have quite a few of her books. At the moment the kid is a bit obsessed with these board book ones, generally gravitating towards E is for Echidna specifically but she does also enjoy Bancroft's other ABC and 123 books.

E is for Echidna by Bronwyn Bancroft | Hardie Grant Publishing

E is for Echidna: Little Hare Books by Bronwyn Bancroft. Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing. Hardie Grant Publishing.

HardieGrantBronwyn Bancroft

Going On A Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxbury (Walker Books)

Talk about obsessed, between multiple library borrows, watching the animated version whenever it comes back up on the ABC Kids app, and listening to the song on repeat ("Play School Bear Hunt! No Wiggles Bear Hunt"), my kid sure does love a bear hunt.

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt | Walker Books Australia

Celebrate 35 wonderful years of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt in this gorgeous hardback edition of the much-loved family favourite. Bonus bear ears included! We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to…

Walker Books AustraliaMichael Rosen

This Baby, That Baby by Cari Best and Rashin Kheiriyeh (Penguin Random House Australia)

Absolutely delightful book about two babies who live opposite each other, and are quite different. There is an underlying rhythm that exasperated parents might relate to, without disparaging the wonder. We read this book repeated until it had to be returned.

This Baby. That Baby. by Cari Best

In this bouncy, playful picture book for very young listeners, follow two baby friends who live in facing buildings through their day--playing, singing, and napping--till they meet in the park!

Penguin Books AustraliaAuthors

Lucy's Book by Natalie Jane Prior, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini (Hachette Australia)

I actually got to look over this picture book during an internship at Hachette, and it started my love of Cheryl Orsini's illustrations. We love this story, even though the kid is probably a bit younger than the intended audience. She particularly loves looking at all the book covers. Makes me happy to see how she loves a book about books, like I do.

Lucy’s Book by Natalie Jane Prior, Cheryl Orsini - Books

LUCY’S BOOK captures that special connection between a child and their favourite book, as well as celebrating the way sharing stories can bring people together.

Hachette Childrens

Parents:

You can see what I read each month on StoryGraph.

Disclaimer: This is a way to share a few different books we've enjoyed. I am hoping to do a similar post each month. We also read a lot of the same books over and over, so I will only be sharing books I've not posted before and that we all enjoyed. But I want to be transparent, my child also likes to insist on reading the same books repeatedly. Sometimes those books are very boring. However your family reads is great.

Other recommendations I've posted for board books include my wrap ups of our favourite books for 0-3 months, 3-6 months and 6-12 months last year.