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Rhythm and rhyme!

Memorable books with bouncy rhymes, a strong beat, songs or nonsense words to support language development.
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⁠These lyrical, inclusive books for babies and toddlers aged 1 to 3 include diverse casts of characters that reflect a range of ethnicities and disabilities.

1+years

Down by the Station

Illustrators: Annie Kubler and Sarah Dellow

A sweet, inclusive nursery rhyme about transport featuring a diverse group of characters. Bright colours and joy emanate from every page!

Diverse cast
Disabled representation
Black representation
East and Southeast Asian representation
Mixed-heritage representation

Down by the Station - Cover

1+years

Row Row Row Your Boat

Illustrator: Annie Kubler and Sarah Dellow

A sweet, inclusive nursery rhyme featuring an array of characters. Bright colours and happiness emanate from every page!

Black representation
East and Southeast Asian representation
Black/brown representation
Diverse cast

Row Row Row Your Boat - Cover

1+years

Five Little Ducks: First Book of Nursery Games

Illustrator: Ailie Busby

A riotous anthology of favourites, with an extremely cute and inclusive cast of toddlers and babies having the best time.

Black representation
South Asian representation
Black/brown representation
Disabled representation
Diverse cast

2+years

1, 2, 3 Do the Dinosaur

Author: Michelle RobinsonIllustrator: Rosalind Beardshaw

Follow toddler Tom as he teaches you and all his friends exactly how to be a dinosaur!

Black/brown representation

1+years

Baby Rhyme Time: Pat-A-Cake

Illustrators: Annie Kubler and Sarah Dellow

Revisit a delightful classical rhyme that has been enhanced through charming and inclusive illustrations!

Black representation
Diverse cast
Disabled representation

1+years

Baby Rhyme Time: Sleeping Bunnies

Illustrator: Annie Kubler

Revisit a delightful classical rhyme that has been enhanced through charming and inclusive illustrations!

Black representation
East and Southeast Asian representation
Disabled representation
Diverse cast

1+years

Baby Rhyme Time: This Little Piggy

Illustrators: Annie Kubler and Sarah Dellow

Revisit a delightful classical rhyme that has been enhanced through charming and inclusive illustrations!

Black representation
East and Southeast Asian representation
Diverse cast

5+years

Everywhere Babies

Author: Susan MeyersIllustrator: Marla Frazee

Gently rocking, soothing rhymes, with highly detailed vignettes and double-page scenes, offering a tender ode to a baby’s first year.

Black representation
East and Southeast Asian representation
Black/brown representation
LGBTQIA+ representation
Same-sex parents

1+years

Dance!

Illustrator: Carol Thompson

Boogie-woogie on the dancefloor! This cute little book will get you moving with your little one.

Black representation
Disabled representation
Black/brown representation
Diverse cast

1+years

Row, Row, Row Your Boat: First Book of Nursery Songs

Illustrator: Ailie Busby

An energetic anthology of favourites, with an extremely cute and inclusive cast of toddlers and babies having the best time.

Black representation
East and Southeast Asian representation
Muslim representation
Black/brown representation
Disabled representation

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