Bookstart Star books

Based on real children’s own voices and messages (including young disabled people), You Can! is a fabulously inclusive picture book that reminds all children that they are valued individuals with a bright future. 

Join Boris as he tries his best to look after monster baby when monster mummy takes a trip to the shops. Kids will love this book with its adorable illustrations and the brilliant addition of a stick-on monster baby.

Join Frog on a jungle journey and say hello to lots of friendly creatures along the way, in this bright, fun and interactive board book full of touch-and-feel elements, peek-through holes and easy-to-lift flaps. 

A colourful board book in which the ever-popular Elmer the Elephant praises each of his friends for their different strengths

Child’s Play continue to build on their range of truly inclusive and accessible books with this sensory gem. Off to the Beach! takes us on a tactile trip to the seaside.

An interactive board book with cut-out finger trails and sturdy flaps that encourage youngsters to explore the forest in the company of the very hungry caterpillar.

Can you help baby chick get home? A fantastic interactive board book with gorgeous illustrations of spring scenes and animals. Perfect for toddler hands. 

CBeebies presenter George Webster invites us to have fun exploring the world, working out what makes us ​‘glow’ and giving everything a go in this delightful, inclusive picture book. 

Mae gan bob un ohonon ni ein hoff bethau a’n cas bethau, a’r gallu i serennu yn ein ffyrdd arbennig ein hunain. Mae gan bawb gasgliad o gynhwysion unigryw sy’n ein gwneud ni yn ni.

A delightful story about a little boy and his amazing pet dragon. It’s a rare and perfect example of completely incidental inclusion when it comes to disability – and the themes of friendship and being yourself will appeal to every child.

An uplifting and reassuring picture book celebrating the ups and downs of a real family’s life, told in simple rhyming text, and in which one child has a rare form of disability.

One morning in a farmyard a spider begins to spin a web. All the animals try to persuade her to stop but she doesn’t answer any of them; she is too busy spinning her web.