Bookstart Storyteller pack books
Discover more about the books in the Storyteller pack for partners.
The first four titles on the list are also included in the Toddler and Pre-schooler Family packs.
Looking through these, you might find the bits you think will be most fun for young children. When sharing them in your story sessions, the way you read them can give families ideas for enjoying them at home.
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All Aboard: Train
Author: Sebastien Braun
Publisher: Templar
Interest age: 0-2
Reading age: 5+Climb aboard a steam train for a pleasant journey through the countryside in this interactive board book.
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Zeki Goes to the Park
Author: Anna McQuinn Illustrator: Ruth Hearson
Publisher: Alanna Max
Interest age: 2-3
It’s a sunny day, so Zeki and Mummy are off to the park for a play date with Yu and her mummy. When they get to the park, Zeki and Yu ride play horses, splash in the cooling water and cavort in the sandpit – and there’s also a delicious picnic lunch in the shade. What a perfect day!
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Colours with a Ladybird
Author: Dawn Sirett Illustrator: Rachael Parfitt Hunt
Publisher: DK
Interest age: 4-5
Ladybird is on a mission to collect all the shiny rainbow boots from different animals. A bright and highly interactive board book with engaging finger trails, which helps children to learn basic colours and animal vocabulary and develop their fine motor skills.
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Supertato: Bubbly Troubly
Author: Sue Hendra Illustrator: Paul Linnet
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Interest age: 3-6
Reading age: 7+When themischievous pea adds a bottle of Bubbly Troubly to the vegetables bath, chaos breaks out in the supermarket! Supertato and friends must save the daywith science in this hilarious, bubbly adventure.
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Jump About With Ted
Author: Sophy Henn
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Interest age: 1-3
Which animal will Ted jump about with today? As ever, Sophy Henn’s illustration is bright, clear and appealing for little ones, and this edition in the Ted board book series is perfect for encouraging lots of movement, animal noises and fun for everyone.
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1,2,3, Do the Robot
Author: Michelle Robinson Illustrator: Rosalind Beardshaw
Publisher: Farshore
Interest age: 4-5
Layla loves inventing new things in her bedroom science lab. One night, she decides to make a robot, and then she makes another. Together the three of them groove and do the robot dance but when a robot friend needs help, do they have the right moves to fix him?
Mae'n amser gwely, ond dydy Layla y dyfeisiwr ddim yn gysglyd o gwbl. Felly yn hytrach na chysgu…
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Wanna See a Penguin?
Author: Simon Philip Illustrator: Ian Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Interest age: 4-5
Reading age: 5+Two friends embark on a penguin chase around the city in this funny, playful and pantomime-style picture book all about recognition of different animals.
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The Safari Stomp
Author: Caryl Hart Illustrator: Nicola Slater
Publisher: Orchard Books
Interest age: 4-5
A lively rhyming picture book with fun, inclusive illustrations and brilliant repetition that will have children joining in with the actions.