JUNIOR COLLECTION

Children’s board books are an important early learning tool for every young child. These can be great way to introduce your toddler to holding a book and turning pages all on their own. Combining simple language with fun, colourful illustrations and featuring sturdy, no-tear pages, board books are the first stepping stone towards other kinds of picture books - and to your child's lifelong love of reading.

Our board books are organized into sections using the first letter of the authors last name and can be found in the Kids' Zone.

Picture books are primarily intended for children aged 3-7 years. These have illustrations on every page since looking at the images helps with story comprehension and understanding that words have meaning. The illustrations also help children contextualise the words on the page by giving visual cues to their meaning. In addition, picture book illustrations strengthens a child's observation skills, as there is often more happening in the art than stated in the text!

Our picture books are organised into sections using the first letter of the authors last name and can be found in the Kids' Zone.

Early Reader books are your child's introduction to reading a 'chapter book'. These quick reads are organised by colour to help identify the difficulty level:

BLUE stickers on the spine means the book is for beginner readers. Most words are short and can be sounded out. They have 4-6 words per sentence, and 10-15 pages per book.

GREEN stickers on the spine means the book is for more confident readers. Some words can be recognised by sight. They have 6-10 words per sentence, and 2-3 sentences per page.

YELLOW stickers on the spine means the book is for advanced readers. Readers will learn to take note of punctuation and can read longer, more complex sentences with expression. They have up to 12 words per sentence, and up to 5 sentences per page.

RED stickers on the spine are for readers enjoying longer books that are read in more than one session, and reading silently most of the time. They have up to 10 sentences per page, and most books will be in chapter form.

Audiobooks are an excellent way to ease children into the joy of reading. They are often narrated by the authors themselves or by a professional voice actor, bringing the book alive with emotion and atmosphere. You can play our audiobooks in a CD player or car stereo.

Don't forget we also have e-Audiobook options through our e-Library; for younger children you can try the online stories using the Storybox resource, or explore our other e-Resources that feature collections of junior e-Audiobooks in both fiction and non-fiction.