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At My Playroom, we envision picture books as a lot more than just mere stories; they are one pathway to learning and development. Our handpicked collection will cater to the nurturing language, social skills, creativity, and emotional intelligence of the 3-5-year-olds.
Between 3 and 5 years, children grow a lot in such features as cognitive, emotional, and social ones. In this respect, picture books become an important tool for teaching those basic ideas, such as colours, shapes, and numbers, in some sort of game-like way. They inculcate very initial stages of concentration and listening, even creative skills since words started matching pictures in an understandable language in the context of the surrounding world.
Books with illustrations make it easier to learn new words and structures that might be used in sentences. Through illustrations those words are brought closer to meanings, making it easier to understand the language. This would result in children synthesizing the word identification and meaning that picture reading brings with word-to-word connections.
A lot of the picture books are centred around emotions, friendship, and day-to-day hardships children go through. Recapturing fears, learning how to -say- it feels, or getting through relationships will provide an opportunity for a child to grasp and respond to emotions. Such books would give consolation to him and lead the child to a safe area where to go and discuss his emotions.
Picture books introduce diversified characters and situations to children for the development of empathy and appreciation for differences. A way to teach politeness, sharing, and respect is taught to kids through stories. Therefore, picture books become the medium for teaching values socially toward developing a sense of compassion among children.
Picture books inspire creativity in children due to their imaginative plots and colourful illustrations. Most stories take them to some enchanted land where they fantasize and create; hence, thinking out of the box. Interactive books with textures and flaps also invite the child into a tactile experience for further enhancement of cognitive skills.
Reading together is one good way for parents to be close to their children. The picture books offer shared experiences that promote communication, discussion, and literacy. This together taken time will generate closeness and will inculcate the reading habit at an early age.
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View full detailsIncluded on the notables list for the CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) 2022 book awards! The Bush Birds consists of twelve riddles fo...
View full detailsISBN: 9781405329132 New series - tactile textures for tiny totsWith touch and feel patches and sparkly areas to explore, this animal board book enc...
View full detailsISBN: 9780241003008 By: Eric Carle "In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf."*********The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a classic children...
View full detailsBring the deep dark wood to life with this amazing pop-up gift edition of the bestselling picture book, The Gruffalo.Read the classic story and ...
View full detailsGet ready for some wheely good fun with this sticker activity book!With zoom-tastic activities and over 90 exciting stickers, this is great way for...
View full detailsJump-start baby's exposure to first words using this beautifully designed board book set-making it one of the best books for babies 0-12 months.Jum...
View full detailsAnother year around the sun.Follow a family through a year full of magical moments spent outdoors, from splashing in waves to jumping on leaves and...
View full detailsISBN: 9780008299101 Paddington Bear first met the Brown family at a railway station – Paddington Station, in fact. He had travelled all the way fro...
View full detailsManhattan Toy Deer One Soft Fabric Book takes baby on magical woodland adventure. The soft book folds out into a flat activity pads with a peek a ...
View full detailsThis set comes with 5 finger puppets and Australia Under the Sea Board Book. Tara Treasure's Australian Coral Reef finger puppets set consists of u...
View full detailsA beautiful, educational board book designed to support early language development. A part of the Tabitha Paige collection—ideal for gift driven re...
View full detailsISBN: 9780241551080 Author: Dan Green Join in and help the busy police officer in this playful, interactive flap book!Can you help the busy ...
View full detailsISBN: 780241551042 Author: Dan Green Join in and help the busy doctor in this playful, interactive flap book!Can you help the busy doctor to care ...
View full detailsISBN: 9781474981026 You mustn't tickle the tiger or it might roar at you... but it's hard to resist that fluffy touchy-feely patch!This hilarious b...
View full detailsSometimes life gets busy - too busy. Mum calls it feeling foofy. Dad calls it time-to-go-camping! Journey into the wild and discover what nature kn...
View full detailsJoin Spot on a busy day as he finds lots of new friends to play with in this classic lift-the-flap tale - the perfect companion title to the bestse...
View full detailsA vibrant celebration of things that go, with a lively text from author Moira Butterfield and pictures from debut-talent Bryony Clarkson.Come and h...
View full detailsA gentle introduction to the world of school with over 100 stickers to add. A fun way to familiarise young children with all the things they will n...
View full detailsHead out for a farmyard adventure in this fun-filled, interactive counting book!Find cute and colourful counters to move and simple prompts to foll...
View full detailsThe true story of a great white shark pup who washed up on the beach and was rescued by the local community.When a great white shark pup washed up ...
View full detailsA fun sticker encyclopedia filled with facts about more than 125 of kids' favourite dinosaurs A bumper children's sticker book covering everything ...
View full detailsWhen Goldilocks gets lost in the woods, she discovers a pretty house where everything comes in three sizes; big, medium and very little! Who could...
View full detailsA fun and friendly flap book introducing young readers to the wonders of space. Why do stars shine? And how was the moon made?Children can blast of...
View full detailsStarting with the Kookaburra in the early morning and finishing with a goodnight from the boobook owl this book will take children on a journey of ...
View full detailsWHY YOU'LL LOVE IT More than 20 nature craft projects to help 3-12 year olds connect with nature. Includes some slightly more advanced activiti...
View full detailsISBN: 9781925970678 The book every parent and carer has been waiting for to help calm the storm of tantrums.Having a tanty? Chucking your toys out ...
View full detailsISBN: 9781943200009 "What do you do with a problem? Especially one that follows you around and doesn't seem to be going away? Do you worry about it...
View full detailsISBN: 9780241353622 By: Eric Hill A colourful new edition of Spot's Colours, Shapes and Numbers featuring revised text and a fresh new look. Thi...
View full detailsISBN: 9780732286620 Wombats are cuddly-looking, slow-moving Australian animals. Their favorite activities are eating, sleeping, and digging holes. ...
View full detailsFrom desert dinosaurs and ice age animals to mighty mammals and powerful predators, this colourful book is packed with 199 creatures that lived lon...
View full detailsThe perfect gift for new parents, newborns, one-year-olds and an adorable addition to any nursery. When you’re born, the world is new and there...
View full detailsWhat Are You Feeling? is the first in a series of books that aims to develop emotional literacy for children aged 5-8 years. It is a book about fin...
View full detailsDiscover the wonders of our Solar System, then build your very own 3D planets!Explore fascinating text and stunning illustrations covering everythi...
View full detailsA bright and fun picture book for pre-schoolers that explores early spatial concepts - up, down, over, through! - and the way children play, from h...
View full detailsNo matter who you are with all your unique talents and quirks, this book celebrates the ways in which we are all ... amazing. 24 pages Su...
View full detailsIntroduce young readers to poetry with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in the first-ever collection of original poems from the World of Eric Carle!Cate...
View full detailsAdd in hundreds of big stickers of all sorts of amazing sharks, with fun facts too.From hungry hammerheads to super-massive megalodons, this sticke...
View full detailsFingerprint fun inspired by famous paintings. Bursting with easy fingerprinting ideas, this fun activity book comes with its own inkpad of seven br...
View full detailsIn this heartfelt picture book, children can join Elephant as he experiences feelings of loneliness and learns to make sense of and deal with these...
View full detailsExciting new format that introduces Australian dinosaurs to little palaeontologists in the making.Meet the dinosaurs of Australia! Discover the b...
View full detailsJump-start your toddler's education with vocabulary and early language concepts using this beautiful board book set created by a speech therapist t...
View full detailsZoom into learning with Big Block Books: Vehicles! A super-chunky board book featuring 50 first words about cars, trucks, planes, and more!Each pag...
View full detailsNursery Times Crinkly Newspaper - All about Australia. 6 pages of beautiful illustrations about Australian facts and finds. A practical, lightweigh...
View full detailsThe first picture book in Australia to celebrate the 100 days of school milestone - a perfect celebration gift for primary school students achievin...
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Construction (Board book) by Sally Sutton Illustrated by Brain Lovelock Construction Kids Book 2yrs+
The next offering from the award-winning duo that brought machine-mad kids Roadworks and Demolition. New board book edition!Hoist the wood. Hoist t...
View full detailsWhat does bravery mean? Can it always be seen?I will give you a bit of a clue:It's not jumping from planes or surfing fast trains.A brave kid looks...
View full detailsISBN: 9780008520953 A spectacular concept board book from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers, based on his million-copy selling, global phenomeno...
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