Retail Stores @ 118 Maling Rd Canterbury (Near Canterbury Train Station) Open Monday-Saturday 9:30am-5pm Call 130 000 3126 | Chadstone Shopping Centre (near Baby Bunting )
Retail Stores @ 118 Maling Rd Canterbury (Near Canterbury Train Station) Open Monday-Saturday 9:30am-5pm Call 130 000 3126 | Chadstone Shopping Centre (near Baby Bunting )
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.
This beautiful little gift book from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the perfect way to say 'I love you, Mum!' Mum . . . you lift me up . . . and ho...
View full detailsA collection of eleven best-loved Grimm fairy tales featuring animal characters, including The Bremen Town Musicians and The Hedge King, translated...
View full detailsISBN: 9781760157487 Special 10th anniversary edition of an Aussie holiday favourite. Twas the night before Christmas; there wasnt a sound. Not a po...
View full detailsISBN: 9781913520052 My woodland’s full of animals, of every different kind. So shall we stay here for a while and see what we can find? Experience ...
View full detailsISBN: 9780241382516 A lively and interactive lift-the-flap series introducing children to a diverse range of jobs and daily routines.Help the busy ...
View full detailsJoin in and help the busy firefighter in this playful, interactive flap book!Nee-naw, nee-naw! Can you help the firefighter to save the day? Join i...
View full detailsISBN: 9781778401510 A perfect baby gift, this charming and funny board book features animals from around the world, each one celebrating their uniq...
View full detailsISBN: 9781839942129 Get to know things that go in these action-packed board books featuring sliding counters! Discover different cars in this serie...
View full detailsISBN: 9781839947940 Get to know four things that go in this chunky board book series with sliding counters.Get to know things that go in these acti...
View full detailsMichael Rosen Gorgeous gift edition of the classic join in story by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Shake up a snowstorm with this perfect gift f...
View full detailsJoin in the fun with Where's Teddy? and help find Teddy on every page in this fun lift-the-flap book from the bestselling creator of preschool clas...
View full detailsA classic toddler novelty book from Rod Campbell, creator of the bestselling preschool favourite, Dear Zoo. It's Mine! is a hide-and-seek jungle st...
View full detailsISBN: 9780525575924 From the bestselling children's book author Emily Winfield Martin comes a fully illustrated growth chart--a charming, whimsical...
View full detailsISBN: 9781984848819 A gorgeous slipcased edition of the essential New York Times bestseller perfect as a gift for anyone beginning something new!Th...
View full detailsISBN: 9780141375984 The perfect story to share with little ones, with all the excitement of the fire station!Spot knows just what he wants t...
View full detailsISBN: 9781509898404 A fantastic farmyard story from the bestselling creator of Dear Zoo, with flaps to lift and tabs to pull on every page.Follow t...
View full detailsISBN: 9781529096125 Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to bring the story to life in this brilliant board book based on the classic picture...
View full detailsISBN: 9781921529580 A boisterous picture book full of noisy fun for machine-mad kids.Roadworks is made with machine-mad pre-school boys in mind, th...
View full detailsISBN: 9780857639967 Even more crazy creatures in this bonkers book of mixed-up animals from under the sea!What do you get if you cross a squid with...
View full detailsISBN: 9781761068584 Noni the Pony has a lot of fun counting everything she sees on a happy summer day! A delightful rhyming story in a beautiful bo...
View full detailsISBN: 9781760680671 The Feelings Series are beautifully produced picture books that cover different emotional concepts for young children.The Feeli...
View full detailsISBN: 9781760409579 The Feelings Series has been phenomenally successful with more than 3 million copies sold worldwide into 16 different languages...
View full detailsISBN: 9781922863881 Bestselling creator Jess Racklyeft celebrates Australian animals, plants and landscapes through the lens of the colour wheel.Wi...
View full detailsISBN: 9781445156590 This book explores the many aspects of Autism in a child-friendly way. It is part of a hands-on series of picture books designe...
View full detailsISBN: 9781970147285 How will you know what's possible if you don't try?This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like a beginner, or had doubts,...
View full detailsISBN: 9781761294594 By: Mem Fox, Leslie Staub (Illustrator) A special 25th anniversary edition of this much-loved classic. Every day all over the...
View full detailsISBN: 9781509894178 By: Julia Donaldson, Lydia Monks (Illustrator) Tempted by the promise of fame and fortune, the Singing Mermaid joins a circus. ...
View full detailsISBN: 9781509830374 By: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Illustrator) George wished he wasn't the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new...
View full detailsISBN: 9781529051803 A touch-and-feel edition of the bestselling preschool classic Dear Zoo.Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has b...
View full detailsISBN: 9780723263661 By: Eric Hill The very first lift-the-flap book featuring everyone's favourite puppy - the lovable Spot. The perfect gift- a ca...
View full detailsBy: Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson, Lisa Kennedy (Illustrator) ISBN: 9781925936315 Age 3-6 Our Way is old.Older than the red earth.Older than flicker...
View full detailsBy: Jane Godwin, Anna Walker (Illustrator) ISBN: 9780670076765 Tim, Hannah, Sunita, Joe and Polly are all off to school for the first time. Would...
View full detailsBy: Chitra Soundar, Jenny Bloomfield (Illustrator) ISBN: 9781910328675 Beautiful, untold, and unique celebrations from around the world.We all cel...
View full detailsISBN: 9781452176406By: Carson Ellis and Mac BarnettFor Ages: 3+ years old 'What is love?' a young boy asks. 'I can't answer that,' his grandmother ...
View full detailsBy Sue Lawson Illustrated by Liz Anelli ISBN: 9781760650438 For Ages: 3 - 7 years old In Mavin Road, there’s no time for hellos or chats until ...
View full detailsISBN: 9781460756904 For Ages: 3+ years old The bestselling Ruby Red Shoes is back!A is for angelsflying above and around.Their softest of wingsmake...
View full detailsISBN: 9780008470807By Oliver Jeffers A spectacular concept board book from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers, based on his million-copy sellin...
View full detailsThis is an expansive and generous Welcome to Country from a most respected Elder, Aunty Joy Murphy, beautifully given form by Indigenous artist Lis...
View full detailsBy: Ace Lauren, Jenny Løvlie (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781848577190 A timeless picture book for friends of all ages, The Girls celebrates kindness, suppo...
View full detailsISBN: 9781925972924 By: Alison Lester, Jane Godwin (Illustrator) Splash into summer with this glorious love letter to the seasons.Combining Jane Go...
View full detailsHow the cat purred and how the witch grinned,As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind.The witch and her cat fly happily over fores...
View full detailsby Alison Lester (Author)ISBN: 9781760293123Reading age : 1 - 4 years Come on another adventure with Noni the Pony in this totally delightful rhymi...
View full detailsBy: Alison LesterISBN: 9781760524395 Noni the Pony has a lot of fun counting everything she sees on a happy summer's day! You may have met Noni alr...
View full detailsISBN: 9781760878290 By: Alison Lester A special 30th anniversary edition in hardback of Alison Lester's classic story of a country childhood.Alison...
View full detailsBold and beautiful, loud and proud, All Bodies are Good Bodies is an uplifting book about different body features and types. Through playful rhyme,...
View full detailsby: Kate Knapp ISBN: 9781460756928 Ruby Red Shoes loves to learn -- and to share. Let Ruby welcome you into her world as she talks about her feeli...
View full details
