Better Beginnings is a family literacy

program for WA children from birth to five

years and their families. Better Beginnings is

for Curious 0K- 5ids

an initiative of the State Library of Western
Australia, and is delivered through public libraries,
Ages
Buildablock Duck in the Truck community & child health nurses and schools.
1-3 Ages Construction Ages
Can You Find Me? Ages 2-5 Jez Alborough Ages Ducks Away! Ages First the Egg www.better-beginnings.com.au
Christopher Franceschelli 3-5 2-4 Ages
Ages A Pig is Big Gordon Winch and 2-5 Sally Sutton and
Mem Fox and Judy Horacek 2-4
Faster, Faster! 1-3 Laura Vaccaro Seeger
2-5 and Peskimo Brian Lovelock
Douglas Florian Patrick Shirvington Nice and Slow! Scitech seeks to increase awareness,
Nick Sharratt and Sue Heap interest, capability and participation by all
Western Australians in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.
www.scitech.org.au

Ages Fish Eyes: A Book Just a Little Bit Ages

2-5 Ages Heads and Tails Ages I Love Bugs! Ages Let’s Go Visiting
You Can Count On Ages From Head to Toe 2-5 2-5 3-5 Ann Tompert and 0-3
1-3 John Canty Lynn Munsinger Sue Williams and Julie Vivas
Lois Ehlert Eric Carle Emma Dodd

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Ages What’s the Time, Maisy? is Rosie’s Chick? 3-5 With Nan
Ask about Rhyme Time and author / illustrator Katie Daynes and Jennifer Ward and 2-4
Lucy Cousins
2-4
Pat Hutchins
2-5
Pamela Allen 1-3 John Butler Margaret Mayo and Alex Ayliffe
Susie Ghahremani Tania Cox and Karen Blair
Story Time sessions too! Marta Alvarez Miguens

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