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ookstart is a national book gifting programme which aims to give every child a lifelong love of books and reading. It encourages parents to share books with their children from an early age and helps promote the benefits of libraries to families. Bookstart packs are free to children under the age of five and all children are eligible for two packs.


Bookstart Baby pack –


given out by your health visitor at the first developmental health check (7-9 months).


Bookstart Treasure bag –


given to your 4-5 year old child by their nursery class in school. If your child is going straight into Reception Year at school, please contact the Bookstart team to arrange to get a bag.


Booktouch and Bookshine packs are also available for visually or hearing impaired children. Favourite Fairy Tales


for your toddler Young children love the magic of fairy tales and never tire of hearing them – again & again & again! Why not make them part of your daily routine? The top 5 fairy tales, as voted by mum & dad members of Small Steps Online, are:


1. Three Little Pigs 2. Cinderella 3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 4. Jack and the Beanstalk 5. Beauty and the Beast


You can buy, or borrow from the library, young children’s versions of these stories, packed with vivid illustrations to bring the stories even


more to life! Why not check out other great fairy tales at Small Steps Online? www.smallstepsonline.co.uk


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Favourite books


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Three of our favourites are:


Faces (Baby’s Very First Book) - John Fordham.


This beautifully designed high contrast book has black-and-white images that are easy for babies to focus on.


ven very young babies enjoy looking at books, and older babies love to grab books, lift the flaps and turn the pages.


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