Bookstart packs are
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 for every eligible child in the county and children will get 2 packs before they go to school.
B Bookstart Baby pack – given out by your health visitor at the birth health check. Bookstart Treasure pack – given to your 3-4 year old child by their pre-school or nursery.
For more information about the Bookstart packs visit:
www.birmingham.gov.uk/bookstart Bookshine and Booktouch 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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