The Australian Women's Weekly

Best books for children

0-5 years

SANTA AND THE SUGAR GLIDER by Alexa Moses & Anil Tortop, Lothian

The sugar glider possum may be the smallest creature in the rainforest, but when Santa’s reindeer Comet sprains her ankle, Snap decides to audition for stand-in. Warren the Wallaby just laughs. But will Snap have the last laugh?

TIGER, TIGER, BURNING BRIGHT! by Fiona Waters & Britta Teckentrup, Nosy Crow

This illustrated hardback features an animal poem for every day of the year. William Blake gives the title with “The Tiger”. First Nations story “Paddling, we saw that turtle …”, with permission from the Rirratjingu clan and Yolngu people, is a delight. With over 300 pages, it’s one to treasure from babyhood, even if just for the pictures – a hand-sized rabbit among daffodils, for example.

A CROCODILE IN THE FAMILY by Kitty Black & Daron Parton, Lothian

A flock of birds falls upon an egg in the

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