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eBooks to read with your preschooler

I’ve picked out some of my favourite books for young children that are available in an ebook format.

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  • This book has a catchy text which is perfect for reading aloud, and gorgeous bright illustrations. Your toddler will enjoy looking at all the different fish and learning about different patterns, sizes and colours.
    eBook[Somerville?] : Candlewick Press, [2012] — DIGITAL
  • A lovely story about a grandparent and one of our beautiful native birds.
    eBookAuckland, New Zealand : Oratia Books, 2018. — DIGITAL
  • A little alligator accidentally swallows a watermelon seed, then starts to freak out! Children really engage with this short story.
    eBookNew York : Disney Hyperion, [2013] — DIGITAL
  • This book has lots of rhyming words that will help develop your child’s early literacy skills. And it’s hilarious!
    eBookLondon : Macmillan Children's Books, 2016. — DIGITAL
  • A charming version of this song. A cat and dog encounter different animals as they brown down the stream.
    eBookNew York : Holiday House, 2014. — XX(846038.1)
  • Sing this one to the tune of 'Baa, Baa, Black Sheep'!
    eBookLondon : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2018. — DIGITAL
  • Counting is even more enjoyable for children when mixed with quirky humour and cuteness appeal.
    eBookNew York, NY : Abrams Appleseed, 2017. — XX(993183.1)
  • Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he had a..TRUCK! With a DIG DIG here and a SCOOP SCOOP there
    eBookSan Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2016] — DIGITAL
  • The perfect calming bedtime story.
    eBookBoston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015. — XX(914129.1)
  • Maisy and her friends set up their tent, but will there be room for everyone?
    eBook[Somerville, Mass.] : Candlewick Press, 2015. — DIGITAL