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Buttercup the cow had a new baby calf. She licks him, feeds him, and encourages him until he learns to walk and run and play.

This story shows a family doing everyday activities. Everyone is helping with the routines of bringing home the food from the grocery store, cooking and eating together.

This is a classic for all ages. Babies and toddlers enjoy the bold colours and animals shapes. Beginning readers quickly pick up the pattern and rhythm of the book and are often able to predict what animal comes next.

A Crowded Ride in the Countryside is a funny story about increasing numbers of farm animals catching a ride with a farmer going to the county fair. Your child can count the number of animals that squeeze into the farmer’s truck. See what happens when they hit a bump in the road!

This is a story about a little girl learning one way that she is special. Her mother combs her hair and it hurts so much that Keyana cries. He mother tells her that she is lucky to have this kind of hair because she can style it in so many different ways. Keyana comes to realize this herself and thinks of some of the ways she likes to wear her hair.

Mama, Do You Love Me? is a universal story of a child testing the limits of her independence. There is a very special love between a parent and a child.

This rhythmic story about a grandmother, a child, a dog, a cat, a mouse and a flea. The sleepy household congregate on Granny’s bed, slowly building a very relaxed pile of bodies.

This classic fairytale is about a hard working hen. She asks her friends to help plant and harvest wheat on her farm, but none of them want to volunteer. Hen manages to grow the wheat by herself, and to celebrate she makes a fresh loaf of bread for her chicks.

This is a lovely story for encouraging together time with your child. Your child will quickly pick up on the pattern and rhythm of the story as the little mouse tries to protect his red, ripe strawberry from the big hungry bear.

In this story a little boy plants a carrot seed and takes care of it every day even though his family doesn’t think it will grow. The little boy isn’t bothered by his family’s comments; he perseveres in spite of them.

Stellaluna is about a baby bat that gets separated from its mother and lands in a bird’s nest. She makes some new friends and learns that they can be both similar and different.

Red is Best is the story of a 3 year old’s stubborn preference for the colour red. The illustrations are simple and child centered.