First words, letters, colours and numbers

These delightfully diverse books for little ones introduce essential first concepts, such as new words, numbers, colours and letters, through simple, relatable stories.

Brilliant for building pre-literacy and pre-number skills, these picture books and board books encourage babies and toddlers to absorb new language patterns and sounds, explore colourful illustrations and point out or count out small groups of familiar objects during shared reading with an adult.

Sharing this lovely list is a wonderful way to nurture an early love of books and reading in very young children.