Item category 1: Life Experiences: First Experiences

This warm, practical and inclusive book is a wonderful tool for little children learning to make friends. You'll meet Rhino and lots of other young animals, following them through the everyday challenges and joys of friendship, from birthday parties to best friends.

In this humorous story, Koala isn't good at recycling, and when new recycling bins arrive at school, she cannot be bothered to use them properly. Soon, everyone is feeling cross with her, and she needs to find a way to say sorry!

Join five animal friends as they start school in this delightful introduction to the school day, from getting dressed in the morning to home time. Charming illustrations depict the school day and some of the early years concepts including colours, shapes, numbers and counting, weather and seasons...

With beautiful poetry by Rachel Plummer and stunning illustrations by Forrest Burdett, this charming picture book sends one tiny human back from a giants' wedding with a message to all: that love is just love, whether giant or small.

Liddy is to excited to sleep! Tomorrow she's going to the Dim Sum Palace with her family, so when a tempting smell wafts into her bedroom, she has no choice but to follow it - to a real palace! There are dumplings, baos, buns and more tasty treats than one girl can possibly eat. But before Liddy ...

A school isn't just a building; it is all the people who work and learn together. It is a place for discovery and asking questions. A place for sharing, for helping, and for community. It is a place of hope and healing, even when that community can't be together in the same room. John Schu, a lib...