Kids books that celebrate language

Hardback

The Dictionary Story

Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston

The much-anticipated new picture book from the bestselling and award-winning creators of A Child of Books.

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Board book

Onomatopanda (A Grammar Zoo Book)

Janik Coat

From the creator of Hippopposites, Rhymoceros, Llamaphones,and Comparrotives comes a new board book about onomatopoeia!

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Hardback

P Is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever

Chris Carpenter,Raj Haldar

From wacky words to peculiar pronunciations, get kids excited about language with this unconventional alphabet book from Raj Haldar (aka Lushlife).

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Hardback

Literally: Amazing Words and Where They Come From

Patrick Skipworth

A stunning non-fiction picture book about the global diversity hidden in the English language

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Board book

What do you call a baby…?

Kamsani Bin Salleh

What do you call a baby…? is an entertaining way for all children to learn the nouns that describe some of our iconic Australian baby animals.

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Board book

Rhymoceros

Janik Coat

A striking book of rhymes for early learners and discerning parents

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Hardback

Too Many Cheeky Dogs (Bigismob Jigiwan Dog)

Johanna Bell

Mandeitaim aibin wok la main anti kemp en yu sabi wanim aibin luk? So begins this Kriol edition of the bestselling cheeky book set in a remote Indigenous community, romping…

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Hardback

A Bare Bear: A book of words that sound the same

A funny, thought-provoking introduction to homonyms and homophones, with crisply bright, contemporary illustrations.

Meet a yack who can’t stop yackety-yacking, a hare with huge hair and a bear who’s, well…

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Hardback

What a Wonderful Word: A Collection of Untranslatables from Around the World

Nicola Edwards

This hand-picked collection of untranslatable worlds from all over the world celebrates the magic of language, with gorgeous original artwork and fascinating facts about each word and the culture it…

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Paperback

101 Weird Words (and Three Fakes)

David Astle

101 Weird Words (and Three Fakes) is a mini-dictionary jam-packed with unusual or interesting words, followed by a fun and descriptive definition for each one.

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Paperback

Molly The Pig (Moli Det Bigibigi)

Karen Manbullo

Written in Kriol and English, this is the story of Molly, a little pig who is rescued from the bush.

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Board book

Comparrotives

Janik Coat

From the creators of Hippopposites, Rhymoceros, and Llamaphones comes a new board book about comparatives.

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Paperback

Nganga: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Words and Phrases

Aunty Fay Muir,Sue Lawson

Aunty, Uncle, sorry business, deadly, women’s business, marngrook, dreamtime, Elders, songlines. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander words have become part of our everyday vocabulary but we may not know their…

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