It’s important to introduce books to babies from birth to stimulate learning. They will soon get into the routine of handling books and even learn to turn the pages from a young age. But there’s no doubt they will also chew, slobber, and maybe even throw them, so its good to have books that are washable, safe and sturdy.

Here are a few of our favourite recent, non-toxic, extremely durable baby books.

Today’s Sun by Gregg Dreise

Raise a reader with this gorgeous black-and-white board book for babies.

Celebrating Australian animals and the beautiful moments in every day, this lyrical text is paired with exquisite high-contrast illustrations by First Nations Kamilaroi author and illustrator Gregg Dreise.

Today’s Sun is the perfect gift for every new baby.

Indestructibles: Happy and You Know It!

Indestructibles is the unstoppable book series made for the way babies read: with their hands and mouths. They are chew-proof, drool-proof, rip-proof and whatever-baby-throws-at-it-proof. If they do get dirty, pop them in the dishwasher to clean.

Happy and You Know It! is based on the perennially popular interactive song, often one of the first a baby learns how to respond to, making for endless hours of fun.

Hello You, Hello Me

This beautiful, sensory-rich cloth book for babies is a perfect story. With gorgeous colours, soft tactile pages, and a mirror, this book- printed on organic cotton - features adorable friendly faces and familiar objects that babies will love and respond to.

The beautiful illustrations, bold lines, repeating patterns, and baby-safe mirror are designed to stimulate visual development in young infants. Presented in a sweet plastic-free gift box, this first mirror book makes an ideal gift.

Moomin Baby Buzzy Book by Tove Jansson

A super soft buggy book - pull the tag and feel it jiggle! With its tactile squishy spine, soft cloth pages and jitter mechanism, this format has been developed to boost a baby’s motor skills. The bold patterns and high-contrast colours throughout are designed to help stimulate a baby’s developing eyesight.

Tove Jansson’s much-loved world of the Moomins is brought to life for the very tiniest of bookworms.

Bath Time: Whale

This bath book changes colour in water! It’s perfect to share with babies at bath time.

Babies will react with delight as they see the colour appear in the bright pictures of friendly sea creatures, in this stylish, colour-changing bath book. Splash about and say hello to little turtle and friends in this squishy book that will keep little ones entertained and make bath time fun.