Babies and toddlers
Emerging language
First words, faces and shared noticing. Big pictures, few words, a question to point at. The Startups imprint lives here.
Children's educational books, printed in Australia
Books that help children notice, explore and understand.
Large-format books with real photography, made for shared reading in early learning centres, classrooms and homes. Feelings, bodies, belonging, nature and the everyday questions children ask.
Free shipping over $99 in Australia and New Zealand. Purchase orders welcome.
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Which books are right for your group?
Three questions, answered here on the page. Then three to five books and the reason each one fits. Nothing to sign up for.
- 01Who you read with
- 02What you want to explore together
- 03Where the books will live
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Step 1 of 3
Who are you reading with?
- Real photography, not clip art
- Made for shared reading
- Printed in Australia
- Purchase orders and invoices welcome
Eight shelves, the same in every region
Start with a question children ask
Curriculum links for your state or country sit on each book, never in the menu.
What do our feelings tell us?Emotions, wellbeing and self-regulation · 95 books
Who am I, and where do I belong?Identity, belonging and inclusion · 68 books
How do living things depend on each other?Nature, living things and sustainability · 45 books
What is happening inside my body?Bodies, health and senses · 45 books
How does that work?Science, maths, technology and discovery · 56 books
How do I get along with others, and stay safe?Relationships, communication and personal safety · 47 books
What else could be true?Learning, creativity and possibility thinking · 44 books
What is it like to think differently?Neurodiversity and different ways of thinking · 12 books
Who am I, and where do I belong?Identity, belonging and inclusion · 68 booksHow do living things depend on each other?Nature, living things and sustainability · 45 booksWhat is happening inside my body?Bodies, health and senses · 45 booksHow does that work?Science, maths, technology and discovery · 56 booksHow do I get along with others, and stay safe?Relationships, communication and personal safety · 47 booksWhat else could be true?Learning, creativity and possibility thinking · 44 booksWhat is it like to think differently?Neurodiversity and different ways of thinking · 12 booksThree learning stages
Browse by age
Ages overlap on purpose. A book that works at four often still works at six, read differently.
Preschool and kindergarten
Growing conversation
Curious questions and lively groups. Open prompts, real-world photography and durable formats help early learners compare ideas and contribute their own experience.
Early primary
Deeper inquiry
Group discussion, classification, cause and effect. Machines, patterns, unique brains, and feelings named precisely enough to talk about.
Like picking it up in store
See the pages, and the size, before you buy
Every product page shows sample spreads, the real dimensions and the questions the book opens. Teachers' notes are free for every title. If it does not suit the room, send it back within 14 days.
- A3 Big Book
- 300 x 370 mm
whole group - Compact Edition
- 280 x 215 mm
small group - Lapbook
- 235 x 235 mm
one child - Little Book
- 150 x 150 mm
pocket
Drawn to one scale. A Big Book is never a Lap Book.
Chosen by Melissa
Top 10 for mat time
Large pages, real photographs and one open question on every spread. The books I reach for first when a room is new to me.
- A$32.95
- A$58.00
A$58.00
Minibeasts Make the World Go 'Round
Minibeasts are essential to life on our planet.
A3 Big Book · Ages 1 to 8
A$58.00
One family, four imprints
Enlighten Press is now part of Early Education Books
Enlighten PressEnlighten PressThe flagship. Premium large-format, fully laminated nonfiction with real photography. Ages 3 to 8.Most of the catalogueStartupsStartupsVery simple early-years nonfiction. First words, opposites, shapes, taking turns. Ages 1 to 4.A3 Big Books at $32.95Open Minds InquiryOpen Minds InquiryInquiry-led nonfiction for questions that do not have one right answer. Ages 3 to 8.Big BooksMoonbear PublishingMoonbear PublishingIllustrated fiction. Stories to read aloud and return to.Titles to come
For educators
Made for the room, not just the shelf.
Fully laminated and stapled to survive a year of mat time. Teachers' notes give you three ways in.
“The size of this book makes it perfect for group readings at mat time.”
- Pay by invoice at checkout: 14 days for centres, 30 days for schools and groups of centres.
- Free delivery in Australia over A$199 and in New Zealand over NZ$199 (from $199.01 after discounts).
- Curriculum links for your region on every book: EYLF and NQS, US state standards, Te Whāriki.
- Teachers' notes free to download for every title.
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