BabyLit: classic literature isn't just for grownups

One-year-old Angus’s favourite book at the moment is A Christmas Carol from the BabyLit series. 

If you’re not familiar with BabyLit, they're board book primers (covering things like animals, counting, sounds, flowers and much, much more) that are a sweet introduction to classic literature. The words are simple and each page connects an object to a story via engaging artwork. For example, in A Christmas Carol:

‘black hat’ – Scrooges hat
‘gold stars’ - Ghost of Christmas Past
‘blue coat’ – Fezziwig’s coat

The BabyLit books are a fun way to share your favourites with your little ones, and they make wonderful gifts. Also, they all cost less than $15. Bonus!

We have and love these three:

a colours primer

a numbers primer

an animal primer

And these are on my wish list:

an ocean primer

a flowers primer

a places primer

But there are so many to choose from—you're sure to find a favourite classic board book amongst them.

LITTLE MASTER DICKENS: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Jennifer Adams, illustrated by Alison Oliver – Gibbs Smith, 2012
ages 0 to 3 years / picture books + language