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Child's Play (International) Ltd Award-winning indie children's book publisher, inspiring a lifelong love of reading A child’s early years are more important than any other.

Child’s Play is more than a publishing programme, it is a philosophy. This is when children learn most about the world around them, and when they acquire the language they need to survive and grow. Child’s Play provides children, parents and teachers with opportunities to learn through play, participate in motivational activities and extend interactive communication; developing the whole person th

rough the senses, the intellect and the imagination. Child’s Play books are innovative and inclusive, shining a spotlight on all children and representing our diverse world. Every child should be able to find themselves in the books they read. Books play a vital role in building the foundations for learning, and exposure to quality books from an early age helps to develop an enquiring mind and a lifelong love of reading. Visit our website Parent Zone and Teacher Zone for more information and free resources: http://www.childs-play.com/

Competitions, Mighty Mini Reviews etc: enter as per post instructions. After receiving a prize, winners are invited to post their and/or their little one's review along with a picture featuring the prize onto our page. Usual T&Cs.

25/01/2025

Welcome to 2025 Author sponsor Rahana Dariah with Child's Play (International) Ltd ! Rahana is a London based digital illustrator. Her illustrations are inspired by her environment and personal relationships and are mainly a narrative of black and brown people, full of color and world building. Rahana Dariah has lived in the Caribbean and the UK. She loves to combine joy and colour to her illustration style.

https://readyourworld.org/2025-author-sponsors/

23/01/2025

Every day this , we'll be spotlighting a book from the Marvellous Makers book collection to give you some reading inspiration!

Today's read is Big Dance​ by Aoife Greenham. It's published by Child's Play (International) Ltd and aimed at 4-7 year olds.
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As Pippa watches her friends express themselves through their special dance moves, she wonders if she will ever find the dance in herself.​

With gentle encouragement from the others, Pippa discovers that it's all about taking the first step. A story about the freedom to be yourself and the fun of joining in.

Find out more about the book and the rest of the collection here: https://bit.ly/winter-mini-challenge-2024-books

⭐️ COVER REVEAL ⭐️ "LET'S PLAY IS FOR ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE"So excited to share the cover of our NEW touch-and-feel book b...
17/01/2025

⭐️ COVER REVEAL ⭐️
"LET'S PLAY IS FOR ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE"

So excited to share the cover of our NEW touch-and-feel book by the amazing Alex Strick with you, as revealed in Books for Keeps 'What to read in 2025' 🤩

Featuring BSL signs and braille, LET'S PLAY is beautifully illustrated by Sarah Dellow and Annie Kubler. A legacy project in memory of BookTrust's Bookstart founder Wendy Cooling MBE, we can't wait for you to enjoy it!

LET'S PLAY is available to preorder soon!

Great to see THE LOST HOMEWORK by Richard O'Neill, illustrated by Kirsti Beautyman in School Reading List's Year 2 recom...
14/01/2025

Great to see THE LOST HOMEWORK by Richard O'Neill, illustrated by Kirsti Beautyman in School Reading List's Year 2 recommended reading list!

"The reader learns about Sonny's life as a Traveller... a good picture book to show children all our lives are different... wonderful illustrations".

TRAVELLERS TALES https://www.childs-play.com/collections/travellers-tales

Delighted to see KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! by Kirsten Cappy, Yaya Gentille, illustrated by Rahana Dariah here! Thank you Patr...
10/01/2025

Delighted to see KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! by Kirsten Cappy, Yaya Gentille, illustrated by Rahana Dariah here! Thank you Patrice Lawrence and BookTrust

Our Writer in Residence Patrice Lawrence recommends eight books that might help children going through changing circumstances.

"When I read it, I was like, 'Wow! It's talking about us, how is that possible?'"Great piece about our new picture book ...
06/01/2025

"When I read it, I was like, 'Wow! It's talking about us, how is that possible?'"

Great piece about our new picture book KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! by Kirsten Cappy, Yaya Gentille, illustrated by Rahana Banana, in Maine Public. Full article below.

"Kende! Kende! Kende!" tells the story of a family fleeing violence in Central Africa, and finding refuge in a fictionalized city that bears some resemblance to Portland.

06/01/2025
21/12/2024
Wishing everyone a wonderful festive season, from all of us at Child's Play (International) Ltd Find out more about Med...
19/12/2024

Wishing everyone a wonderful festive season, from all of us at Child's Play (International) Ltd

Find out more about Medical Aid for Palestinians' vital work and commitment to ensuring access to healthcare, support and dignity for all https://www.map.org.uk/

"MORE LIKE THIS ON OUR SHELVES PLEASE" Betsy BirdKENDE! KENDE! KENDE! by Kirsten Cappy, Yaya Gentille, illustrated by Ra...
18/12/2024

"MORE LIKE THIS ON OUR SHELVES PLEASE" Betsy Bird

KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! by Kirsten Cappy, Yaya Gentille, illustrated by Rahana Dariah, in School Library Journal 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Bilingual Books for Kids!

"...once in a while you find something and once in a while it’s friggin’ fabulous and impressive.
So, right from the start you open this book up and you’re presented with a gorgeous map of Central Africa and seven QR codes. Each a different language spoken in this area of the world...French, English, Lingala, Swahili, Portuguese, Kinyarwanda, and Arabic.
The art is engaging. For a picture book with really simple words, this encompasses a LOT! The French is so beautifully integrated onto the pages, so a hat tip to the designer of this book."

Read this great review in full https://afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/09/31-days-31-lists-2024-bilingual-books-for-kids/

More about this fantastic new picture book https://www.childs-play.com/products/9781786289612

"A TREASURE TROVE OF BIODIVERSITY, HISTORY, AND ECOLOGY" Glass of Wine, Glass of MilkGreat book review of LIFE ON THE TH...
17/12/2024

"A TREASURE TROVE OF BIODIVERSITY, HISTORY, AND ECOLOGY" Glass of Wine, Glass of Milk

Great book review of LIFE ON THE THAMES by emmashoard, tap picture link to read in full!

More: https://www.childs-play.com/products/life-on-the-thames

Life on the Thames By Emma Shoard Published by Child's Play Mom's Review Life on the Thames is a treasure trove of biodiversity, history, a...

"MORE LIKE THIS ON OUR SHELVES PLEASE"KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! by Kirsten Cappy, Yaya Gentille, illustrated by Rahana Dariah...
17/12/2024

"MORE LIKE THIS ON OUR SHELVES PLEASE"

KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! by Kirsten Cappy, Yaya Gentille, illustrated by Rahana Dariah in School Library Journal 2024 Bilingual Books for Kids!

"So, right from the start you open this book up and you’re presented with a gorgeous map of Central Africa and seven QR codes. Each is a different language spoken in this area of the world. You can therefore listen to French, English, Lingala, Swahili, Portuguese, Kinyarwanda, and Arabic" Betsy Bird
https://afuse8production.slj.com/2024/12/09/31-days-31-lists-2024-bilingual-books-for-kids

16/12/2024

Fox, Chipmunk, Marmot and Bear are such good friends that they decide to build a forest home and live in it together. But when winter comes, Chipmunk, Marmot...

14/12/2024

🪩 We’re feeling the BIG DANCE tonight!
How fabulous is Shirley Ballas reading
BIG DANCE by Aoife Greenham Illustrations 🪩

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🌳💚 #NationalTreeWeek is 23 Nov-1 Dec 🌳💚 Looking for inspiration for activities for your classroom or home? How about a forest full of poems... and ideas! Let's read together, make art together. Write your own poems. Go forest bathing, enjoy ways to relax. Trees in the forests, and the city, discover more trees around the world. Learn about the amazing biodiversity of tree life, which species rely on trees... including us! The environmental message throughout this book is perfect to encourage discussions, look to the future and how we can help. TREE WHISPERS by Mandy Ross, illustrated by Juliana Oakley book + resources: https://www.childs-play.com/collections/poetry Have a tree party! Find out more about #nationaltreeweek2024 and how you can get involved at The Tree Council. #plantatree #growagenerationofreaders #readingtogether

Lots of NEW BOOK JOY here! 🤩📚 Amazing photos from the KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! US Book Launch & African Community Celebration in Portland, Me, with I'm Your Neighbor Books and friends! KENDE! KENDE! KENDE! by Yaya Gentille & Kirsten Cappy, illustrated by Rahana Dariah: https://www.childs-play.com/products/9781786289612 (select country for UK/USA)

POLONIUS THE PIT PONY author's fave review! 'This little fella gets a huge amount of love. Best review ever from a child when I asked why she liked the book: "Because it shows you even if you're small, you can do something big." Nailed it!' Richard O'Neill POLONIUS THE PIT PONY illustrated by Feronia Parker Thomas https://childs-play.com/collections/travellers-tales #TravellersTales #growagenerationofreaders

We had the best visit from our friends @weesing123 at Frankfurt @buchmesse They publish our FIRST FEELINGS books in Taiwanese 😍 – and just look at what they brought! 🌟 Find us and #allthefeels in Hall 6.1 D68 #fbm24 🌟 FIRST FEELINGS books illustrated by @paulabowles_illustrator More + FREE activities on our website, link via our bio #Feelinggreat #buchmesse #FirstFeelingsbooks #FirstFeelings #eyfs #booksaboutfeelings #emotions #boardbooks #emotionalintelligence #boardbooks #booksfortoddlers #nurserybookshelf #raisingreaders #neurodivergent #neurotypical #NationalLearningandDevelopmentMonth #NationalBookMonth #EmotionalIntelligenceAwarenessMonth

We’ve picked some of our favourite Classic Books with Holes rhymes to celebrate #NationalPoetryDay This year’s theme is ‘counting’, can you count how many books! Count ants, dinosaurs, horses, elephants and more! Stomp, roar and sing along to favourite rhymes together! Our Classic Books with Holes are lots of fun and great for introducing counting and help develop number skills! See the whole series on our website, link via bio Board book, SC, BIG book, CD formats! #readingtogether #singingtogether #countingbooks #eyfs #bookswithholes #poems #counting #nurseryrhymes

How does a wasteful, extravagant king discover the rewards of reusing and fixing things in his kingsize pile of 'trash'? KING LEONARD'S TEDDY by Phoebe Swan Illustration + FREE activities: https://www.childs-play.com/products/9781786281838 #BackToSchool #ZeroWasteWeek #ReduceReuseRecycle

🌟NEW BOOKS🌟 When we put our unique skills together what can we achieve? Unlikely friends CAT AND BIRD find out! New SO CAN WE! board book series by Jo Empson Illustrator (Rabbityness, Little Home Bird, Never Ever), with a gatefold flap surprise at the end, available now! https://childs-play.com/collections/so-can-we #BacktoSchool #teamwork

🌟NEW BOOKS 📚🌟 Unlikely friends FOX AND GOOSE discover the rewards of cooperation through their unique skills. SO CAN WE! by Jo Empson Illustrator (Rabbityness, Little Home Bird, Never Ever) board book series, with a gatefold flap surprise at the end! https://www.childs-play.com/collections/so-can-we #BacktoSchool #friendship

Starting nursery is an exciting time! It’s also a time of change, challenges and lots of expectations and questions! Reading together can encourage discussion, helping ease any worries and help little ones start the adventure and enjoy new and fun experiences. Perfect for read-along and singalong story times! FIRST TIME: NURSERY illustrated by Jess Stockham MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB illustrated by Marina Aizen #ClassicBookswithHoles WHEELS AT WORK: CITY illustrated by Cocoretto ROSA’S BIG BOAT EXPERIMENT by Jessica Spanyol #RosasWorkshop CURIOUS CATS: NUMBERS by Airlie Anderson WHAT’S UP, CROCODILE? SPORT illustrated by Cocoretto WHEN I FEEL ANGRY illustrated by Paula Bowles #FirstFeelings CLIVE IS A TEACHER by Jessica Spanyol AMAZING ME! MUSIC! by Carol Thompson #nursery #nurseryschool #newexperiences #startingnursery #backtoschool #eyfs #earlyreaders #learningthroughplay #smashingstereotypes #school #startingschool #movingschool #homeschool #teachers #caregivers #diversechildrensbooks #childrensbooks #bookswithusallin #raisingreaders #storytime #readaloud #friendship #emotionallearning #neurodivergent #neurotypical #teamwork #STEM

Starting school, back to school, moving to a new school... there are lots of expectations and it can be exciting. It can also be a challenging and stressful time. Reading together can encourage discussion and questions, helping ease worries and fears so they can start to enjoy new and fun experiences. NEW SHOES, RED SHOES by Susan Rollings, illustrated by Becky Baur BEST FRIENDS, BUSY FRIENDS bySusan Rollings, illustrated by Nichola Cowdery A NEW SCHOOL FOR CHARLIE by Courtney Dicmas ICE IN THE JUNGLE by Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar THE LOST HOMEWORK by Richard O’Neill, illustrated by Kirsti Beautyman THE CLOUD by Hannah Cumming THE CAN CARAVAN by Richard O’Neill, illustrated by Cindy Kang THE BIG RED ROCK by Jess Stockham FIRST TIME: SCHOOL illustrated by Jan Lewis #backtoschool #school #startingschool #movingschool #homeschool #teachers #caregivers #diversechildrensbooks #childrensbooks #bookswithusallin #raisingreaders #storytime #readaloud #friendship #emotionallearning #teamwork

A glorious sunny day, perfect for unboxing new books! Yes, two beautiful new titles by Jo Empson (Rabbityness, Little Home Bird, Never Ever) the first in a new board book series called SO CAN WE! Gorgeous, fun, meaningful, we can’t wait for publication day very soon! #newbooks #unboxing #ChildsPlayHQ #boardbooks #comingsoon #booksforbabies #booksfortoddlers #eyfs #stem #interactivereading #funnybooksforkids #bookswithasurprise #readaloud #readingtogether #raisingreaders

JUST LIKE ME! books illustrated by Ailie Busby encourage interaction and discussion and littles love to lift the flaps! NEW BABY books illustrated by Rachel Fuller deal with the anticipation and excitement of new arrivals and special relationships, including those that develop between siblings. More via our bio 📚❤️ #WorldBreastfeedingWeek #boardbooks #eyfs #booksforbabies #booksfortoddlers #raisingreaders #family #siblings #babies #lifttheflapbooks #flapbooks #bookswithusallin

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Child’s Play is more than a publishing programme, it is a philosophy. A child’s early years are more important than any other: this is when children learn most about the world around them, and when they acquire the language they need to survive and grow. Child’s Play provides children, parents and teachers with opportunities to learn through play, participate in motivational activities and extend interactive communication; developing the whole person through the senses, the intellect and the imagination. Child’s Play books are innovative and inclusive, shining a spotlight on all children and representing our diverse world. Every child should be able to find themselves in the books they read. Books play a vital role in building the foundations for learning, and exposure to quality books from an early age helps to develop an enquiring mind and a lifelong love of reading.

Visit our website Parent Zone and Teacher Zone for more information and free resources: http://www.childs-play.com/