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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.

⭐🐴 NEW! Happy Book Birthday AROUND THE WORLD ON 80 HORSES by Jill Newton, galloping into bookshops and libraries, and on...
14/02/2025

⭐🐴 NEW! Happy Book Birthday AROUND THE WORLD ON 80 HORSES by Jill Newton, galloping into bookshops and libraries, and onto your bookshelves now!

Come on an exciting adventure to discover incredible journeys made by this amazing animal! Explore the vastly varied landscapes and climates it has inhabited.

From anatomy and behaviour, to fame and fortune, battles and liberation, great feats and unbreakable bonds with us humans, let’s find out how the horse has helped shape the world we live in today.

Dip in and out of fantastic stories and fascinating facts.
An equine experience extraordinaire for all to enjoy!
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11/02/2025

❤️ The perfect book to give on

Clive and his friends love going to their local library, exploring what the awesome librarians do in a day! And when they get home, they love to play libraries together!

CLIVE IS A LIBRARIAN by Jessica Spanyol
❤️ Smashing Clive books, smashing stereotypes https://www.childs-play.com/collections/all-about-clive-clives-jobs

The power of storytelling is a truly super one. Books entertain us, switch on our imaginations, introduce new ideas, enc...
05/02/2025

The power of storytelling is a truly super one. Books entertain us, switch on our imaginations, introduce new ideas, encourage discussion, help us through uncertain times, and help us learn about ourselves and each other. Reading is simply the most wonderful experience to enjoy together.

AROUND THE WORLD ON 80 HORSES by Jill Newton is galloping into hearts and bookshelves this month! ❤️🐴📚Preorder here: htt...
04/02/2025

AROUND THE WORLD ON 80 HORSES by Jill Newton is galloping into hearts and bookshelves this month! ❤️🐴📚

Preorder here: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/new-titles
Bookshop.org UK is donating 10% of ALL February sales to reading charities BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust ❤️📚❤️

Books full of love and hugs, laughter and joining-in fun! 📚❤️Enjoy the unbeatable shared experience of reading together,...
04/02/2025

Books full of love and hugs, laughter and joining-in fun! 📚❤️

Enjoy the unbeatable shared experience of reading together, quality time learning about ourselves and each other, nurturing, empowering and inspiring a love of reading!

29/01/2025

Welcome to 2025 Author sponsor Rahana Dariah with Child's Play (International) Ltd ! Kende! Kende! Kende! is a multilingual story of love and learning, joy and journey. Inspired by the families throughout Central Africa who are forced to leave their homes, this is an honest but hopeful own-voice narrative about displacement, migration, and finding a new home.

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

Are you joining in The Reading Agency's ?BIG DANCE by Aoife Greenham Illustrations is in the reading list! It's total...
29/01/2025

Are you joining in The Reading Agency's ?

BIG DANCE by Aoife Greenham Illustrations is in the reading list! It's totally groovy and perfect for discovering the joys of joining in! Summer Reading Challenge fun!

Today's read is Big Dance​ by Aoife Greenham. 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

⭐ KINDNESS ⭐ is Children's Word of the Year, as picked by children! Brilliant!We're excited to share this brilliant cove...
29/01/2025

⭐ KINDNESS ⭐ is Children's Word of the Year, as picked by children! Brilliant!

We're excited to share this brilliant cover reveal of When I feel KIND illustrated by Paula Bowles illustration, along with five more titles from upcoming new series FIRST BEHAVIOURS, out this spring!

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

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❤️ The perfect book to give on #LibraryLoversDay Clive and his friends love going to their local library, exploring what the awesome librarians do in a day! And when they get home, they love to play libraries together! CLIVE IS A LIBRARIAN by Jessica Spanyol ❤️ Smashing Clive books, smashing stereotypes https://www.childs-play.com/collections/all-about-clive-clives-jobs

🌳💚 #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

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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/