The 2017 Toddler Christmas Gift Guide – Blocks, Books, Brilliant Beats and Balance

Hannah loves her books. She already has an extensive collection of over 100 great picture and information books on the bookshelf in her room. Why on earth would I want to get her more books? Because you can never have too many!

Hannah interacts with at least five of her books each day – sometimes we read together on the floor first thing in the morning, sometimes she pulls a book down from the shelf and quietly flicks through the pages by herself. Every single night I read her the story of her choice before she goes to bed.

Books are a massive part of our life and the more diverse and engaging her collection, the more enriched Hannah’s experience and understanding becomes.

We love reading, and that it why I’m so happy to have a Christmas gift guide packed full of amazing, high-quality literature! Below is a list of great books for Christmas. If you want more details about each book, check out my Dad’s Guide to Books for Toddlers – The 2017 Christmas Gift Guide Supplement.

Picture Books

Guff – Aaron Blabey, published by Penguin.

Once Upon A Small Rhinoceros – Meg McKinlay, Illustrated by Leila Rudge, published by Walker Books.

The ABC Book of Feelings– Helen Martin, Judith Simpson and Cheryl Orsini, published by Harper Collins.

My Superhero – Chris Owen, Illustrated by Moira Court, published by Fremantle Press.

The Bum Book – Kate Mayes, Illustrated by Andrew Joyner, published by Harper Collins.

La La La – Kate DiCamillo, Illustrated by Jamie Kim, published by Walker Books.

Koala Bare – Jackie French, Illustrated by Matt Shanks, published by Harper Collins.

No One Likes A Fart – Zoë Foster Blake, Illustrated by Adam Nickel, published by Penguin.

Andy & Terry’s Funny Picture Book Starring Big Fat Cows and The Cat, the Rat and the Baseball Bat – Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, published by Pan Macmillan.

The Wolf The Duck & The Mouse – Mac Barnett, Illustrated by Jon Klassen, published by Walker Books.

The Poesy Ring – Bob Graham, published by Walker Books.

The Amazing Monster Detectoscope – Graeme Base, published by Penguin.

Scarface Claw, Hold Tight – Linley Dodd, published by Penguin.

Board Books

Dress Up With Ted – Sophy Henn, published by Bloomsbury.

Busy Café , published by Pan Macmillan.

Charlie Chick Wants to Play – Ant Parker and Nick Denchfield, published by Pan Macmillan.

Short Story Collections

Laugh Your Head Off Again and Again! – Andy Griffiths, Alex Ratt, Tony Wilson, Meredith Costain, Tristan Bancks, R.A. Spratt, John Marsden, Deborah Abela and Alan Brough, published by Pan Macmillan.

Books About Christmas

Little Mouse’s Christmas – Riikka Jantti, published by Scribble.

How Many Quacks till Christmas? – Mark Sperring and Ed Eaves, published by Bloomsbury.

A Christmas Advent Story – Hannah Tolson and Ivy Snow, published by Bloomsbury.

Brilliant Beats – 2017 Toddler Christmas Gift Guide

So far this gift guide has been packed full of Hannah’s favourite things. I thought I had better keep that trend going by introducing two brilliant products that have had a profound effect on Hannah’s enjoyment of music this year.

These two products won’t be under our Christmas tree… because we already own them! But they are two products that we have extensively tested this year and that I’m only too happy to recommend them both to you.

Spotify Premium

Spotify Premium has turned Hannah’s little music world upside down since we were given a subscription in September. It was a vital part of the success of our Japan adventures, but it has also been a staple of daily life since! I now can’t imagine life without Spotify Premium – it is that ingrained and that useful.

Through Spotify we have been able to massively expand Hannah’s exposure to great quality kids’ music. She now has an extensive playlist of the greatest children’s songs on the planet (and some that will slowly send parents insane)! Hannah knows how to operate the tablet to play, pause and skip through her songs.

Spotify Premium is the kind of gift that can provide a whole year’s worth of entertainment – that sounds like good value to me! Subscriptions can be purchased by logging on to the Spotify website, or Spotify Premium gift cards can be purchased in many retail outlets throughout Australia.

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