Big Books | Aistear & SPHE

What is mindfulness? How is mindfulness useful to us? In this book, we discover our own unique path to mindfulness. We explore everyday mindful pra...

Our emotions are much like changes in weather, stormy one moment and sunny the next. The weather is used as a metaphorical device to allow children...

Use this book to support children in becoming changemakers during challenging world events and managing anxiety amongst the increasing awareness of...

What are my emotions? How do they feel and what do I call them? These are the questions asked in this children's big book.  Human bodies have evolv...

In this big book, we discover friendship by starting with the most important relationship we will ever have - the one with ourselves! By practising...

Are all families the same as mine? What makes a family? If my family is different, how might that affect my sense of belonging?   This book explore...

Knowing what our values are, and what it means to lives by our values, is the key to creating a life of meaning and purpose.   Values are the thing...

It can be awkward to reach out to make a new friend - why not provide a helpful guide of friendship tips to make creating new relationships easier?...

Experiencing Autism Spectrum Disorder presents unique challenges as well as unique strengths. We explore the different levels of sensory experience...

What are some of the important places in our community and who are the people who work there?Come with us on a journey to meet the people who help!...

Communities grow and change over time. This book explores common themes in our community in the past compared to the present such as, housing, tran...

All around the world, kids go to school. For some it’s easy, and for others, it's harder. Let’s take a look at the many different ways children tra...

Introducing a beautifully presented new book on oral health, written from a new empowering angle. This big book focuses on positive intervention, e...

Our relationship with food is formed as children. If this relationship is to be healthy, we need to learn to understand the power of our choices an...

All around the world, we celebrate. Festivals and special days celebrate diversity, culture and belonging. This book discovers the essence of these...

Dance is an ancient form of creative expression, used in rituals, to tell stories and mark major events in many cultures. Let’s find out how people...

Wellbeing is central to our experience and interaction with the world. The wellbeing big books in our collection are created to support children's ...

Create strong foundation in the early years with our multipack of Big Books focusing on identity and Belonging. These A3 sized fully laminated book...

Communicating involves giving, receiving and making sense of information. Children do this by using nonverbal means of communication, talking, list...

The theme of Exploring and Thinking is about children making sense of the things, places and people in their world by interacting with others, play...

Big books - giant & glossy, A3 sized for the shared reading experience All the 33 titles in the Enlighten Press big boo...

Big feet stomp in ancient forests, air filled with ferocious roars. Let’s take a journey back in time, to explore the dinosaurs. A rhyming tale wit...

What do insects mean to you? Are they an annoyance, a pest, something to fear, or to be disgusted by? Or are they a marvel of natural intelligence ...

What is a living thing? What do living things need? How might we be connected to other living things? Let’s explore the characteristics and needs w...

What is an insect? In this book, we explore the characteristics and life cycles of the most prolific and diverse class of animals in the world.  Ma...

Our perception of ourselves, and our abilities will determine not only the way we feel, but what we think we are able to achieve. Learning to talk ...

Spot the shapes in this interactive foundation concept big book with fun everyday images. Learning about shapes in early childhood expands a child’...

Simple machines are so much a part of everyday life that we don't notice their brilliance! Using a simple machine as an extension of our own abilit...

Vroom! Bang! Clunk! With giant wheels and huge loud engines, big machines are an exciting part of learning about how the world is constructed. From...

Where do the materials we use every day come from and where do they go when we are finished with them? What would the world look like if we each pi...

Christmas is a religious festival observed around the world. In some countries it is winter, and in others, it is summer, with different traditions...

Learn the story of how we went from stargazers to space explorers and explore the planets of our solar system. Discover satellites, the Mars Rover,...

What makes our world beautiful is variety. In this big book, we use simple similes to express the beauty of diversity in all our friends. Watch chi...

A feeling of belonging is an important part of a child’s sense of well-being and in this book, we explore some of the ways we can belong. We start ...

In this book, we explore all the ways in which we are becoming ourselves and the exciting choices we make every day in learning and growing up. Dev...

Follow along our movement journey through jungles, mountains, and forests! In this book, we relate instructional yoga poses with adventurous metaph...

What does it feel like to belong to myself, to own my thoughts and feelings and to be responsible for my physical wellbeing and personal safety?   ...

A rhyming extravaganza with just the right amount of cheeky irreverence, this book is sure to delight children with empowering perspectives on what...