Welcome to Little Modern Reader

The Sustainable Children's Bookstore

Quality preloved books, for your little ones

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WE GIVE BOOKS A SECOND LIFE

Bringing sustainability to storytime - every book makes a difference

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PRELOVED BOOKS

Good for you. Good for the planet.

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Why Little Modern Reader?

GOOD FOR YOU

We offer a convenient and sustainable way to rehome the books you no longer need or have the space for.

GOOD FOR THE PLANET

From our packaging to shipping, we are working to be sustainable in every area.

GOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED

10% donated to Australian Refugee Volunteers who run monthly excursions for children and teens from a refugee or asylum seeker background, living in Sydney.

RECENTLY ADDED

101 Collective Nouns by Jennifer Cossins

$11.00

John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat by Jenny Wagner

$10.00

Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen

$12.00

Margaret's Unicorn by Briony May Smith (

$10.00

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HOLIDAY + CELEBRATIONS

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

$14.00

The Christmas Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter retold by Emma Thompson

$12.00

Pig the Elf by Aaron Blabey

$10.00

The Nutcracker [The Heirloom Edition] by E.T.A Hoffmann

$14.00

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FEATURED CATEGORIES

BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS!

Curiosity + Knowledge

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHT: CLASSICS

The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis

$15.00

Best Counting Book Ever by Richard Scarry

$10.00

Oh, The Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss

$8.00

Louisa May Pickett's Best Show and Tell Ever by Rod Clement

$10.00

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COLLECTION HIGHLIGHT: ART + INTERACTIVE

The Curious Case of the Missing Mammoth by Ellie Hattie

$14.00

Yikes! In Seven Wild Adventures, Who Would You Be? by Alison Lester

$13.00

Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh by Clint Twist

$12.00

My Book With No Pictures by B.J Novak

$10.00

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Acknowledgement of Country

Little Modern Reader acknowledges the Gadigal people of Eora nation, the traditional custodians of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.

Sydney, NSW