Welcome to Little Modern Reader

The Sustainable Children's Bookstore

Quality preloved books, for your little ones

BROWSE ALL BOOKS

WE GIVE BOOKS A SECOND LIFE

Bringing sustainability to storytime - every book makes a difference

BROWSE ALL BOOKS

PRELOVED BOOKS

Good for you. Good for the planet.

BROWSE ALL BOOKS

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% of our profits are 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

Bee: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Patricia Hegarty

$12.00

I'm Australian Too! by Mem Fox

$10.00

Its and bits of Nature: A-Z of Biodiversity by Janeen Brian

$25.00

The Little Crooked House by Margaret Wild

$10.00

View all

NSW Premier's Reading Challenge

All The Ways To Be Smart by Davina Bell

$10.00

Kookoo Kookaburra by Gregg Dreise

$12.00

Sold Out

Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers

$7.00

Sold Out

Charlie Cook's Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson

$8.00

View all

FEATURED CATEGORIES

Curiosity + Knowledge

Collection Highlight: Family, Friendship + Wellbeing

Amy & Louis [Paperback] by Libby Gleeson

$8.00

Starting School by Jane Godwin

$12.00

Ollie and the Wind by Ronojoy Ghosh

$11.00

The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson

$9.00

View all

COLLECTION HIGHLIGHT: CLASSICS

Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia by Alison Lester

$12.00

All Around Me: A First Book of Childhood by Shirley Hughes

$12.00

Sold Out

Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae

$8.00

Sold Out

Best Word Book Ever [Hardcover] by Richard Scarry

Sold Out

Best Word Book Ever [Hardcover] by Richard Scarry

$15.00

Sold Out

View all

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