Give Your Children’s Books a Second Life
Do you have children’s books your family has outgrown?
Donate them to Little Modern Reader and help extend the life of stories, support sustainable reading, and bring beautiful books into the hands of new young readers.
We make it easy for families to donate children’s books in excellent condition — keeping them out of landfill and ensuring they’ll be loved again.
What We Accept
- Quality picture books
- Board Books in excellent condition
- Children's Classics
- Gift-worthy titles
What We Can't Accept
- Disney books
- Magazines
- Happy Meal books
- Non-Fiction books
- Game/Puzzle books
- Chapter books
Donation Criteria
We aim to offer families high-quality preloved books. Please ensure your donations are clean, undamaged and in good condition.
How to Donate
Email photos of your books to hello@littlemodernreader.com.au.
Some donations may be eligible for store credit depending on quality and resale potential - just let us know if you're interested.
If a book isn't suitable for resale, we pass it on to local community groups, charities and street libraries so nothing goes to waste.
Drop-Off Location
Please drop donations at 22-36 Mountain St, Ultimo, Sydney (by appointment only)
A loading dock is also available for large quantities.
*Little Modern Reader reserves the right to refuse any donations if they do not meet the criteria above.