The best books for the youngest readers

Baby book award shortlist: The Big Night-Night Book by Georgie Birkett, published by Red Fox Photograph: Red Fox

Baby book award shortlist: Baby Loves: Tiger by Claire Dowe, published by Scholastic Photograph: Scholastic

Baby book award shortlist: Five Little Ducks by Francesca Stich & Jemima Lumley, illustrated by Jason Chapman, published by Simon & Schuster Photograph: Simon & Schuster

Baby book award shortlist: Chick by Ed Vere, published by Puffin Photograph: PR

Baby book award shortlist: Baby’s Very First Outdoors Book by Stella Baggott, published by Usborne Photograph: Usborne

Baby book award shortlist: That’s Not My Frog… by Fiona Watt, illustrated by Rachel Wells, published by Usborne Photograph: Usborne

Pre-school award shortlist: If I Were You by Richard Hamilton, illustrated by Babette Cole, published by Bloomsbury Photograph: Bloomsbury

Pre-school award shortlist: Oliver Who Travelled Far and Wide by Mara Bergman, illustrated by Nick Maland, published by Hodder Children’s Photograph: Hodder Children’s

Pre-school award shortlist: Sylvia and Bird by Catherine Rayner, published by Little Tiger Press Photograph: Little Tiger Press

Pre-school award shortlist: WOW! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood, published by Macmillan Children’s Books © 2009 Photograph: Macmillan Children’s Books © 2009

Pre-school award shortlist: The Tail of the Whale by Ellie Patterson, illustrated by Christine Pym, published by Meadowside Photograph: Meadowside

Pre-school award shortlist: Miaow Said the Cow by Emma Dodd, published by Templar Publishing Photograph: Templar Publishing

Best emerging illustrator award shortlist: The Grump by Sarah Garson, published by Andersen Press Photograph: Krause & Johansen/Andersen Press

Best emerging illustrator award shortlist: Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma Garcia, published by Boxer Books Photograph: Boxer Books

Best emerging illustrator award shortlist: Small Mouse Big City by Simon Prescott, published by Little Tiger Press Photograph: Little Tiger Press

Best emerging illustrator award shortlist: The Haunted House by Kazuno Kohara, published by Macmillan Children’s Books © 2008 Photograph: Macmillan Children’s Books © 2008

Best emerging illustrator award shortlist: Peas! by Andy Cullen, illustrated by Simon Rickerty, published by Puffin Books Photograph: Puffin Books