Bookish Play & Story Table Ideas

We thought that we should start a list of our Bookish Play / Story Table ideas for easy reference. 

These are just suggestions for resources that are similar to the characters or parts of some of our favourite books but of course you can pick and choose or make some of your own pieces to suit!

Please click on the links below each picture to view the included resources -

Who Sank The Boat? 

Large Sea and Rockpool Playmat Playscape - Tara Treasures

Natural Wooden Bridge - QToys

Wooden Boat

Wooden Farm Animals - Cow, Donkey, Sheep, Pig & Mouse

Who Sank The Boat? Board Book - Puffin

Finger Puppet Set - Cow, Donkey, Pig, Sheep & Mouse

We're Going on a Bear Hunt 

We're Going On A Bear Hunt Board Book - Walker 

Bear Cave Play Mat with Bear - Tara Treasures

Doll Family - White - Fun Factory

Wooden Farm Animals - Tender Leaf Toys (look for English Shepherd Dog)

We're Going on a Bear Hunt Wooden Characters

We're Going on a Bear Hunt Story Talk Cards

The Very Cranky Bear 

The Very Cranky Bear Board Book - Child's Play

Anamalz Wooden Animals Set - Sheep, Lion, Moose & Zebra

Finger Puppet Set - Bear, Sheep, Lion, Moose & Zebra

Dear Zoo 

Dear Zoo Board Book - Pan Macmillan

Animal Replica Set - Elephant, Giraffe, Lion, Camel, Snake, Monkey, Frog & Dog

Rainbow Nesting Boxes

Felt Dear Zoo Box

Dear Zoo Activity Board & Discs - My Little Set

Handa's Surpise 

Handa's Surprise Board Book

Set of 8 Felt Fruits - Banana, Guava, Orange, Mango, Pineapple, Avocado, Passionfruit & Tangerine

Round Woven Basket

Painted African Tree Set - Papoose Toys

Handa's Surprise - Activity Board & Discs

Animal Replica Set - Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Ostrich, Antelope, Monkey, Goat & Parrot

The Colour Monster 

The Colour Monster Board Book

Colourful Small Loose Parts Set

The Tiger Who Came to Tea 

The Tiger Who Came To Tea Paper Back Book

Tiger Tin Tea Set in Picnic Basket 18 Pieces

Finger Puppets - Individual (look for 3D Tiger Finger Puppet)

Felt Biscuits

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 

Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! Oversized Board Book

Felt Alphabet Lowercase Letters - Rainbow Colourful

Felt Alphabet Uppercase Letters - Rainbow Colourful

Papoose Palm Trees - Set of 2 - Papoose Toys

Coconut Bowl - Large - QToys

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Sing Along With Me! Old Macondald Had A Farm

Old MacDondald Had A Farm Board Book

Old MacDonald Farm Animals Finger Puppet Set - Tara Treasures

Finger Puppet Stands

Old MacDonald Extra Farm Animals Finger Puppet Set

Roll A Rhyme - Set of 3 Blocks / Dice (Old Style) - My Little Set

Large Farm Playmat Playscape - Tara Treasures

Barn with Felt Roof and Ladder

Wooden Farm Animals - Tender Leaf Toys

Wood Railing/Fence 4 Pieces

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Sing Along With Me! Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle, Twinkle, Nighttime Sky Board Book - Science Naturally!

Twinkle, Twinkle, Daytime Star Board Book - Science Naturally!

Travelling in Space Set - The Freckled Frog

Moon and Star Balancing Game - QToys

Solar System Outer Space Play Mat with Small Felt Planets - Tara Treasures

Creative Rubber Band Geoboard

Felt Space Astronaut

Finger Puppets - Individual (Look for Starfish puppet)

The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man Board Book

The Gingerbread Man - A Transient Tale

Gingerbread Man Story Finger Puppet Set - Tara Treasures

Gingerbread Man Cutter

Felt Gingerbread Man Cookie *pre-order

Felt Fox

Felt Farm Animals (Look for horse, cow and pig)

Large Spring Play Mat Playscape - Tara Treasures

Felt Seasonal Tree - Summer

Finger Puppet Stands

Five Little Ducks

Five Little Ducks Board Book

Sing Along With Me! Five Little Ducks Board Book

Five Little Ducks Board Book (Hands-on Songs)

Duck Pond with 6 Ducks Playmat Playscape - Tara Treasures

Montessori Counting Set

Mountain Play Set

Papoose Seasonal Trees - Papoose Toys (spring set)

Five Little Ducks Finger Puppet Set - Tara Treasures

Finger Puppet Stands

Roll A Rhyme - Set of 3 Blocks / Dice (New Style)

Mountain Ridge Earth

Wooden 2 Tone Number Set - QToys

5 Little Ducks (5 Wayibu Dulum) Paperback Book

Papoose Daisy Bowls Set - Set of 2 - Papoose Toys

The Hare and The Tortoise

The Hare And The Tortoise Board Book

Wooden Hare / Rabbit

Wooden Coastal Animals - Tender Leaf Toys (Look for sea turtle)

Felt Farm Animals (Look for rabbit)

Felt Ocean Animals (Look for green sea turtle)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar 

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book - Puffin

Set of 15 Felt Fruits - 1 Apple, 2 Pears, 3 Plums, 4 Strawberries & 5 Oranges

Hungry Caterpillar 5 Fruits Eco Cutter Set

The Three Billy Goats Gruff  

The Three Billy Goats Gruff Board Book

Three Billy Goats Gruff Finger Puppet Set

Finger Puppet Stand - Papoose Toys

Papoose Outback Mat

Meadow Mat

Felt Flowers (3.5cm)

Natural Wooden Bridge - QToys

Nuno Felt Play Cloth - Blue - Papoose Toys (Medium)

Wood Stacking Pyramid - Papoose Toys

Papoose Seasonal Trees - Earth Colours - Papoose Toys (Spring)

Papoose Seasonal Trees - Papoose Toys (Summer)

The Three Billy Goats Gruff Board Book

CollectA Farm Animal Replicas (Billy Goat & Goat Kid Standing)

Billy Goat Replica - 10cm

Incy Wincy Spider

Sing Along With Me! Incy Wincy Spider Board Book or Incy Wincy Spider Board Book - Usborne

Itsy Bitsy Spider (Incy Wincy Spider) Finger Puppet Set - Tara Treasures

Finger Puppet Stand - Papoose Toys

Djeco Rain Stick

Why Does it Rain? With the Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book

Grimm's Building Set - Weather

Sensory Play Stones - Weather

The Little Red Hen

The Little Red Hen Board Book

Felt Chicken

Felt Farm Animals (Dog & Cat)

Felt Mouse

Large Farm Playmat Playscape - Tara Treasures

Zog 

Zog Paper Back Book

Felt Dragon Toy - Tara Treasures

Meadow Mat

PlanToys Doctor Set - Plan Toys

How to Catch a Star 

How To Catch A Star Board Book

Finger Puppets - Individual (Look for Starfish puppet)

Horned Starfish (Small)

Space Voyager Set

Moon Crater with Astronaut Space Playscape Mat

Wooden Space Puzzle - 48 Pieces - Viga Toys

One Little Duck 

One Little Duck Hardcover Book

Stacking Farm Animals with Bag - Tender Leaf Toys

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

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Row, Row, Row Your Boat Board Book - Scholastic

Finger Puppets - Individual (Koala, Bandicoot, Platypus, Kookaburra & Crocodile)

Sing Along With Me! Row, Row, Row Your Boat Board Book

Finger Puppets - Individual (Mouse, Polar Bear & Crocodile)

The Very Hungry Bear

The Very Hungry Bear Board Book (Unabridged) - Scholastic

Large Arctic Antarctic Polar Play Mat

Felt Polar Bear

Felt Bear

Wooden Crocodile

Wooden Mole

Papoose Small Fire - Papoose Toys

Small Felt Fish -6 pieces

Felt Seasonal Tree - Summer

The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo Board Book - Pan Macmillan

The Gruffalo Finger Puppet Set

The Gruffalo Playscape Play Mat

Wombat Stew

Wombat Stew Board Book - Scholastic

Wombat Stew Finger Puppet Set

Wombat Stew Playscape Play Mat

Tap The Magic Tree

Tap The Magic Tree Board Book

Tap The Magic Tree Story Set

Rosie's Walk

Rosie's Walk Board Book

Rosie's Walk Story Set

The Smallest Turtle

The Smallest Turtle Board Book - Puffin

The Smallest Turtle Story Set

Where is the Green Sheep?

Where Is The Green Sheep? Board Book - Puffin

Felt Sheep Toy

Papoose Mossy Play Mat - Papoose Toys

Log Piece (Arch)

Grass Button

Felt Seasonal Tree - Summer

Diary of a Wombat

Diary Of A Wombat Board Book

Diary of a Wombat Story Set

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Sing Along With Me! Baa Baa Black Sheep Board Book

Felt Baa Baa Black Sheep Toy

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Sing Along With Me! Five Little Speckled Frogs Board Book

Five Little Speckled Frogs Board Book (Hands-On Songs)

5 Little Speckled Frogs with Log Bag - Finger Puppet Set - Tara Treasures

Polished Pebbles - Jade - 1kg

Finger Puppet Stands

Sign Language Wooden Disks

Felt Frogs

Felt Lily Pad

Nuno Felt Play Cloth - Blue - Papoose Toys

Papoose Palm Trees - Set of 2 - Papoose Toys

Insects and Spiders Tube - 12 piece Replica - CollectA

Number Puzzle - Natural - QToys

Bin Chicken

Bin Chicken Board Book

Bin Chicken Hardback Book

Felt Bin Chicken (Australian White Ibis) Toy

Room on our Rock

Room on Our Rock Story Set

Room On Our Rock Paperback Book

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly Board Book

Story Puppets - Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly - Papoose Toys

Owl Babies

Owl Babies Board Book

Felt Owl Family - Set of 3

Sharing a Shell

Sharing A Shell Board Book - Pan Macmillan

My Little Rock Pool