Little Lighthouse
Erskineville · A children's bookshop · since 2020

The little bookshop where stories grow louder by the hour.

A children's bookshop on Erskineville Road, with two reading nooks, a tiny garden out the back, and a story-time circle every Saturday and Wednesday morning. Babies, picture books, chapter books, middle grade — we will help find the right one.

Browse our shelves → Story-time circle
— Themed shelves

Six small worlds inside the shop.

A

The first shelf

Cloth books, rag books, and bath books for the very littlest readers. Six brands, all chewed-tested by the shop's own resident toddler.

Ages 0 – 2
B

Picture books

The widest shelf. Australian, Japanese, French, British. The classics and the new. Every book on this shelf has been read aloud by us at least once.

Ages 2 – 6
C

First readers

The shelf for the brave moment a child reads their first chapter alone. Decodable starter books, easy chapter books, gentle steppes.

Ages 5 – 7
D

Middle grade

The shelf the shop's owners get most excited about. Australian middle grade, fantasy, real-world, funny, magical, both. The shelf grows monthly.

Ages 8 – 12
E

Sad & brave shelf

A small special shelf — gentle books about loss, anxiety, separation, divorce, illness, and other things small humans navigate. Curated with care.

All ages
F

Grown-up parents' shelf

The shelf for parents in the comfy chair while their children browse. Picture books, but also gentle parenting reads, picture-book theory, and a small poetry corner.

For grown-ups
— Story time

Two story-time circles, every week.

Saturday and Wednesday mornings, we sit in the garden reading nook and read aloud to whoever turns up. Cushions and rugs are provided. Tea and biscuits for the grown-ups. Always free, never booked out.

Saturday circle

10:30 — 11:00 AM
Ages 2 – 6 · garden nook

Wednesday babies

10:30 — 11:00 AM
Ages 0 – 2 · garden nook

— Custom storybook commissions

A small printed book, with your child as the hero.

For birthdays, new siblings, big moves, and the kinds of family transitions that need a story to hold them. We write and illustrate a small printed book with your child's name, family, dog or cat, and the moment that needs telling. Sixteen pages, hand-bound. Three-week lead.

Briefings are by Zoom or in the shop, Tuesday afternoons. We respond to email enquiries within three days.

From $385 · sixteen pages · hand-bound
— What we are loving this season

Four recommendations from the bookshop floor.

Picture book · 3+

The Stick & the Stone

— Beth Ferry & Tom Lichtenheld

A friendship picture book about loneliness, finding a friend, and looking after one another. Read-aloud-perfect.

$22.99
Middle grade · 9+

The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett

— Annie Lyons

Middle-grade humour with a tender heart. About friendship across generations and the courage to know when to stop pretending.

$18.99
Picture book · 4+

The Eye that Never Sleeps

— Marissa Moss & Jeremy Holmes

A small detective story for the curious. Beautifully illustrated, packed with secrets to find on every page.

$24.99
Sad & brave shelf · 6+

The Heart and the Bottle

— Oliver Jeffers

A small picture book about grief and the courage to feel things again. A book we recommend to many families, gently, one at a time.

$22.99
— Polaroids from the floor

A few weekday afternoons.

The garden reading nook, Wednesday.
Saturday story circle, March.
First-readers shelf, new arrivals.
The custom-book table, mid-bind.
— Visit

The little shop, at the end of Erskineville Road.

No appointment necessary. The reading nooks are always open. The garden out the back has a small bench and three cushions, weather permitting. Strollers welcome inside.

Address

56 Erskineville Road
Erskineville NSW 2043

Hours

Tue – Sat · 09:00 – 17:00
Sun · 10:00 – 14:00

Reach

+61 2 9557 9920
hello@littlelighthousebooks.com.au