Bookbug’s Songs and Rhymes

Enjoy stories, songs and rhymes with your little one every day with the free Bookbug app from Scottish Book Trust. Perfect to share with babies, toddlers, preschoolers and the whole family, the app is home to hundreds of children’s songs, nursery rhymes and videos to explore at home or on the go!

Key features

• Search for your favourite songs and nursery rhymes to share with your child

• Find lyrics to sing along or make up your own rhymes to our instrumental versions

• Explore new songs and rhymes by exploring our playlists and using search and filters

• Save your favourite content to create your own personalised playlist

• Enjoy beloved Scottish songs in Scots and Gaelic with your little one

• Find songs and rhymes in multiple languages, including Spanish, Polish and Arabic, to support language learning

• Find top tips for how to enjoy songs and rhymes with children

• Explore content aimed at parents and caregivers in our ‘Bookbug for grown-ups’ area, including finding your local Bookbug session

Benefits of the Bookbug app

Babies and young children naturally love music. Singing and joining in with rhymes is great fun for children and it benefits their development in many ways, including speech and language learning, building bonds with family and other caregivers, and encouraging play and creativity. Actions like clapping, pointing and marching also help to develop motor skills, as well as being great fun for little ones.

The Bookbug app is free to download and use, with no hidden costs or adverts. It’s here to support you throughout your journey with little ones – whether you’re an expectant mum singing to bump, a first-time parent sharing rhymes with your baby or a busy childminder with a crowd to entertain!

Fun, colourful and interactive, the app is perfect for exploring together. You can save your favourite content to create your own personalised playlist keeps all your songs together in one place.

At home and on the go

The Bookbug app adds music and fun to everyday moments, including:

Bedtime: Help get little ones settled with soothing songs and rhymes

Out and about: Keep kids entertained on the go or during long journeys

Getting clean: Make it fun with teethbrushing and bathtime songs

Quiet time: Get cosy and share stories book-sharing videos

The app has songs and rhymes in multiple languages, including Gaelic, British Sign Language and Polish – perfect for multi-lingual families or language learning with children. Scottish parents, grandparents and other caregivers will love sharing Scots classics like Katie Bairdie and Three Craws with the little ones in their life.

Download the Bookbug app and start sharing stories, songs and rhymes with your little one today!

Contact

Have questions about the app or need support? Contact digital@scottishbooktrust.com.