A moving-counter play book with early letter shapes

Waves and Wiggles

Have fun and discover letter shapes in this moving-counter play book! 
 
Toddlers can start their writing journey without having to grasp a pen ­- just slide the counters around each track and have fun with the rhyming text! 
 
This book features curved tracks that mimic early handwriting patterns and with Waves and Wiggles little ones can become familiar with letter shapes: W, M, N, U and V. 
 
The five sliding counters in this book have fingerholes to help keep little hands steady and the rhyming narrative and bright illustrations from Ekaterina Trukhan will keep them entertained as they whizz around the tracks! 
 
This Learn&amp;Play title: 
Boosts motor skills 
Introduces letter shapes 
Recommended for children 2+ 
 
Look out for the other Ladybird Learn&amp;Play title: 
Swirls and Squiggles

Ladybird (Author) We make growing up the best story ever! Here at Ladybird, we publish playful books for little hands. From touch-and-feel books to bedtime stories and non-fiction, we help 0-7s to learn, play and grow - sparking plenty of smiles along the way. The home of Ten Minutes to Bed, Baby Touch, Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee, we know just how to capture curious little imaginations and guide them from one story to the next. Ekaterina Trukhan (Illustrator) Ekaterina Trukhan creates illustrations for children's books, magazines and products. She is also the author of several children's books. Originally from Russia, she graduated from Camberwell College of Arts in London and now she lives the digital nomad life travelling with her husband and their dog.

Help little tots to have fun and discover their letter shapes in this moving-counter play book! 
 
This book features curved tracks that mimic early handwriting patterns and with Waves and Wiggles little ones can become familiar with letter shapes: W, M, N, U and V. 
 
The five sliding counters in this book have fingerholes to help keep little hands steady and the rhyming narrative and bright illustrations from Ekaterina Trukhan will keep them entertained as they whizz around the tracks!

Swirls and Squiggles

Have fun and discover letter shapes in this moving-counter play book! 
 
Toddlers can start their writing journey without having to grasp a pen ­- just slide the counters around each track and have fun with the rhyming text! 
 
This book features curved tracks that mimic early handwriting patterns and with Swirls and Squiggles little ones can become familiar with letter shapes: S, C, Z, E and O. 
 
The five sliding counters in this book have fingerholes to help keep little hands steady and the rhyming narrative and bright illustrations from Ekaterina Trukhan will keep them entertained as they whizz around the tracks! 
 
This Learn&amp;Play title: 
Boosts motor skills 
Introduces letter shapes 
Recommended for children 2+ 
 
Look out for the other Ladybird Learn&amp;Play title: 
Waves and Wiggles

Help little tots to have fun and discover their letter shapes in this moving-counter play book! 
 
This book features curved tracks that mimic early handwriting patterns and with Swirls and Squiggles little ones can become familiar with letter shapes: S, C, Z, E and O. 
 
The five sliding counters in this book have fingerholes to help keep little hands steady and the rhyming narrative and bright illustrations from Ekaterina Trukhan will keep them entertained as they whizz around the tracks!

Amazing things to know before you start school

Wise Before Five

**SHORTLISTED in the Learning &amp; Development category for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2020** 
 
This book is the perfect gift to celebrate your child starting school, a nursery graduation or a birthday present. 
 
By the time a child reaches the age of five, they have changed more in those early years than they will at any other point in their life. This amazing feat is celebrated in Wise Before Five. 
 
This illustrated guide is packed with everything a five-year-old should already know and introduces more complex ideas to support further learning. The book covers basic early years concepts, such as the alphabet, shapes and numbers, as well as topics such as feelings, daily routine, mindfulness and road safety. 
 
With gorgeous and vibrant illustrations by the talented Ekaterina Trukhan, Wise Before Five will build confidence and give children the power to realise that they are pretty remarkable!

Wise Before Five is a celebratory guide to everything a child has learnt by the time they reach five years old. Covering topics from the alphabet and numbers to daily routine, mindfulness and road safety, this book sets out to build confidence and give five-year-olds the power to realise that they are pretty spectacular!

Ekaterina Trukhan

An introduction to the human body

Find out what's inside your body in this child-friendly guide to what the human body can do, how it works and how you can look after it. From pumping blood to breathing in, this bright and graphic body book is the perfect introduction to the amazing machine that is the human body.

Ekaterina Trukhan

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