Books published by publisher Childs Play

This book helps children to count forwards and backwards using numbers to ten with the added element of music. Like other books in this series, it is a pattern book with a verse repeating over and over so any child can quickly sing along. The multi-national children are on a dial at the back of the book so as one falls out you turn the dial. The next page shows the child on the floor with the others that fell out. Match the child on the floor to the children on the dial and you have numbers up to nineteen. Numbers in a sequence are merely a rhyme or verse to children until they can match "things" to the numbers...Eight children, count them as 8 not just as the middle word in a line "7-8-9. This book also lends itself well to a social studies lesson when used in conjunction with a map.

Who's home for dinner? What shall we cook? What do we need to buy? And don't forget the washing-up! Helping with real tasks is a natural progression from pretend play, and is a crucial stage in a child's development. Achieving a shared goal encourages a sense of responsibility, and develops many skills useful in later life. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.

No child will ever be lonely with a Pocket Pal. Pocket Pals are a great early reading resource, full of real information about animals from all over the world. Pocket Pals are appealingly shaped, easy to keep clean and eminently collectable. A sturdy die cut book just right for tiny hands and parents' pockets, each in the "Pocket Pals" series shows favorite animals and its activities. The simple text and pictures make observations about each animal's most common characteristics.