Great to look at, grab hold of or stuff in mouth!!, 26 Oct 2008
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

Wonderful, 22 Oct 2008
Absolutely wonderful book which kept my little girl fascinated long enough in the early weeks for me to have a shower in peace. Her favourite page was the baby one and she would stare at it for ages. Very highly recommended and I have since bought one for a friend's baby.

fascinating!, 15 Oct 2008
I just recieved this book, and my baby of just 10 weeks was really enjoying gazing at the bold patterns which accompany the faces - she loves blace & white images and this book certainly grasped her attention, i hope to get lots of enjoyment out of it. Would definatley reccomend - and "pets" version also. The mirror is a nice touch, and i like the fact that it has a velcro loop so you can attatch it to a pram when they are a little older.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Great to look at, grab hold of or stuff in mouth!!, 26 Oct 2008
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

Wonderful, 22 Oct 2008
Absolutely wonderful book which kept my little girl fascinated long enough in the early weeks for me to have a shower in peace. Her favourite page was the baby one and she would stare at it for ages. Very highly recommended and I have since bought one for a friend's baby.

fascinating!, 15 Oct 2008
I just recieved this book, and my baby of just 10 weeks was really enjoying gazing at the bold patterns which accompany the faces - she loves blace & white images and this book certainly grasped her attention, i hope to get lots of enjoyment out of it. Would definatley reccomend - and "pets" version also. The mirror is a nice touch, and i like the fact that it has a velcro loop so you can attatch it to a pram when they are a little older.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Awsome!, 06 Nov 2008
I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they aid you into what to teach your children when, to gradually build up their reading more and more. A great buy!

Great addition to help at home, 01 Nov 2008
I bought these for my son to do as and when he wished. He struggles with his phonics and these have been a gem. He can pick them up and put them down when he feels yet he still knows where he was at and what he was doing, which is great.

They are simple enough for them to do independently which give them a bigger sense of achievement.

Brilliant!, 28 Oct 2008
My son isn't 4 yet and is already on book 4. He has started to read 3 letter words and loves learning with these books. It's good for me to refresh my own phonics! He loves it and loves doing the actions.

Both my girls love this product!, 26 Mar 2008
Although I bought this with my four yeat old in mind,My almost three year old has enjoyed the work books just as much ,and thanks to her older sister is already pointing out letter sounds in her everyday activity's. This prouduct, has I feel given my children a head start on the road to learning!

Excellent!, 22 Jan 2008
We have used these for our son, who has just turned 4, alongside the teachers handbook. These books allow him to practice writing the letters we have learnt. Most importantly he has a real motivation to do them and always wants to learn the next letter.
Hopefully he will be a bit ahead when he starts school in September!

Great to look at, grab hold of or stuff in mouth!!, 26 Oct 2008
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

Wonderful, 22 Oct 2008
Absolutely wonderful book which kept my little girl fascinated long enough in the early weeks for me to have a shower in peace. Her favourite page was the baby one and she would stare at it for ages. Very highly recommended and I have since bought one for a friend's baby.

fascinating!, 15 Oct 2008
I just recieved this book, and my baby of just 10 weeks was really enjoying gazing at the bold patterns which accompany the faces - she loves blace & white images and this book certainly grasped her attention, i hope to get lots of enjoyment out of it. Would definatley reccomend - and "pets" version also. The mirror is a nice touch, and i like the fact that it has a velcro loop so you can attatch it to a pram when they are a little older.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Awsome!, 06 Nov 2008
I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they aid you into what to teach your children when, to gradually build up their reading more and more. A great buy!

Great addition to help at home, 01 Nov 2008
I bought these for my son to do as and when he wished. He struggles with his phonics and these have been a gem. He can pick them up and put them down when he feels yet he still knows where he was at and what he was doing, which is great.

They are simple enough for them to do independently which give them a bigger sense of achievement.

Brilliant!, 28 Oct 2008
My son isn't 4 yet and is already on book 4. He has started to read 3 letter words and loves learning with these books. It's good for me to refresh my own phonics! He loves it and loves doing the actions.

Both my girls love this product!, 26 Mar 2008
Although I bought this with my four yeat old in mind,My almost three year old has enjoyed the work books just as much ,and thanks to her older sister is already pointing out letter sounds in her everyday activity's. This prouduct, has I feel given my children a head start on the road to learning!

Excellent!, 22 Jan 2008
We have used these for our son, who has just turned 4, alongside the teachers handbook. These books allow him to practice writing the letters we have learnt. Most importantly he has a real motivation to do them and always wants to learn the next letter.
Hopefully he will be a bit ahead when he starts school in September!

Great colourful pictures , 23 Jun 2008
My son is only 5 months, but he loves looking at this book even if he doesn't understand the "story" yet - there are lots of bright colours and things to see in the pictures. I can see him enjoying it more and more as he gets older as we discuss the content of the pictures (people, animals, clowns, magicians...) My only problem is to stop my son from eating the book! The CD is a great bonus.

Entertaining!!, 19 Jun 2008
my son just loves this book and will sit for ages looking through each page as there is so much happening at every turn including the texture of the cut out sections....i would definately recommend it.

great book, 06 May 2008
My 17 month old has had this book for a while, and loves it.
It's great fun to sing through it with him, he loves turning the pages, and he always picks this book up if there's more than one choice in front of him.
A lovely, colourful, and fun book for all.

Great fun, 21 Mar 2008
It's great when a children's rhyme we all know is given a new lease of life. This book does this. Yes there is the bus, yes there are the wheels and all the rest, but there is so much going on in each picture and each picture is so full of colour and life, that my youngster never gets tired of the book.
That's the best recommendation I can give.

This book ROCKS, 13 Jan 2008
A major favourite with my 18 month old girl. She requests it about 10 times a day, sits on my lap and ROCKS - no other way to put it. She does the wipers with her arms flailing, sticks her little fingers through the holes to turn the pages and observes the well drawn detail of doggies, butterflies etc etc. Much recommended! But of course you can't just read it, you've got to sing it and do the actions/ baby signs too!

Great to look at, grab hold of or stuff in mouth!!, 26 Oct 2008
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

Wonderful, 22 Oct 2008
Absolutely wonderful book which kept my little girl fascinated long enough in the early weeks for me to have a shower in peace. Her favourite page was the baby one and she would stare at it for ages. Very highly recommended and I have since bought one for a friend's baby.

fascinating!, 15 Oct 2008
I just recieved this book, and my baby of just 10 weeks was really enjoying gazing at the bold patterns which accompany the faces - she loves blace & white images and this book certainly grasped her attention, i hope to get lots of enjoyment out of it. Would definatley reccomend - and "pets" version also. The mirror is a nice touch, and i like the fact that it has a velcro loop so you can attatch it to a pram when they are a little older.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Awsome!, 06 Nov 2008
I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they aid you into what to teach your children when, to gradually build up their reading more and more. A great buy!

Great addition to help at home, 01 Nov 2008
I bought these for my son to do as and when he wished. He struggles with his phonics and these have been a gem. He can pick them up and put them down when he feels yet he still knows where he was at and what he was doing, which is great.

They are simple enough for them to do independently which give them a bigger sense of achievement.

Brilliant!, 28 Oct 2008
My son isn't 4 yet and is already on book 4. He has started to read 3 letter words and loves learning with these books. It's good for me to refresh my own phonics! He loves it and loves doing the actions.

Both my girls love this product!, 26 Mar 2008
Although I bought this with my four yeat old in mind,My almost three year old has enjoyed the work books just as much ,and thanks to her older sister is already pointing out letter sounds in her everyday activity's. This prouduct, has I feel given my children a head start on the road to learning!

Excellent!, 22 Jan 2008
We have used these for our son, who has just turned 4, alongside the teachers handbook. These books allow him to practice writing the letters we have learnt. Most importantly he has a real motivation to do them and always wants to learn the next letter.
Hopefully he will be a bit ahead when he starts school in September!

Great colourful pictures , 23 Jun 2008
My son is only 5 months, but he loves looking at this book even if he doesn't understand the "story" yet - there are lots of bright colours and things to see in the pictures. I can see him enjoying it more and more as he gets older as we discuss the content of the pictures (people, animals, clowns, magicians...) My only problem is to stop my son from eating the book! The CD is a great bonus.

Entertaining!!, 19 Jun 2008
my son just loves this book and will sit for ages looking through each page as there is so much happening at every turn including the texture of the cut out sections....i would definately recommend it.

great book, 06 May 2008
My 17 month old has had this book for a while, and loves it.
It's great fun to sing through it with him, he loves turning the pages, and he always picks this book up if there's more than one choice in front of him.
A lovely, colourful, and fun book for all.

Great fun, 21 Mar 2008
It's great when a children's rhyme we all know is given a new lease of life. This book does this. Yes there is the bus, yes there are the wheels and all the rest, but there is so much going on in each picture and each picture is so full of colour and life, that my youngster never gets tired of the book.
That's the best recommendation I can give.

This book ROCKS, 13 Jan 2008
A major favourite with my 18 month old girl. She requests it about 10 times a day, sits on my lap and ROCKS - no other way to put it. She does the wipers with her arms flailing, sticks her little fingers through the holes to turn the pages and observes the well drawn detail of doggies, butterflies etc etc. Much recommended! But of course you can't just read it, you've got to sing it and do the actions/ baby signs too!

A very good purchase!, 29 Nov 2007
I have been very keen to teach my son the letters of the alphabet but wanted to do it the right way. Having visited his school he will be attending next year, they do follow the Jolly phonics scheme and therefore these books have been great along with the work books. It's given me the confidence to teach and he has enjoyed the colourful pictures and tracing with his finger the letters. We are now moving on to book three after he has managed to read and write the letters in books one and two. Being a working parent and mum to a one year old aswell we are only able to do learning for an hour on a friday so these short to the point books are great. My husband also helps by going over a book for 5 mins at bedtime before reading a short story. It certainly has been a fun way to learn.

Very Useful, 04 Jul 2005
A very useful book. It shows parents which sounds and blends of words children learn from Reception and in which order to progress. Also helpful for spelling tests. If you are keen on helping your child with literacy at home this is a must even if you are not using the Jolly Phonics scheme.

jolly phonic workbooks, 22 Nov 2004
Brilliant help for my little boy who uses jolly phonics at school and was struggling a little. Im sure u would agree that help at home goes a long way and these books do just the trick.

Great to look at, grab hold of or stuff in mouth!!, 26 Oct 2008
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

Wonderful, 22 Oct 2008
Absolutely wonderful book which kept my little girl fascinated long enough in the early weeks for me to have a shower in peace. Her favourite page was the baby one and she would stare at it for ages. Very highly recommended and I have since bought one for a friend's baby.

fascinating!, 15 Oct 2008
I just recieved this book, and my baby of just 10 weeks was really enjoying gazing at the bold patterns which accompany the faces - she loves blace & white images and this book certainly grasped her attention, i hope to get lots of enjoyment out of it. Would definatley reccomend - and "pets" version also. The mirror is a nice touch, and i like the fact that it has a velcro loop so you can attatch it to a pram when they are a little older.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Awsome!, 06 Nov 2008
I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they aid you into what to teach your children when, to gradually build up their reading more and more. A great buy!

Great addition to help at home, 01 Nov 2008
I bought these for my son to do as and when he wished. He struggles with his phonics and these have been a gem. He can pick them up and put them down when he feels yet he still knows where he was at and what he was doing, which is great.

They are simple enough for them to do independently which give them a bigger sense of achievement.

Brilliant!, 28 Oct 2008
My son isn't 4 yet and is already on book 4. He has started to read 3 letter words and loves learning with these books. It's good for me to refresh my own phonics! He loves it and loves doing the actions.

Both my girls love this product!, 26 Mar 2008
Although I bought this with my four yeat old in mind,My almost three year old has enjoyed the work books just as much ,and thanks to her older sister is already pointing out letter sounds in her everyday activity's. This prouduct, has I feel given my children a head start on the road to learning!

Excellent!, 22 Jan 2008
We have used these for our son, who has just turned 4, alongside the teachers handbook. These books allow him to practice writing the letters we have learnt. Most importantly he has a real motivation to do them and always wants to learn the next letter.
Hopefully he will be a bit ahead when he starts school in September!

Great colourful pictures , 23 Jun 2008
My son is only 5 months, but he loves looking at this book even if he doesn't understand the "story" yet - there are lots of bright colours and things to see in the pictures. I can see him enjoying it more and more as he gets older as we discuss the content of the pictures (people, animals, clowns, magicians...) My only problem is to stop my son from eating the book! The CD is a great bonus.

Entertaining!!, 19 Jun 2008
my son just loves this book and will sit for ages looking through each page as there is so much happening at every turn including the texture of the cut out sections....i would definately recommend it.

great book, 06 May 2008
My 17 month old has had this book for a while, and loves it.
It's great fun to sing through it with him, he loves turning the pages, and he always picks this book up if there's more than one choice in front of him.
A lovely, colourful, and fun book for all.

Great fun, 21 Mar 2008
It's great when a children's rhyme we all know is given a new lease of life. This book does this. Yes there is the bus, yes there are the wheels and all the rest, but there is so much going on in each picture and each picture is so full of colour and life, that my youngster never gets tired of the book.
That's the best recommendation I can give.

This book ROCKS, 13 Jan 2008
A major favourite with my 18 month old girl. She requests it about 10 times a day, sits on my lap and ROCKS - no other way to put it. She does the wipers with her arms flailing, sticks her little fingers through the holes to turn the pages and observes the well drawn detail of doggies, butterflies etc etc. Much recommended! But of course you can't just read it, you've got to sing it and do the actions/ baby signs too!

A very good purchase!, 29 Nov 2007
I have been very keen to teach my son the letters of the alphabet but wanted to do it the right way. Having visited his school he will be attending next year, they do follow the Jolly phonics scheme and therefore these books have been great along with the work books. It's given me the confidence to teach and he has enjoyed the colourful pictures and tracing with his finger the letters. We are now moving on to book three after he has managed to read and write the letters in books one and two. Being a working parent and mum to a one year old aswell we are only able to do learning for an hour on a friday so these short to the point books are great. My husband also helps by going over a book for 5 mins at bedtime before reading a short story. It certainly has been a fun way to learn.

Very Useful, 04 Jul 2005
A very useful book. It shows parents which sounds and blends of words children learn from Reception and in which order to progress. Also helpful for spelling tests. If you are keen on helping your child with literacy at home this is a must even if you are not using the Jolly Phonics scheme.

jolly phonic workbooks, 22 Nov 2004
Brilliant help for my little boy who uses jolly phonics at school and was struggling a little. Im sure u would agree that help at home goes a long way and these books do just the trick.

Excellent to help you child develop, 01 Nov 2008
I bought this book to help my struggling son with his phonics. He is in an independant learning group for support, so this was for me to help him at home and I'm glad I spent the money on it as it has helped no end.

There are lots of pages at the back for you to copy and give your child to do. There are lots of helpful hints and tips to encourage and help your child.



great for home education, 19 May 2008
I bought this book for my son who was very interested in letters and reading but was not really learning to read in nursery - i must say it's really really good. Great advice about how to approach teaching, lots of printables, colouring pages, things to stick in workbooks, tricky words - we had great fun, and very straight forward for people who're not professional teachers. This book has more than enough material that you won't need to buy anything else, but we liked it so much we bought the workbooks too.

I now use it with my second child and i'm looking to move up to the grammer handbook for my eldest.

Excellent, 22 Jan 2008
My son has just turned 4 and loves learning his letters now! This is a really easy way to teach the letter sounds with actions and then how to blend them together. I am proud to say he made the word SPIT from the first six letters he has learnt so far!

Fantastic book, 10 Oct 2007
My son is now in year 2 and honestly everything is only just falling into place. I bought this book earlier this year to help him with blended sounds and a few letters that he was still getting muddled with. There are so many activities and wonderful sheets in this book to use that he was unusually motivated. I have started right from the start with my other son who has just turned 3. He is already great with 's' and 'a' and I hope to very slowly go through the letter sounds part of the book in the 2 years before he goes to school.

Review for The Phonics Handbook, 28 May 2006
I started using this book at home with my daughter when she was about 3 years old. We both loved working our way through it although it didn't seem like work, it was fun! She is now five years old and is a very confident and fluent reader. When she comes across words she has not seen before is able to sound them out phonically thanks to the techniques in this book. This book is excellent and very simple for parents and children to work through together with games and exercises. Worth every penny!! You can use it at your own speed when you are working with your own children at home and the younger they are the easier it is. Together with lots and lots of story reading at home you can't fail. I can't recommend this highly enough!

Great to look at, grab hold of or stuff in mouth!!, 26 Oct 2008
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

Wonderful, 22 Oct 2008
Absolutely wonderful book which kept my little girl fascinated long enough in the early weeks for me to have a shower in peace. Her favourite page was the baby one and she would stare at it for ages. Very highly recommended and I have since bought one for a friend's baby.

fascinating!, 15 Oct 2008
I just recieved this book, and my baby of just 10 weeks was really enjoying gazing at the bold patterns which accompany the faces - she loves blace & white images and this book certainly grasped her attention, i hope to get lots of enjoyment out of it. Would definatley reccomend - and "pets" version also. The mirror is a nice touch, and i like the fact that it has a velcro loop so you can attatch it to a pram when they are a little older.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Awsome!, 06 Nov 2008
I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they aid you into what to teach your children when, to gradually build up their reading more and more. A great buy!

Great addition to help at home, 01 Nov 2008
I bought these for my son to do as and when he wished. He struggles with his phonics and these have been a gem. He can pick them up and put them down when he feels yet he still knows where he was at and what he was doing, which is great.

They are simple enough for them to do independently which give them a bigger sense of achievement.

Brilliant!, 28 Oct 2008
My son isn't 4 yet and is already on book 4. He has started to read 3 letter words and loves learning with these books. It's good for me to refresh my own phonics! He loves it and loves doing the actions.

Both my girls love this product!, 26 Mar 2008
Although I bought this with my four yeat old in mind,My almost three year old has enjoyed the work books just as much ,and thanks to her older sister is already pointing out letter sounds in her everyday activity's. This prouduct, has I feel given my children a head start on the road to learning!

Excellent!, 22 Jan 2008
We have used these for our son, who has just turned 4, alongside the teachers handbook. These books allow him to practice writing the letters we have learnt. Most importantly he has a real motivation to do them and always wants to learn the next letter.
Hopefully he will be a bit ahead when he starts school in September!

Great colourful pictures , 23 Jun 2008
My son is only 5 months, but he loves looking at this book even if he doesn't understand the "story" yet - there are lots of bright colours and things to see in the pictures. I can see him enjoying it more and more as he gets older as we discuss the content of the pictures (people, animals, clowns, magicians...) My only problem is to stop my son from eating the book! The CD is a great bonus.

Entertaining!!, 19 Jun 2008
my son just loves this book and will sit for ages looking through each page as there is so much happening at every turn including the texture of the cut out sections....i would definately recommend it.

great book, 06 May 2008
My 17 month old has had this book for a while, and loves it.
It's great fun to sing through it with him, he loves turning the pages, and he always picks this book up if there's more than one choice in front of him.
A lovely, colourful, and fun book for all.

Great fun, 21 Mar 2008
It's great when a children's rhyme we all know is given a new lease of life. This book does this. Yes there is the bus, yes there are the wheels and all the rest, but there is so much going on in each picture and each picture is so full of colour and life, that my youngster never gets tired of the book.
That's the best recommendation I can give.

This book ROCKS, 13 Jan 2008
A major favourite with my 18 month old girl. She requests it about 10 times a day, sits on my lap and ROCKS - no other way to put it. She does the wipers with her arms flailing, sticks her little fingers through the holes to turn the pages and observes the well drawn detail of doggies, butterflies etc etc. Much recommended! But of course you can't just read it, you've got to sing it and do the actions/ baby signs too!

A very good purchase!, 29 Nov 2007
I have been very keen to teach my son the letters of the alphabet but wanted to do it the right way. Having visited his school he will be attending next year, they do follow the Jolly phonics scheme and therefore these books have been great along with the work books. It's given me the confidence to teach and he has enjoyed the colourful pictures and tracing with his finger the letters. We are now moving on to book three after he has managed to read and write the letters in books one and two. Being a working parent and mum to a one year old aswell we are only able to do learning for an hour on a friday so these short to the point books are great. My husband also helps by going over a book for 5 mins at bedtime before reading a short story. It certainly has been a fun way to learn.

Very Useful, 04 Jul 2005
A very useful book. It shows parents which sounds and blends of words children learn from Reception and in which order to progress. Also helpful for spelling tests. If you are keen on helping your child with literacy at home this is a must even if you are not using the Jolly Phonics scheme.

jolly phonic workbooks, 22 Nov 2004
Brilliant help for my little boy who uses jolly phonics at school and was struggling a little. Im sure u would agree that help at home goes a long way and these books do just the trick.

Excellent to help you child develop, 01 Nov 2008
I bought this book to help my struggling son with his phonics. He is in an independant learning group for support, so this was for me to help him at home and I'm glad I spent the money on it as it has helped no end.

There are lots of pages at the back for you to copy and give your child to do. There are lots of helpful hints and tips to encourage and help your child.



great for home education, 19 May 2008
I bought this book for my son who was very interested in letters and reading but was not really learning to read in nursery - i must say it's really really good. Great advice about how to approach teaching, lots of printables, colouring pages, things to stick in workbooks, tricky words - we had great fun, and very straight forward for people who're not professional teachers. This book has more than enough material that you won't need to buy anything else, but we liked it so much we bought the workbooks too.

I now use it with my second child and i'm looking to move up to the grammer handbook for my eldest.

Excellent, 22 Jan 2008
My son has just turned 4 and loves learning his letters now! This is a really easy way to teach the letter sounds with actions and then how to blend them together. I am proud to say he made the word SPIT from the first six letters he has learnt so far!

Fantastic book, 10 Oct 2007
My son is now in year 2 and honestly everything is only just falling into place. I bought this book earlier this year to help him with blended sounds and a few letters that he was still getting muddled with. There are so many activities and wonderful sheets in this book to use that he was unusually motivated. I have started right from the start with my other son who has just turned 3. He is already great with 's' and 'a' and I hope to very slowly go through the letter sounds part of the book in the 2 years before he goes to school.

Review for The Phonics Handbook, 28 May 2006
I started using this book at home with my daughter when she was about 3 years old. We both loved working our way through it although it didn't seem like work, it was fun! She is now five years old and is a very confident and fluent reader. When she comes across words she has not seen before is able to sound them out phonically thanks to the techniques in this book. This book is excellent and very simple for parents and children to work through together with games and exercises. Worth every penny!! You can use it at your own speed when you are working with your own children at home and the younger they are the easier it is. Together with lots and lots of story reading at home you can't fail. I can't recommend this highly enough!

Highly Recommended, 03 Dec 2007
I bought this book for my daughter who has just started nursery school. I am very pleased with the product. It has plenty of bright colourful photos that she loves, and lots of room on each page to practice writing each letter. The wipe-clean style means that she can use it over and over again.I was going to keep it til Christmas as it would make a lovely present but I couldn't wait to give it to her. Highly recommended.

It works!, 03 Apr 2007
My three year old daughter has really taken to this book and it has pushed her letter development no end. Also highly recommended are the 'School Start' series including 'write your name' which is not as colourful or visually interesting, but shows how to form the letters correctly.

excellent, 20 Mar 2006
My 4 year old was having trouble with holding a pen and writing numbers and letters, since he has had this book he has come on leaps and bounds and can now write various letters and numbers on his own, on seperate paper. Would recommend this book to anyone with small children

Great to look at, grab hold of or stuff in mouth!!, 26 Oct 2008
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

Wonderful, 22 Oct 2008
Absolutely wonderful book which kept my little girl fascinated long enough in the early weeks for me to have a shower in peace. Her favourite page was the baby one and she would stare at it for ages. Very highly recommended and I have since bought one for a friend's baby.

fascinating!, 15 Oct 2008
I just recieved this book, and my baby of just 10 weeks was really enjoying gazing at the bold patterns which accompany the faces - she loves blace & white images and this book certainly grasped her attention, i hope to get lots of enjoyment out of it. Would definatley reccomend - and "pets" version also. The mirror is a nice touch, and i like the fact that it has a velcro loop so you can attatch it to a pram when they are a little older.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Awsome!, 06 Nov 2008
I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they aid you into what to teach your children when, to gradually build up their reading more and more. A great buy!

Great addition to help at home, 01 Nov 2008
I bought these for my son to do as and when he wished. He struggles with his phonics and these have been a gem. He can pick them up and put them down when he feels yet he still knows where he was at and what he was doing, which is great.

They are simple enough for them to do independently which give them a bigger sense of achievement.

Brilliant!, 28 Oct 2008
My son isn't 4 yet and is already on book 4. He has started to read 3 letter words and loves learning with these books. It's good for me to refresh my own phonics! He loves it and loves doing the actions.

Both my girls love this product!, 26 Mar 2008
Although I bought this with my four yeat old in mind,My almost three year old has enjoyed the work books just as much ,and thanks to her older sister is already pointing out letter sounds in her everyday activity's. This prouduct, has I feel given my children a head start on the road to learning!

Excellent!, 22 Jan 2008
We have used these for our son, who has just turned 4, alongside the teachers handbook. These books allow him to practice writing the letters we have learnt. Most importantly he has a real motivation to do them and always wants to learn the next letter.
Hopefully he will be a bit ahead when he starts school in September!

Great colourful pictures , 23 Jun 2008
My son is only 5 months, but he loves looking at this book even if he doesn't understand the "story" yet - there are lots of bright colours and things to see in the pictures. I can see him enjoying it more and more as he gets older as we discuss the content of the pictures (people, animals, clowns, magicians...) My only problem is to stop my son from eating the book! The CD is a great bonus.

Entertaining!!, 19 Jun 2008
my son just loves this book and will sit for ages looking through each page as there is so much happening at every turn including the texture of the cut out sections....i would definately recommend it.

great book, 06 May 2008
My 17 month old has had this book for a while, and loves it.
It's great fun to sing through it with him, he loves turning the pages, and he always picks this book up if there's more than one choice in front of him.
A lovely, colourful, and fun book for all.

Great fun, 21 Mar 2008
It's great when a children's rhyme we all know is given a new lease of life. This book does this. Yes there is the bus, yes there are the wheels and all the rest, but there is so much going on in each picture and each picture is so full of colour and life, that my youngster never gets tired of the book.
That's the best recommendation I can give.

This book ROCKS, 13 Jan 2008
A major favourite with my 18 month old girl. She requests it about 10 times a day, sits on my lap and ROCKS - no other way to put it. She does the wipers with her arms flailing, sticks her little fingers through the holes to turn the pages and observes the well drawn detail of doggies, butterflies etc etc. Much recommended! But of course you can't just read it, you've got to sing it and do the actions/ baby signs too!

A very good purchase!, 29 Nov 2007
I have been very keen to teach my son the letters of the alphabet but wanted to do it the right way. Having visited his school he will be attending next year, they do follow the Jolly phonics scheme and therefore these books have been great along with the work books. It's given me the confidence to teach and he has enjoyed the colourful pictures and tracing with his finger the letters. We are now moving on to book three after he has managed to read and write the letters in books one and two. Being a working parent and mum to a one year old aswell we are only able to do learning for an hour on a friday so these short to the point books are great. My husband also helps by going over a book for 5 mins at bedtime before reading a short story. It certainly has been a fun way to learn.

Very Useful, 04 Jul 2005
A very useful book. It shows parents which sounds and blends of words children learn from Reception and in which order to progress. Also helpful for spelling tests. If you are keen on helping your child with literacy at home this is a must even if you are not using the Jolly Phonics scheme.

jolly phonic workbooks, 22 Nov 2004
Brilliant help for my little boy who uses jolly phonics at school and was struggling a little. Im sure u would agree that help at home goes a long way and these books do just the trick.

Excellent to help you child develop, 01 Nov 2008
I bought this book to help my struggling son with his phonics. He is in an independant learning group for support, so this was for me to help him at home and I'm glad I spent the money on it as it has helped no end.

There are lots of pages at the back for you to copy and give your child to do. There are lots of helpful hints and tips to encourage and help your child.



great for home education, 19 May 2008
I bought this book for my son who was very interested in letters and reading but was not really learning to read in nursery - i must say it's really really good. Great advice about how to approach teaching, lots of printables, colouring pages, things to stick in workbooks, tricky words - we had great fun, and very straight forward for people who're not professional teachers. This book has more than enough material that you won't need to buy anything else, but we liked it so much we bought the workbooks too.

I now use it with my second child and i'm looking to move up to the grammer handbook for my eldest.

Excellent, 22 Jan 2008
My son has just turned 4 and loves learning his letters now! This is a really easy way to teach the letter sounds with actions and then how to blend them together. I am proud to say he made the word SPIT from the first six letters he has learnt so far!

Fantastic book, 10 Oct 2007
My son is now in year 2 and honestly everything is only just falling into place. I bought this book earlier this year to help him with blended sounds and a few letters that he was still getting muddled with. There are so many activities and wonderful sheets in this book to use that he was unusually motivated. I have started right from the start with my other son who has just turned 3. He is already great with 's' and 'a' and I hope to very slowly go through the letter sounds part of the book in the 2 years before he goes to school.

Review for The Phonics Handbook, 28 May 2006
I started using this book at home with my daughter when she was about 3 years old. We both loved working our way through it although it didn't seem like work, it was fun! She is now five years old and is a very confident and fluent reader. When she comes across words she has not seen before is able to sound them out phonically thanks to the techniques in this book. This book is excellent and very simple for parents and children to work through together with games and exercises. Worth every penny!! You can use it at your own speed when you are working with your own children at home and the younger they are the easier it is. Together with lots and lots of story reading at home you can't fail. I can't recommend this highly enough!

Highly Recommended, 03 Dec 2007
I bought this book for my daughter who has just started nursery school. I am very pleased with the product. It has plenty of bright colourful photos that she loves, and lots of room on each page to practice writing each letter. The wipe-clean style means that she can use it over and over again.I was going to keep it til Christmas as it would make a lovely present but I couldn't wait to give it to her. Highly recommended.

It works!, 03 Apr 2007
My three year old daughter has really taken to this book and it has pushed her letter development no end. Also highly recommended are the 'School Start' series including 'write your name' which is not as colourful or visually interesting, but shows how to form the letters correctly.

excellent, 20 Mar 2006
My 4 year old was having trouble with holding a pen and writing numbers and letters, since he has had this book he has come on leaps and bounds and can now write various letters and numbers on his own, on seperate paper. Would recommend this book to anyone with small children

Monkey trouble, 05 Oct 2008
Not our best buy really. Pictures are ok but very busy and not easy for small children. The holes don't work with this story. There are better buys out there so perhaps take another look before committing to this one.

Bit disappointed, 10 Nov 2005
The book itself is good quality, however the holes in the book just don't quite work with this rhyme. Nothing wrong with it, probably just personal taste.

I have bought a number of other board books with holes for my son (only just 3 years) and he loves them but this one he just doesn't want to read or look at.

Great to look at, grab hold of or stuff in mouth!!, 26 Oct 2008
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

Wonderful, 22 Oct 2008
Absolutely wonderful book which kept my little girl fascinated long enough in the early weeks for me to have a shower in peace. Her favourite page was the baby one and she would stare at it for ages. Very highly recommended and I have since bought one for a friend's baby.

fascinating!, 15 Oct 2008
I just recieved this book, and my baby of just 10 weeks was really enjoying gazing at the bold patterns which accompany the faces - she loves blace & white images and this book certainly grasped her attention, i hope to get lots of enjoyment out of it. Would definatley reccomend - and "pets" version also. The mirror is a nice touch, and i like the fact that it has a velcro loop so you can attatch it to a pram when they are a little older.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Awsome!, 06 Nov 2008
I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they aid you into what to teach your children when, to gradually build up their reading more and more. A great buy!

Great addition to help at home, 01 Nov 2008
I bought these for my son to do as and when he wished. He struggles with his phonics and these have been a gem. He can pick them up and put them down when he feels yet he still knows where he was at and what he was doing, which is great.

They are simple enough for them to do independently which give them a bigger sense of achievement.

Brilliant!, 28 Oct 2008
My son isn't 4 yet and is already on book 4. He has started to read 3 letter words and loves learning with these books. It's good for me to refresh my own phonics! He loves it and loves doing the actions.

Both my girls love this product!, 26 Mar 2008
Although I bought this with my four yeat old in mind,My almost three year old has enjoyed the work books just as much ,and thanks to her older sister is already pointing out letter sounds in her everyday activity's. This prouduct, has I feel given my children a head start on the road to learning!

Excellent!, 22 Jan 2008
We have used these for our son, who has just turned 4, alongside the teachers handbook. These books allow him to practice writing the letters we have learnt. Most importantly he has a real motivation to do them and always wants to learn the next letter.
Hopefully he will be a bit ahead when he starts school in September!

Great colourful pictures , 23 Jun 2008
My son is only 5 months, but he loves looking at this book even if he doesn't understand the "story" yet - there are lots of bright colours and things to see in the pictures. I can see him enjoying it more and more as he gets older as we discuss the content of the pictures (people, animals, clowns, magicians...) My only problem is to stop my son from eating the book! The CD is a great bonus.

Entertaining!!, 19 Jun 2008
my son just loves this book and will sit for ages looking through each page as there is so much happening at every turn including the texture of the cut out sections....i would definately recommend it.

great book, 06 May 2008
My 17 month old has had this book for a while, and loves it.
It's great fun to sing through it with him, he loves turning the pages, and he always picks this book up if there's more than one choice in front of him.
A lovely, colourful, and fun book for all.

Great fun, 21 Mar 2008
It's great when a children's rhyme we all know is given a new lease of life. This book does this. Yes there is the bus, yes there are the wheels and all the rest, but there is so much going on in each picture and each picture is so full of colour and life, that my youngster never gets tired of the book.
That's the best recommendation I can give.

This book ROCKS, 13 Jan 2008
A major favourite with my 18 month old girl. She requests it about 10 times a day, sits on my lap and ROCKS - no other way to put it. She does the wipers with her arms flailing, sticks her little fingers through the holes to turn the pages and observes the well drawn detail of doggies, butterflies etc etc. Much recommended! But of course you can't just read it, you've got to sing it and do the actions/ baby signs too!

A very good purchase!, 29 Nov 2007
I have been very keen to teach my son the letters of the alphabet but wanted to do it the right way. Having visited his school he will be attending next year, they do follow the Jolly phonics scheme and therefore these books have been great along with the work books. It's given me the confidence to teach and he has enjoyed the colourful pictures and tracing with his finger the letters. We are now moving on to book three after he has managed to read and write the letters in books one and two. Being a working parent and mum to a one year old aswell we are only able to do learning for an hour on a friday so these short to the point books are great. My husband also helps by going over a book for 5 mins at bedtime before reading a short story. It certainly has been a fun way to learn.

Very Useful, 04 Jul 2005
A very useful book. It shows parents which sounds and blends of words children learn from Reception and in which order to progress. Also helpful for spelling tests. If you are keen on helping your child with literacy at home this is a must even if you are not using the Jolly Phonics scheme.

jolly phonic workbooks, 22 Nov 2004
Brilliant help for my little boy who uses jolly phonics at school and was struggling a little. Im sure u would agree that help at home goes a long way and these books do just the trick.

Excellent to help you child develop, 01 Nov 2008
I bought this book to help my struggling son with his phonics. He is in an independant learning group for support, so this was for me to help him at home and I'm glad I spent the money on it as it has helped no end.

There are lots of pages at the back for you to copy and give your child to do. There are lots of helpful hints and tips to encourage and help your child.



great for home education, 19 May 2008
I bought this book for my son who was very interested in letters and reading but was not really learning to read in nursery - i must say it's really really good. Great advice about how to approach teaching, lots of printables, colouring pages, things to stick in workbooks, tricky words - we had great fun, and very straight forward for people who're not professional teachers. This book has more than enough material that you won't need to buy anything else, but we liked it so much we bought the workbooks too.

I now use it with my second child and i'm looking to move up to the grammer handbook for my eldest.

Excellent, 22 Jan 2008
My son has just turned 4 and loves learning his letters now! This is a really easy way to teach the letter sounds with actions and then how to blend them together. I am proud to say he made the word SPIT from the first six letters he has learnt so far!

Fantastic book, 10 Oct 2007
My son is now in year 2 and honestly everything is only just falling into place. I bought this book earlier this year to help him with blended sounds and a few letters that he was still getting muddled with. There are so many activities and wonderful sheets in this book to use that he was unusually motivated. I have started right from the start with my other son who has just turned 3. He is already great with 's' and 'a' and I hope to very slowly go through the letter sounds part of the book in the 2 years before he goes to school.

Review for The Phonics Handbook, 28 May 2006
I started using this book at home with my daughter when she was about 3 years old. We both loved working our way through it although it didn't seem like work, it was fun! She is now five years old and is a very confident and fluent reader. When she comes across words she has not seen before is able to sound them out phonically thanks to the techniques in this book. This book is excellent and very simple for parents and children to work through together with games and exercises. Worth every penny!! You can use it at your own speed when you are working with your own children at home and the younger they are the easier it is. Together with lots and lots of story reading at home you can't fail. I can't recommend this highly enough!

Highly Recommended, 03 Dec 2007
I bought this book for my daughter who has just started nursery school. I am very pleased with the product. It has plenty of bright colourful photos that she loves, and lots of room on each page to practice writing each letter. The wipe-clean style means that she can use it over and over again.I was going to keep it til Christmas as it would make a lovely present but I couldn't wait to give it to her. Highly recommended.

It works!, 03 Apr 2007
My three year old daughter has really taken to this book and it has pushed her letter development no end. Also highly recommended are the 'School Start' series including 'write your name' which is not as colourful or visually interesting, but shows how to form the letters correctly.

excellent, 20 Mar 2006
My 4 year old was having trouble with holding a pen and writing numbers and letters, since he has had this book he has come on leaps and bounds and can now write various letters and numbers on his own, on seperate paper. Would recommend this book to anyone with small children

Monkey trouble, 05 Oct 2008
Not our best buy really. Pictures are ok but very busy and not easy for small children. The holes don't work with this story. There are better buys out there so perhaps take another look before committing to this one.

Bit disappointed, 10 Nov 2005
The book itself is good quality, however the holes in the book just don't quite work with this rhyme. Nothing wrong with it, probably just personal taste.

I have bought a number of other board books with holes for my son (only just 3 years) and he loves them but this one he just doesn't want to read or look at.

Just great as a reminder of the letter sounds., 15 Nov 2007
My son age 4 is learning his phonics sounds at home and this poster is in the living room and also his bedroom. We spend about 10mins sounding out the letter that he has learnt. The pictures along with the letter reminds your child (and you) the correct sound for each letter. Well worth the small price for this poster.

Good reminder, 11 Feb 2006
My 5 year old is just learning Jolly Phonics and we now have this poster up in his bedroom to help the night time reading, it helps me and him sound the right letters rather than just saying them.

You only get a picture of each letter and the reminder i.e. "er" and a little picture of an electric whisk - so it won't give you enough detail if you know nothing about it, but if you just need a reminder its great.

Great to look at, grab hold of or stuff in mouth!!, 26 Oct 2008
My little girl has been interested in these types of books from the age of 2 months (she also has a pets one) when she became fascinated by the pictures. She is now 4.5 months and still loves to look at the pictures (with a few sound effects from mum or dad!) or just grab the book and scrunch it up (it makes a crinkly noise) and put it in her mouth! It's very light so she can move it around easily. These kind of books aren't expensive and I reckon they're well worth the money.

Wonderful, 22 Oct 2008
Absolutely wonderful book which kept my little girl fascinated long enough in the early weeks for me to have a shower in peace. Her favourite page was the baby one and she would stare at it for ages. Very highly recommended and I have since bought one for a friend's baby.

fascinating!, 15 Oct 2008
I just recieved this book, and my baby of just 10 weeks was really enjoying gazing at the bold patterns which accompany the faces - she loves blace & white images and this book certainly grasped her attention, i hope to get lots of enjoyment out of it. Would definatley reccomend - and "pets" version also. The mirror is a nice touch, and i like the fact that it has a velcro loop so you can attatch it to a pram when they are a little older.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Perfect for very young babies, 09 Oct 2008
This perfect for very young babies. To an adult eye (or any child over maybe 6 months) it's something and nothing. BUT, let your baby decide. You'll see it's so very well suited to him/her. Six pages of simple faces or patterns that mesmerise very young babies. We used ours with our daughter from aged 4 weeks. We would just have it open were she could see it and she'd become calm and transfixed. The contrasts delight little babies. A fabulous value for money first book for the very small.

Awsome!, 06 Nov 2008
I loved letterland and so did my daughter and I taught her the letters using their reading cards and CD (both of which I highly recommed). However, now that my daughter has started Reception I was looking for something else to stimulate her writing as well as her reading, which is coming along very nicely. After reading such positive comments on this Jolly Phonics product, I bought it and it just so happens that it is the same method they are using at her school to teach them the letter. She loves it as she recognises it all. A good way to complement at home, what she's learning at school. Also, it's a great way to get her to practice her writing and do it in short periods of time, broken up by the colouring, which she also enjoys. I also love the way they aid you into what to teach your children when, to gradually build up their reading more and more. A great buy!

Great addition to help at home, 01 Nov 2008
I bought these for my son to do as and when he wished. He struggles with his phonics and these have been a gem. He can pick them up and put them down when he feels yet he still knows where he was at and what he was doing, which is great.

They are simple enough for them to do independently which give them a bigger sense of achievement.

Brilliant!, 28 Oct 2008
My son isn't 4 yet and is already on book 4. He has started to read 3 letter words and loves learning with these books. It's good for me to refresh my own phonics! He loves it and loves doing the actions.

Both my girls love this product!, 26 Mar 2008
Although I bought this with my four yeat old in mind,My almost three year old has enjoyed the work books just as much ,and thanks to her older sister is already pointing out letter sounds in her everyday activity's. This prouduct, has I feel given my children a head start on the road to learning!

Excellent!, 22 Jan 2008
We have used these for our son, who has just turned 4, alongside the teachers handbook. These books allow him to practice writing the letters we have learnt. Most importantly he has a real motivation to do them and always wants to learn the next letter.
Hopefully he will be a bit ahead when he starts school in September!

Great colourful pictures , 23 Jun 2008
My son is only 5 months, but he loves looking at this book even if he doesn't understand the "story" yet - there are lots of bright colours and things to see in the pictures. I can see him enjoying it more and more as he gets older as we discuss the content of the pictures (people, animals, clowns, magicians...) My only problem is to stop my son from eating the book! The CD is a great bonus.

Entertaining!!, 19 Jun 2008
my son just loves this book and will sit for ages looking through each page as there is so much happening at every turn including the texture of the cut out sections....i would definately recommend it.

great book, 06 May 2008
My 17 month old has had this book for a while, and loves it.
It's great fun to sing through it with him, he loves turning the pages, and he always picks this book up if there's more than one choice in front of him.
A lovely, colourful, and fun book for all.

Great fun, 21 Mar 2008
It's great when a children's rhyme we all know is given a new lease of life. This book does this. Yes there is the bus, yes there are the wheels and all the rest, but there is so much going on in each picture and each picture is so full of colour and life, that my youngster never gets tired of the book.
That's the best recommendation I can give.

This book ROCKS, 13 Jan 2008
A major favourite with my 18 month old girl. She requests it about 10 times a day, sits on my lap and ROCKS - no other way to put it. She does the wipers with her arms flailing, sticks her little fingers through the holes to turn the pages and observes the well drawn detail of doggies, butterflies etc etc. Much recommended! But of course you can't just read it, you've got to sing it and do the actions/ baby signs too!

A very good purchase!, 29 Nov 2007
I have been very keen to teach my son the letters of the alphabet but wanted to do it the right way. Having visited his school he will be attending next year, they do follow the Jolly phonics scheme and therefore these books have been great along with the work books. It's given me the confidence to teach and he has enjoyed the colourful pictures and tracing with his finger the letters. We are now moving on to book three after he has managed to read and write the letters in books one and two. Being a working parent and mum to a one year old aswell we are only able to do learning for an hour on a friday so these short to the point books are great. My husband also helps by going over a book for 5 mins at bedtime before reading a short story. It certainly has been a fun way to learn.

Very Useful, 04 Jul 2005
A very useful book. It shows parents which sounds and blends of words children learn from Reception and in which order to progress. Also helpful for spelling tests. If you are keen on helping your child with literacy at home this is a must even if you are not using the Jolly Phonics scheme.

jolly phonic workbooks, 22 Nov 2004
Brilliant help for my little boy who uses jolly phonics at school and was struggling a little. Im sure u would agree that help at home goes a long way and these books do just the trick.

Excellent to help you child develop, 01 Nov 2008
I bought this book to help my struggling son with his phonics. He is in an independant learning group for support, so this was for me to help him at home and I'm glad I spent the money on it as it has helped no end.

There are lots of pages at the back for you to copy and give your child to do. There are lots of helpful hints and tips to encourage and help your child.



great for home education, 19 May 2008
I bought this book for my son who was very interested in letters and reading but was not really learning to read in nursery - i must say it's really really good. Great advice about how to approach teaching, lots of printables, colouring pages, things to stick in workbooks, tricky words - we had great fun, and very straight forward for people who're not professional teachers. This book has more than enough material that you won't need to buy anything else, but we liked it so much we bought the workbooks too.

I now use it with my second child and i'm looking to move up to the grammer handbook for my eldest.

Excellent, 22 Jan 2008
My son has just turned 4 and loves learning his letters now! This is a really easy way to teach the letter sounds with actions and then how to blend them together. I am proud to say he made the word SPIT from the first six letters he has learnt so far!

Fantastic book, 10 Oct 2007
My son is now in year 2 and honestly everything is only just falling into place. I bought this book earlier this year to help him with blended sounds and a few letters that he was still getting muddled with. There are so many activities and wonderful sheets in this book to use that he was unusually motivated. I have started right from the start with my other son who has just turned 3. He is already great with 's' and 'a' and I hope to very slowly go through the letter sounds part of the book in the 2 years before he goes to school.

Review for The Phonics Handbook, 28 May 2006
I started using this book at home with my daughter when she was about 3 years old. We both loved working our way through it although it didn't seem like work, it was fun! She is now five years old and is a very confident and fluent reader. When she comes across words she has not seen before is able to sound them out phonically thanks to the techniques in this book. This book is excellent and very simple for parents and children to work through together with games and exercises. Worth every penny!! You can use it at your own speed when you are working with your own children at home and the younger they are the easier it is. Together with lots and lots of story reading at home you can't fail. I can't recommend this highly enough!

Highly Recommended, 03 Dec 2007
I bought this book for my daughter who has just started nursery school. I am very pleased with the product. It has plenty of bright colourful photos that she loves, and lots of room on each page to practice writing each letter. The wipe-clean style means that she can use it over and over again.I was going to keep it til Christmas as it would make a lovely present but I couldn't wait to give it to her. Highly recommended.

It works!, 03 Apr 2007
My three year old daughter has really taken to this book and it has pushed her letter development no end. Also highly recommended are the 'School Start' series including 'write your name' which is not as colourful or visually interesting, but shows how to form the letters correctly.

excellent, 20 Mar 2006
My 4 year old was having trouble with holding a pen and writing numbers and letters, since he has had this book he has come on leaps and bounds and can now write various letters and numbers on his own, on seperate paper. Would recommend this book to anyone with small children

Monkey trouble, 05 Oct 2008
Not our best buy really. Pictures are ok but very busy and not easy for small children. The holes don't work with this story. There are better buys out there so perhaps take another look before committing to this one.

Bit disappointed, 10 Nov 2005
The book itself is good quality, however the holes in the book just don't quite work with this rhyme. Nothing wrong with it, probably just personal taste.

I have bought a number of other board books with holes for my son (only just 3 years) and he loves them but this one he just doesn't want to read or look at.

Just great as a reminder of the letter sounds., 15 Nov 2007
My son age 4 is learning his phonics sounds at home and this poster is in the living room and also his bedroom. We spend about 10mins sounding out the letter that he has learnt. The pictures along with the letter reminds your child (and you) the correct sound for each letter. Well worth the small price for this poster.

Good reminder, 11 Feb 2006
My 5 year old is just learning Jolly Phonics and we now have this poster up in his bedroom to help the night time reading, it helps me and him sound the right letters rather than just saying them.

You only get a picture of each letter and the reminder i.e. "er" and a little picture of an electric whisk - so it won't give you enough detail if you know nothing about it, but if you just need a reminder its great.

Just your type, 25 Oct 2008
One for the designers I fancy. A delightful pop-up A to Z in a minimalist format that creative folk will love. Almost every letter has a three-dimensional aspect, the exceptions are O,P,Q and R which use a transparent page to turn the letters from one to another. V creates a W using a whole page of mirror foil. Everything else pops up or slides left to right with the letter S having two circles that revolve as the spread is opened.

The look and feel of the book is that it is aimed at grownups. The type is loosely based on Futura presented in black, red and white on black and white spreads. The paper construction is not particularly complex but the overall effect is very creative: like using a common dot for an i and j or a C being flipped over into a D.

I don't see ABC3D in the same context as a kids pop-up book and it's in the completely opposite direction from the stunning creations by Robert Sabuda (and if you are new to pop-ups check Sabuda's extraordinary 'Winters Tale' ISBN 978 0689853630) but as an adult pop-up keepsake it has a lot going for it. Incidentally I'm surprised that there is nothing about Marion Bataille anywhere in the book.

***FOR AN INSIDE LOOK click 'customer images' under the cover.