Who said learning was boring? Children will love learning to read with the witty stories and tongue twisting rhymes in Ladybird's "Phonics". Meet Nat the Cat, Ben's ten hens, and a big pig in a big wig in this fun filled collection of phonic stories aimed at introducing the sounds, a, e and i.
Ladybird books are known and loved the world over. For millions of people, they bring back the golden days of childhood - learning to read, discovering the magic of books, and growing up.
The very first Ladybird book ever was produced by a jobbing printer called Wills & Hepworth during the First World War. The company, based in Loughborough, Leicestershire, began to publish 'pure and healthy literature' for children, registering the Ladybird logo in 1915. Despite the company's claims, however, those books would no longer be politically correct. In the ABC Picture Book, for example, A stood for armoured train!
These were really fun and my son could actually read nearly every word, which is great for a phonics book. Many are quite inane, but these stories were really well done. I like the fact that the focus sound (in this case the short "a" as in cat" and the short "i" as in did - or something) is highlighted in red.