Starting School
21 Products
Make the transition to school exciting, reassuring and fun with our starting school collection below. This range has been thoughtfully curated to help children build confidence, develop early learning skills and understand what to expect on their first days in the classroom. These hands‑on activities are perfect for building foundational skills in writing, counting, matching, and fine motor development, all while keeping learning enjoyable.
Peter is excited to be going to forest school with Benjamin Bunny, they can't wait to learn all about the woodland they live in. But when he learns that his sisters won't be there, the little bunny gets nervous. Luckily Mrs. Rabbit is there to reassure him and hold his paw on the first day. With new, humorous illustrations of Beatrix Potter's well-loved characters, this reassuring tale mirrors young children's early experiences. This book is a perfect gift for children to prepare for their first days at school or nursery. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241552735 • Author: Beatrix Potter • Publisher: Warne • Format: Hardback • Pages: 16 • Dimensions: 20 x 16.7 x 1.5 cm
This delightful sticker book introduces little children to the school day, including the journey to school, taking the register and break time, as well as music, art and PE class. With lots of stickers to add to every page, children will love interacting with the school environment and learning all about what they can expect when they start school. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781803702735 • Author: Holly Bathie • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.6cm
Jewel the dinosaur is very nervous about her first day of school. There are so many new dinos to meet, the dining hall is noisy and her new classroom is so big! But as the day goes on and Jewel settles into her new class and makes new friends, she realises that school isn't that scary after all. With adorable illustrations by Loretta Schauer and rhyming, reassuring text, this fun starting-school picture book will encourage young readers to explore their own feelings or nerves around this big milestone. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241693254 • Author: Rose Cobden • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 25 x 25cm
A Wipe Clean Learning Book from Roger Priddy, Wipe Clean Workbook First Grammar introduces young learners to essential grammar skills for Key Stage 1. With twenty-six pages full of activities, this spiral-bound interactive workbook will help children aged 5 and over feel confident at school. This series makes early learning fun for KS1 children and the exercises inside encourage the development of many first skills such as pen control, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and drawing. Children can build their literacy skills with this workbook packed with tracing, writing and drawing activities that focus on grammar and punctuation. There’s even a page dedicated to common grammar mistakes for kids to avoid. The book also features a mix of illustrations and photographs of familiar everyday objects, and a friendly blackbird character to provide prompts and support whilst children work through the book. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781783415571 • Author: Priddy Books & Roger Priddy • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Pages: 26 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 28.1 x 22.9 x 2 cm
Teaching your child how to hold and use a pen is a key skill that you can encourage with this wipe-clean workbook. On each page there is a simple activity to do, and the exercises build in complexity throughout the book. With bright images to engage and encourage, this early-learning workbook will support your child as they prepare for school. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781783416011 • Author: Priddy Books & Roger Priddy • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Pages: 26 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 28.2 x 22.8 x 1.8 cm
Help support your child's number and counting skills with Peppa Pig and friends in this colourful wipe-clean activity book. Children will practise counting from 1-20, use numbers in a sequence, draw in the missing objects on the pages to make the correct number of items and other activities that make learning seem effortless and fun! Ideal for young readers who are starting school and developing their early number skills and pencil control. Children can wipe the page clean and practise again and again. Includes a free pen. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241598047 • Author: Peppa Pig • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Pages: 16 • Format: Paperback
Let your little one's imagination run free with this fantastic cash register toy! This play set encourages imaginative role-play, social interactions and communication, and helps to develop numerical skills. Includes accessories such as money, food and more! Product Information: • Cash Register • Role play set • Pretend & Play • Brand: PlayWorks • Age: 3+
Learn with the PAW Patrol pups! Help your little learner get ready to go, go, go with this colourful PAW Patrol activity book. Children aged 3-5 are introduced to reading their first words alongside their loveable and playful PAW Patrol friends. • Children can learn to recognise and read their first 100 words alongside the PAW Patrol characters • Look out for the badge awarded at the end of the book • Ideal for nursery and pre-schoolers getting ready for school Children will be on a roll in no time! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008526405 • Author: Paw Patrol • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 24 • Dimensions: 29.7 x 21 cm
A Wipe Clean Learning Book from Roger Priddy, Wipe Clean Workbook First Words introduces preschoolers to first writing skills. Featuring twenty-six pages full of pen control and writing activities, this spiral-bound interactive workbook will help children aged 3 and over prepare for school. This series makes early learning fun for preschool-age children and the exercises inside encourage the development of many key skills such as letter formation, hand-eye coordination, drawing and fine motor skills. The words included relate to subjects and recognisable objects that children know, such as food, clothes, colours and around the home and are accompanied by a mix of illustrations and photographs. There is also a friendly character to provide prompts and support whilst children work through the book. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781783415977 • Author: Priddy Books & Roger Priddy • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Pages: 26 • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 28.3 x 23.5 x 0.4 cm
