Usborne phonics readers set

The Usborne phonics readers set contains 12 books in which to support your child's learning of synthetic phonics. 

Perfect for children aged 3-5 years old.

What is synthetic phonics?

Most children learn to read through synthetic phonics. There are just over 40 phenomes (sounds) in the English language that blend together to make words. Some if these sounds are made is a single letter such as the 'o' in 'hop' and others are a combination of letters such as the 'ee' in 'sheep'.

 

Synthetic phonics is the process of reading by sounding the individual phenomes in a word and then blending them to make a whole word.

Children who learn to read using the synthetic phonics system start by learning individual phenomes and then learn to blend them together to make words.

Just to complicate matters there are quite a few words that cannot be read by sounding or blending (sometimes called tricky words) and these need to be learned. 'The' and 'was' are examples of tricky words.

These phonics books are designed to be read with your child, encouraging them to  sound out the words as you go and pretty soon they should be sounding out the words by themself.

Titles in the set

Big pig on a dig

Goose on the loose

Fat cat on the mat

Toad makes a road

Ted's shed

Fox on a box

Sam sheep can't sleep

Mouse moves house

Frog on a log

Shark in the park

Ted in a red bed

Hen's pens

You get all 12 titles in the set!! At only £15.99 this is fantastic value. (RRP £59.99)

The books are brightly coloured, tell a lovely short tale and have flaps to lift with surprises underneath to keep your child interested.

The text is short, simple and in large print.

I love the bright illustrations in the books.

Each book contains a set of notes for parents explaining about phonics and how to help your child read at home.

The books have all been created with a reading expert and have been written using the very latest research on the most effective ways of teaching reading.

I really cannot express how much of a bargain this set is. They are very high quality books that have had a lot of research put into them. Only £15.99 for 12 books is just fantastic value. 

If you would like to order a set, please get in touch. Offer is valid while stocks last!

An usborne flap book: See Inside Space

This book is perfect for inquisitive children aged 6+. It is such a vibrant, interactive book with over 50 flaps to lift, full of interesting facts and a little book of star maps is included.

As you can see the layout makes it the perfect book to dip in and out of.

The Big Bang, making space, what's in space?, how do we know?, the Milky Way, our solar system, space travel and stargazing are all discussed.

Parts of the book fold out to give super long timelines of both our solar system and what's in space.

There is a lot of attention to detail in this book and the design is really very strong.

At only £9.99 this book would make a lovely gift for any inquisitive child aged 6+. My son is Dr Who mad and loves reading his copy of this book at night with his torch.

Get in touch if you'd like to order a copy. Only £9.99!

Sam

Www.onceuponastory.org.uk

Usborne Christmas Cooking

This book is an absolute bargain at only £4.99! For this you get 14 recipes plus 3 pages of wrapping ideas. That works out at only 35p per recipe!!'

The book is written in a very child friendly manner with step by step simple instructions and lots of illustrations which are easy to follow. There are lots of fun recipes for you fo try with your child.

Coconut mice look fab and I definitely need to give them a go. 

These Christmas tree cakes would look wonderful at a children's Christmas party.

My favourite recipe would have to be these chocolate truffles. If you've never made them before you definitely should. They taste so much better than shop-bought and make a lovely gift.

I love the hints and tips at the back of the book which give you plenty of ideas of how to wrap your baked gifts.

This book is just amazing value at only £4.99. Difficult to buy for Grandparents would love a homemade gift from the kids!

Let me know if you'd like a copy.

ONLY £4.99

Sam x

Www.onceuponastory.org.uk

The Usborne book of little stories for Christmas

I am in love with this book! It is the perfect book to share with pre-schoolers this December in the run up to Christmas.

There are 5 Christmas stories in total and they are all the perfect length for bedtime. Each page is charmingly illustrated and beautifully designed.

The stories are filled with the magic of Christmas. I love 'The best thing':-

"Then Cat and Dog stood quietly together, looking up at the stars that were starting to twinkle, and they thought about Christmas.....with big smiles on their faces"

The book is a board book and very well made. I like how the stories are tabbed so your toddler can easily find their favourite story.

I just love the illustrations throughout this book and 'little owl's questions' is just the sweetest story ever!

This book is only £9.99 which is a fantastic price for the quality. It is recommended for ages 1 year+ but you are never too early to start reading to your baby. This book would stand proudly in any nursery, bedroom or

Playroom and would be enjoyed year after year.

Please get in touch of you'd like to

Order a copy.

Sam

Www.onceuponastory.org.uk