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Inspiration

How to talk to your child about going back to school

Laura Earnshaw, founder of myHappymind offers some tips on how you can address any uncertainty your little one may have about returning to school.

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10 of the most extraordinary sea creatures

9 of the most extraordinary sea creatures
Best Baby Touch and Feel Books

Best baby touch and feel books
Reading with children with autism

Reading with children with autism
Picture of a selection of the best new Ladybird books coming out in 2021

The best new Ladybird books out in 2021

Books to help with learning

Downloadable activity sheets

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Games & activities

Download these Peppa Pig activity sheets

Peppa Pig fans can get creative with these downloadable activity sheets! Including colouring pages, dot-to-dot sheets and spot the difference games, this pack is perfect for keeping little hands busy.
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Games & activities

Download these Ned and the Great Garden Hamster Race activity sheets

Ned learns all about the importance of kindness in Ned and the Great Garden Hamster Race and little ones can too with this fun activity pack. There's a kindness calendar, garden maze puzzle, kindness pledge and a colouring sheet. Ready, set, go!
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Games & activities

Download our Baby Touch milestone cards

Babies achieve so many developmental milestones in a short space of time, it can be hard to keep track! So, download our beautiful selection of milestone cards and capture the date so you’ll always remember.

Activity and interactive books

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Books for babies

Recommended reading by age

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The best books for four-year-olds

Whether your little one has begun to venture into independent reading or still wants to be read to, we have just the selection of stories. Fuel their love for reading with early learning books, bedtime tales, and books to guide them through thei
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The best books for five-year-olds

Your little reader is now at school, so they’ll be going through a transformative time; socially and educationally. Their reading interests will also be developing and to help them along, we’ve hand-picked the best books for five-year-olds. Jump
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The best books for six-year-olds

Your little one is likely to be gaining confidence in reading at this age, as well as writing, learning sums and more. But they probably still love to settle down and read a story or two with you, so we’ve picked out a selection of books to cove

Bedtime books for little ones

Our favourite audiobooks

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Home schooling help

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10 books to help children learn to read and write

This selection of books will help little ones learn to read and write for the first time, whether they’re preparing for school, or just practising at home.
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Games & activities

Download our Ladybird school activity pack

Little learners can practise their shapes and the days of the week; enjoy playtime and numbers; and find out about colours, family trees and making friends.
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Inspiration

How to teach your child phonics

Flummoxed by phonics? Here’s the what, why and how of phonics to help guide you and your child.

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