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Letterland Books

Board books for little hands

My ABC of Letters - R170.00

With a character on every page - from Annie Apple to Kicking King and Zig-Zag Zebra - this sturdy board book provides a fun and entertaining way to introduce tiny tots and toddlers to the letters of the alphabet. Ideal for little hands to hold as you talk about the pictures and make the letter sounds together

Format: Board Book, 210x210mm

Extent: 28pp

My ABC of Actions R170.00

This beautifully illustrated board book combines fun rhymes with letter sounds and actions. Through repetition and rhyme toddlers will be developing vocabulary and learning the a-z sounds. The fun actions linked to Letterland characters encourage a multi-sensory approach to learning.

Format: Board book, 210x210mm

Extent: 28pp

My ABC of Animals - R170.00

Perfect for little hands, this beautifully illustrated board book takes you on an alphabetical safari! With lots of animals to spot on every page, your little one will be developing vocabulary and learning the a-z letter shapes and sounds at the same time.

Format: Board Book, 210x210mm Extent: 20pp

Picture Books

Bedtime Stories - R190.00

Join the 26 Letterland friends as they dive the ocean deep in search of hidden treasure or blast into space with an alien adventurer! These entertaining bedtime stories with accompanying illustrations will intrigue young children and introduce them to the magical world of Letterland. Great for reading aloud at any time of day!

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 32pp

Alphabet Tales - R190.00

The accessible comic-strip style of this a-z story book will engage young learners and facilitate independent reading. Children will love hearing about Eddy Elephant’s Excellent Race, Jumping Jim’s Jolly Day and more as they learn the alphabet and build their reading confidence.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 80pp

Who’s Hiding - R190.00

A lively lift-the-flap book featuring all the 26 Letterland characters. This durable book introduces young children to the letters of the alphabet and makes it fun and interactive. They’ll soon learn to associate letter sounds with letter shapes and words with pictures - a crucial first step on the road to reading success

Format: Paperback, 254x226mm

Extent: 16pp

First Picture Word Book - R190.00

Introduce young children to the exciting world of words with the First Picture Word Book. Containing over 180 words with bright accompanying illustrations, this book expands vocabulary, teaches alphabetical order and develops early word-picture association skills.

Format: Paperback, 243x243mm

Extent: 48pp

Also available in hardback for R230.00

Alphabet of Rhymes - R190.00

Teach your children important lessons about alliteration, rhyme and rhythm in this exciting treasury of children’s verse. Containing 26 original rhymes – one for each letter of the alphabet – this beautifully illustrated book takes young children on a poetic adventure through Letterland.

Format: Paperback, 243x243mm

Extent: 32pp

Alphabet Adventures - R190.00

Spot Dippy Duck dressed as a dinosaur or Red Robot racing in his rocket ship! Containing 12 action-packed scenes filled with fascinating detail, Alphabet Adventures shows all of the Letterland characters as well as other things beginning with each a-z letter sound. With so many things to find, so many questions to answer and so much to talk about, children will love returning to the illustrations time after time. Ideal for encouraging speaking skills as well as identifying initial letter sounds.

Format: Paperback, 243x243mm

Extent: 32pp

In the Jungle - R110.00

Some of the Letterland characters come face to face with a tiger and other jungle animals in this fun-sized board book.

Format: Board Book, 16pp, 140x140mm

Under the sea - R110.00

Join some of the Letterland characters and meet a host of marine life in this fun-sized board book. Great for little ones just starting to look at books

Format: Board Book, 16pp, 140x140mm

My First Handwriting Activity Book - R110.00

Packed full of fun pre-writing activities that focus on pencil control, this activity book helps children to develop the writing skills they will need at school. The friendly Letterland characters introduce the correct strokes for a-z and there is plenty of opportunity for children to develop essential first handwriting skills

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm Extent: 24pp

ACTIVITY BOOKS

My First Reading Activity Book - R110.00

This fun-filled activity book is designed to help children develop a variety of early reading skills. Perfect for little ones, it contains a variety of activities designed to develop rhyming, matching, and letter-spotting skills.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 24pp

My First Alphabet Activity Book - R110.00

This bright book helps children link letter shapes and sounds and is a first introduction to the a-z Letterland characters. Children will love finger tracing the letters and making links between the letters, and the sounds they make at the beginning of simple words - a great first step towards learning to spell. Suitable for ages 3+.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 24pp

My First Rhyming Activity Book - R110.00

This activity book encourages children to take the vital first steps on the road to reading. They will begin to build words, and then identify words that rhyme and anticipate word endings. There’s plenty of fun to be had drawing and colouring pictures too. Great for developing pencil control. Suitable for ages 3+.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 24pp

My Second Handwriting Activity book - R110.00

This write-in activity book is for children progressing from ‘My First’ series. It includes fun pre-writing activities to further develop pencil control and moves children on to tracing both the upper and lower case letter shapes. An ideal parent purchase to help get children moving towards becoming independent writers. Suitable for ages 4+.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 24pp

My Second Reading Activity Book - R110.00

This great revised activity book encourages children to read simple words independently with the help of the friendly Letterland characters. They’ll have fun learning to read and spell regular words and there is some common sight words included too. Suitable for ages 4+.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 24pp

My Second Alphabet Activity Book R110.00

This bright book is packed with carefully sequenced activities to help children identify the beginnings, middles and endings of words - a key skill in learning to spell whole words. Suitable for ages 4+.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 24pp

My Second Rhyming Activity Book - R110.00

This lively new activity book is full of activities encourage children to identify words that rhyme and anticipate word endings - vital steps on the road to reading. Included is an Alphabet of Poems - a wonderful new resource. Children will love the rhymes because they can play with language and children always love to play! Suitable for ages 4+.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 24pp

Handwriting Practice 1 - R110.00

This write-in activity book is for children progressing from tracing the letters to independent writing. It includes fun pre-writing activities with a focus on pencil control.
The friendly Letterlanders introduce the correct strokes with a double page for each letter of the alphabet in upper and lower case plus numbers 1-10. Suitable for ages 3+.

Format: Paperback, 297x210mm

Extent: 56pp

Handwriting Practice 2 - R110.00

This write-in activity book is for children progressing from Handwriting Practice 1. It includes pre-writing activities, letter formation practice and combining letters to form whole words and sentences. This book also introduces the first stages of how to join up letters in pre-cursive letter writing practice. Suitable for ages 4+.

Format: Paperback, 297x210mm

Extent: 56pp

Harry Hat Man’s Holiday Activity Book - R110.00

This fun-filled activity book is bursting with great ways to keep children busy. Carefully designed interactive activities provide excellent entertainment for long journeys, or rainy days and quiet times. There are also eco-tips on every page to spark a child’s eco-awareness at home as well as on holiday.

With a FREE giant suitcase sticker, plus extra bonus stickers, there are hours of fun with ‘Harry Hat Man’s Holiday Activity Book’. Suitable for ages 3+.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 24pp

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Fun-to-Find Sticker Book - R110.00

Develop your child’s word-picture association skills with this delightful sticker book. Featuring a range of fabulous, full-colour scenes and over 80 things to find and stick, this book will provide hours of entertainment as well as being an amazing tool for learning the letters of the alphabet.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 16pp

First Sticker Dictionary - R110.00

Featuring over 120 key words, this attractive sticker dictionary will help even the youngest child learn the shapes and sounds of the a-z. With lots of stickers to put in the right places there’s no end of things to talk about and educational fun to be had.

Format: Paperback, 280x220mm

Extent: 16pp

Handwriting practice 3 - R110

Completing the set of three valuable handwriting practice books, this activity book focuses on helping children to make the transition from print to joined-up writing. It includes letter templates showing exit strokes and will help children master writing at speed.

Exercises to help develop pencil control

Review and practice of pre-cursive letter writing

Practice full cursive handwriting

Complete Handwriting practice - R250

Little hands will continue to learn excellent handwriting skills with this complete handwriting book. The friendly Letterland characters remind them of the correct strokes for print letters. They will then progress to the first stages of adding a 'flick up' to form pre-cursive letters and finally make the transition to joined-up writing. Every page is clearly illustrated, guaranteeing to boost confidence in handwriting.

Bouncy Ben brain buster - R140

This fun-filled activity book is bursting with fantastic puzzles and games to keep your child busy. Carefully designed interactive activities provide entertainment whether your child is up in space with Annie Apple or at the zoo with Zig Zag Zebra!

Fold-out game inside with press-out counters

Includes create & colour A3 pull-out

Packed with games and activities to keep little ones busy!

Learn to read and write - R140

As a parent you are a key person for helping your child to become a good reader. It starts with simply enjoying books with your child on your lap. This clearly written guide is full of useful advice for all the steps along the way.

And with special downloadable activity sheets available on almost every page this is a parent’s guide and several activity books in one!

Suitable for ages 3+.

Selling Points

✓ Useful phonics advice for parents

✓ Practical activity ideas

✓ Exclusive content to download

Dippy Duck’s Day of Discovery - R190

Dippy Duck is showing one of her ducklings around Letterland on a day of discovery, but Dippy's duckling keeps disappearing! Can you spot the missing duckling in any of the thirteen detailed scenes? Featuring all the Letterland characters, every scene also has plenty of things to find that begin with each sound of the alphabet.

Size: 143 x 143mm Extent: 32 pages Format: Paperback

Alphabet Races - R300

Take part in an alphabet obstacle race! Read the rhyme and place the 26 Letterland magnets on the obstacle course. Soon you will see that they are racing in alphabetical order. But who will be the winner of the race? Why not let your little one compete! Simply take a photo of your child in a running position, cut it out and stick it in.

Suitable for ages 3+. Size: 275 x 215mm Extent: 8 pages

Format: Magnetic Play Book

ABC TRILOGY

Cookbook - R220.00

This book is bursting with natural ingredients and natural ways to learn! Create delicious desserts and scrumptious savories with this step-by-step children’s cookbook. The simple recipes teach basic cookery skills, introduce children to new vocabulary and teach them to follow instructions – the Letterland way. 48 pages of culinary fun combined with early literacy skills development. Suitable for ages 4+.

Format: Hardback, 280x220mm

Extent: 48pp

Things to Make & Do - R220.00

The 26 simple activities teach basic craft skills, introduce children to new vocabulary and teach them the alphabet - the Letterland way. From Annie Apple's Animal Adventure to Zig Zag Zebra's Zany Zooms, this alphabet of activities will provide your child with hours of crafty fun and early literacy skills development

Format: Hardback, 280x220mm

Extent: 56pp

ABC

ABC Paperback – R190.00

ABC Hardback – R300.00

ABC Paperback + audio CD – R240.00

This best-selling book is a much-loved publication and a perfect introduction to the Letterland characters. Children will enjoy meeting Annie Apple and all her friends as they look at the 26 beautifully illustrated scenes and listen to the accompanying stories. On each page there are lots of objects to discover beginning with a letter sound, so there’s plenty of opportunity for young learners to practice their growing phonics skills. Ideal for promoting phonemic awareness, developing vocabulary and teaching listening skills, the ABC Book is an essential addition to any child’s bookshelf and to any classroom where phonics is part of the curriculum.

Format: 215X260mm

Extent: 64pp

Beyond ABC

Beyond ABC Paperback – R190.00

Beyond ABC Hardback – R300.00

Beyond ABC Paperback + Audio CD – R240.00

Bright illustrations and super stories make this sequel to the popular ABC Book great for young children who are already familiar with the a-z letters and sounds. Featuring 22 essential digraphs this colourful book teaches what happens when letters come together in a word. Read about Clever Cat making Harry Hat Man sneeze ‘ch’ or Walter Walrus being ‘aw’ful to Annie Apple by splashing her with water! With plenty of things to find containing the target digraph sound and a full word list at the back in case they've missed some, young learners will develop their phonics skills quickly, easily and securely.

Format: 215x260mm

Extent: 48pp

Far Beyond ABC

Beyond ABC Paperback – R190.00

Beyond ABC Hardback – R300.00

Beyond ABC Paperback + Audio CD – R240.00

Far Beyond ABC completes an invaluable set of three books, which together hold the key to learning to read. Beautifully illustrated, it opens up the secrets of 20 more major English spelling patterns. The best of it is that the child-friendly story logic draws on children’s thinking skills and their imaginations, so they easily remember the phonic facts that the stories carry

Format: 215x260mm

Extent: 48pp

Sammy Snake’s Snap - R190.00

Develop your child’s letter recognition skills with this pack of 112 playing cards. Play traditional ‘snap’, ‘odd-one-out’ or ‘memory pairs’ and use for word-building and spelling games. The colourful cards provide excellent educational value as well as instant entertainment and also teach essential skills of taking turns, following rules and fair play. Games ideas and instructions included.

Format: Flashcards, 132x86mm

Extent: 112 cards

FLASHCARDS

My First Reading Flashcards - R200.00

These 65 double-sided flashcards are a Letterland bestseller. Featuring the a-z and A-Z characters on one side and the plain letter on the reverse, these robust cards introduce the sounds and shapes of the alphabet to young learners aged 3+. Versatile and visually appealing, the pack includes instructions for correct pronunciation, handy examples and phonics games ideas.

Format: 65 double-sided cards, 132x86mm

Extent: 65 double sided cards

My Second Reading Flashcards - R200.00

Pack of 80 versatile flashcards featuring decodable words in large, lower-case letters. Printed with the Letterland letters on one side and plain letters on the other, children will easily make the link between them and move from one to the other. There are lots of games ideas included and the pack also contains key sight words with less regular parts underlined. Great for young learners aged 4+.

Format: 80 Cards, 132x86mm

Extent: 80 cards

My first Rhyming Flashcards - R200.00

Designed for children aged 3+, these fun-filled flashcards are ideal for helping young children to identify words that rhyme and anticipate word endings. Each pack contains 54 cards with a colourful illustration on one side and the corresponding word printed in lower-case on the reverse. Comes with instruction cards detailing a range of lively activities to help little ones learn all about rhyme.

Format: 56 double-sided cards, 132x86mm

Extent: 56 double-sided cards

Giant Alphabet Puzzle - R380.00

Designed for young children at home or at school, this sturdy alphabet puzzle is just right for small hands. Each large jigsaw piece holds visual clues to help your child decide who comes next in the Letterland alphabet and there are objects things to find in every puzzle piece. Develops letter recognition, alphabetical order and hand-eye coordination skills.

Format: Box containing puzzle pieces, 483x686mm

Extent: 28 puzzle pieces

ABC Audio CD - R170.00

Audio book CD of the best-selling book that is a perfect introduction to the Letterland characters. Children will enjoy meeting Annie Apple and all her friends as they listen to the fun stories.

Ideal for promoting phonemic awareness, developing vocabulary and teaching listening skills, the ABC audio book CD is an essential addition to any child’s collection and to any classroom where phonics is part of the curriculum.

Format: CD Case, 142x124mm

VARIOUS

Action Songs CD - R260.00

These 26 catchy songs are designed to be sung for enjoyment - and with energy! Every line of each a-z verse has its own playful action which is illustrated in the booklet included. Fun at home, school or in the car.

Format: CD Case, 142x124mm

Extent: 26 songs

Alphabet Frieze - R160.00

Learn the a-z, alphabetical order, the Aa-Zz pairs and the letter sounds. An excellent interactive teaching aid for finger-tracing, letter-spotting and discussion, featuring each the 26 Letterland characters. A great first frieze, perfect for pre-schools and nurseries. Mount in seven strips to form a large poster or in a full a-z line. Includes the long vowels.

Please note that this is a fairly large frieze. It does, however, come in sections so that it can be spaced out.

Format: Frieze, 205x840mm

Extent: 7 sections

Magnetic Letters - R170.00

Spelling practice needn’t be dull with Letterland Magnetic Letters. This set of 62 small magnetic letters is the perfect tool for young children aged 3+ to experiment with word building. Contains all the Letterland characters plus the long vowels and plain vowels so even irregular words can be constructed correctly. Use on any smooth, metallic surface as a fun educational aid. Instructions included.

Format: Magnets, 62 pieces

Extent: 62 magnets

Height Chart R170.00

Keep track of how fast your child is growing with the new Letterland Height Chart. This vibrant poster featuring the Letterland characters in an exciting space scene is perfect for use in the classroom or at home. The Letterland characters will introduce the shapes & sounds of the alphabet and the chart measurements (metric and imperial) will encourage your child to get to grips with basic numeracy

Format: Height Chart, 837x295mm

ABC adventures CD - ROM (computer game) - R460.00

Join Annie Apple, Zig-Zag Zebra and friends in this bright, animated software game suitable for children aged 3+. There’s a party in Letterland and all 26 letter characters will be invited – provided you can find them first! This well-priced new software is specially designed for use at home, or for individual nursery children new to Letterland and ICT.

Format: CD-Rom, DVD case

Extent: CD & Booklet

Beyond ABC Audio CD - R170.00

Audio book CD of this sequel to the popular ABC Book, great for young children who are already familiar with the a-z letters and sounds. Featuring 22 essential digraphs it teaches what happens when letters come together in a word. Listen to Clever Cat making Harry Hat Man sneeze ‘ch’ or Walter Walrus being ‘aw’ful to Annie Apple by splashing her with water!

Format: CD Case, 142x124mm

Make A Story - R200

Play with well over 100 possible sentences to make imaginative stories with this fun card game. Bright illustrations for all ages ensure readers of all abilities (even non-readers) can have fun and learn at the same time. Useful for sentence building, developing punctuation awareness and generating whole paragraphs and stories!

Size: 86mm x 132mm

Extent: 64 cards

Phonics touch and trace flashcards - R160

This set of 31 textured cards features the Letterland alphabet in lowercase letters. One side shows the Letterland pictograms in full colour and the other features the plain letter shapes. The cards include instructions to help you to pronounce the letter sounds correctly, finger-trace the letter shapes correctly and build simple 3 letter words to read. Ideas for games are also included.

Format: Flashcards, 132x86mm

Extent: 31 cards

Letterland word cards- R200

Letterland Word Cards is a pack of 78 portable, durable cards providing key vocabulary for each a-z letter sound. These double-sided cards feature a bright picture and word featuring the Letterland pictograms on one side and the corresponding plain word on the other.

The words have been carefully chosen to develop reading and spelling vocabulary quickly. The pack also includes ideas for phonemic awareness activities making them

a helpful resource for self-study or to enjoy with a friend or parent.

Size: 86mm x 132mm

Extent: 78 double sided cards

Dippy Duck’s Dance Bath book - R190

Sing along, do the actions and squeeze the

bath book to squirt water! Little hands will

have fun with the concertina binding as they follow Dippy Duck and her duckling.

Squeeze the bath book to squirt water!

Fun concertina binding

Who's next - R190

When Annie Apple drops her basket of apples from a tree, the knock-on effects ripple right through Letterland. Read the rhyme and follow the adventure all the way from Annie Apple to Zig Zag Zebra, turning the fun split pages to reveal what happens next.

This book provides your child with visual memory cues to help them remember and recall the alphabetical order from any given starting point, simply by asking, ‘who’s next?’

Phonics touch and trace - R220

This new alphabet book includes vibrant illustrations, stories and textured letters to touch and trace that together bring a unique logic to letter shapes and sounds.

The combination of memorable characters and sound educational principles makes Letterland the ideal way to introduce your child to the alphabet.

WIPE CLEAN BOOKS

Wipe clean first words book - R170

Have even more fun learning first words with your Letterland friends! With everyday words to trace over within the brightly coloured scenes, there's plenty to do. Also practise tracing individual letter shapes at the bottom of every spread for further support.

Wipe clean alphabet book - R170

Hundreds of thousands of children have already learned to read with the help of Annie Apple, Bouncy Ben and Clever Cat –just three of the friendly characters who form part of the unique phonics system called Letterland.

Now you can have fun with the Letterland friends in this wipe clean book and practice letter shapes again and again!