Get ready for school

Help pre-schoolers build the vocabulary they will need to communicate effectively, make friends, and learn to read and write when they start school.

At the bottom of the garden where no one really sees, a secret school is hidden amongst the grass and weeds. Welcome to Bug School. Don't be nervous on your first day - it's lots of fun. This is a rhythmic, bright celebration of school, starring some very cute bugs indeed, sure to allay first-day-at-school fears.

'Hello, Friend!' tells the story of one relentlessly big-hearted and enthusiastic little girl who is insistent on befriending a certain little boy. And why wouldn't he want to be friends with her?

Written in a tongue-in-cheek instructional style, this book is a playful and heartwarming celebration of teachers and school, and an empowering book to help calm back-to-school nerves!

It's Mouse's first day of school. It's Dinosaur's first day of school. They don't want to go! But when lessons start, there's a very big surprise!

I have to start at school today. 'You'll have such fun!' my parents say. I know they think I'll be okay. But what if things don't go my way? Starting at a new school can be scary business. Luckily, Grandma is on hand to point out that there's no need to fright, as things could just as easily go right!

A reassuring introduction to nursery that will ignite discussion and help very young children tackle all kinds of new experiences.

It's a big day for Little Owl. His first day at school. Little Owl doesn't want a big day though. He'd rather stay at home and have fun with Mummy and Baby Owl. But at school he gets to build a rocket, learn to fly and even make a tiny new friend.

Book-loving Lulu is excited to start pre-school. Everyone gets up super early to make sure they are ready. There's so much to do at pre-school: Lulu makes a new friend, reads (of course), plays dress up and builds and sings.

Bears are clumsy. They don't sit still. They're much, much bigger than teachers - and they eat SUCH a lot of lunch! Yes, taking a bear to school is a BAD idea. But will this little boy find the courage to face the first day of school alone?