Review & Giveaway: Letts Wild About activity books

Posted on June 30, 2016August 6, 2016

As you know both of my children are now in school, Emmy is in year 1 and Harry attends the school Nursery 2 days a week and although he hasn’t attended many sessions as yet due to bank holidays, inset days and illness he is enjoying it.

Now both my children are the complete opposite to each other, chalk and cheese really. Emmy loves to draw, write, read and learn. She is forever asking questions and wanting to find out the answers to different topics. Harry on the other hand hates to sit still, refuses to draw and isn’t interested in learning to even write his name – well with me anyway, I am hoping this is different when he is at school.

Recently he was sent 2 of the brand new Letts Wild About books, the Wild About series is matched to the National Curriculum and takes children on an adventure, where they will practice English and Maths skills and also learn about animal facts along the way. These are age appropriate books which support pre-school, KS1 and KS2.

The books are packed with fun puzzles, beautiful wildlife photography and fun facts to help keep parents and children entertained.

We were sent the pre-school books in this range, a Numbers and a Phonics workbook which are suited to Harry who as yet at 3 can’t write or read. Usually is I attempt to even coax him into trying to ‘learn’ he throws a strop and rushes off to play outside of with his trains, he has even been known to get into bed and pretend to be asleep rather than look at a workbook with me (he is my stubborn one). This wasn’t the case with these book, the colourful pages and all the animals grabbed his attention from the off and he hugged them desperate to open then and me to read them to him.

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Yes he is cuddling his book

Now he hasn’t got tot the stage of wanting to write in them yet or to attempt tracing the letters etc. but we have read over half of each book together, traced over the writing with his fingers and pointed to the correct answers to the questions. This is a HUGE leap for Harry and he asks to look at them too which for any parent brings great pride.

His favourite is the phonics book as it focus’ more on the sounds than writing an answer or performing a task. Each page focus’ on a sound and has pictures beginning with that sound as well as a few trick ones. Harry really enjoyed looking at the pictures and saying what they were and then together we worked out which ones started with the correct letter.

These really are a lovely set of books and in just a few days have completely hooked Harry and changed his thoughts on learning – although heaven forbid he actually realises this is work and not just fun.

There are 5 books in this range of books which is aimed at children aged 3-5 years old:

Alphabet
Writing
Numbers
Counting
Phonics

These series of books are available in the following age ranges:

3-5 years
5-7 years
7-9 years
9-11 years

And each age range has 5 books available, each are priced at just £3.99 so are an affordable extra tool in helping your children to learn. These books are available online and in selected stores from 30th June 2016.

For further information please visit www.wildaboutmathsandenglish.co.uk

Giveaway Time

Letts have very kindly offered a lovely prize to one of you lucky readers, the winner will win the whole set of 5 Letts Wild About activity books in the age range of your choice. So whether you have a pre-schooler at home or a child in Juniors there is a prize perfectly suited for your child.

This giveaway will close at midnight on 24th July 2016 and is open to UK entries only. Good Luck. Please enter via the Rafflecopter form below:

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Clare

Hi, I'm Clare (Emmy's Mummy). A former Nanny and Mother of 2 - Emmy (born February 2010) and Harry (born October 2012). We are Essex based and share our adventures and misadventures of a busy crazy life.