Pairs! In the garden offers a memory game, an interactive information book and a very attractive picture book all in one. Busy, bright spreads introduce readers to mini-beasts, inviting them in sprightly rhyme to ‘explore a world of flowers and trees, of butterflies and honey bees’. Amongst illustrations of plants, flowers and insects are hidden seven flaps per page, and there’s a challenge to lift the flaps to find the matching pair of bees, snails, grasshoppers etc. Readers can also spot and count other items on each spread. It’s lovely to look at and lots of fun and also provides opportunities to learn about the natural world. A good book to pop in the bag for a journey, or to look at before a trip to the park. ~Andrea Reece
Lift the flaps to find the matching pairs in this fun novelty series that's all about habitats! This book has seven die-cut flaps on every spread for little ones to lift to find the matching pairs, and spot the odd one out. Lift stones to find snails, grass to find ladybirds and lettuce leaves to find caterpillars, then answer a simple counting question.
Printed on sturdy card, perfect for little hands, these books provide enjoyment while out and about or at home, as well as teaching important recognition and memory skills.
Smriti Prasadam-Halls is the international bestselling author of I Love You Night and Day and Don't Call Me Sweet both published by Bloomsbury. Before becoming a full time writer in 2012, she worked in children's publishing and television. She lives in London with her husband and three children, reading, writing and eating avocado pears.Read the author's Q&A here.
