The B on Your Thumb

60 Poems to Boost Reading and Spelling

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Pub Date 1 Sep 2020 | Archive Date 1 Sep 2020

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"The B on your Thumb is clever, engaging, educational and fun. I wish I had thought of it."  —Craig Smith, author / songwriter of The Wonky Donkey 

The B on Your Thumb is a book of 60 hilariously illustrated rhymes and delightful ditties to boost early reading – each poem teaches a specific sound, spelling or rule. Using rhythm and wordplay, they promote phonics awareness, thinking skills and literacy. But most of all, this book delights young readers with the fun and silliness of the English language. 

  This is a book where words like to play,  where letters get cross when they don’t get their way. There are sounds to make and jokes to uncover. An owl in your bowl, for you to discover. Meet the K on your knee, who’s ready for fun, and don’t be alarmed by the B on your thumb! 

An introduction instructs grown-ups how to use the book and extensive activities at the end allow children to build on their learning. Grouped into three categories – sounds, silent letters and secrets, and words that sound the same – the poems include: 

- See with Two Ees

- The Story of Q and U

- The Rain in the Train

- Ridiculous Ph

- Enough of Uff

- Certainly a C

- The Most ImportANT

- Which Witch

Learning to read has never been so much fun!The B on Your Thumb is a must for every young family’s bookshelf.

"The B on your Thumb is clever, engaging, educational and fun. I wish I had thought of it."  —Craig Smith, author / songwriter of The Wonky Donkey 

The B on Your Thumb is a book of 60 hilariously...


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ISBN 9780711254589
PRICE £9.99 (GBP)

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Featured Reviews

A collection of rhymes to help children with learning to read and spelling.
'The b on my thumb' helps with literacy and thinking skills in a delightful way through clever use of rhymes and memorable illustrations.
With advice for parents on how to use the book, the rhymes are grouped into different sections looking at sounds, silent letters, words that sound the same (always a tricky one to explain) and spellings.
A useful and fun resource to help children of any age.

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The B on Your Thumb is a lovely book of poems for children to help them learn about phonetic sounds In a fun way and ultimately help them to learn to read. My children really enjoyed going through the rhymes in this book and found them very funny. It is a great book to dip in and out of again and again with children.

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Wow what an excellent book to help children learn and understand the English language. The poems are great fun and my little one thoroughly enjoyed it. We have been having lots of fun learning to read and this book has definitely helped.

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