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A merry band of small fairies — Tiddly Winks, Tiddly Wee, Tiddly Thrift, Tiddly Cheer-Up, Tiddly Scowl and Tiddly Why — guide beginning readers through simple, graded lessons in letters, numbers, manners and daily routines. Short illustrated episodes set in a schoolroom, a picnic, gardens and play scenes use repetition and playful mischief to teach reading, counting, saving, cooperation and punctuality. Household and schoolroom objects are personified, creating lively classroom interactions and gentle moral examples. The collection is organized as brief, easily decodable stories and rhymes intended for early readers learning the alphabet, basic vocabulary and social habits.
The Waste Basket began to cry.
He began to cry on Wednesday.
“See the children save their paper.”
“They write on both sides of the paper.”
“How will I ever get full of paper?”
Tiddly Winks saw the children save paper.
Tiddly Wee said, “They will save time too.”
The School Room Clock said,
The School Room Mouse began to squeak.
He squeaked, “I hope they will save crumbs.”
He said, “Will they save crumbs for me?”