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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.
Tiddly Thrift helped with breakfast.
He set the breakfast table.
Can you set the breakfast table?
Tiddly Cheer-Up cooked the coffee.
Tiddly Scowl said, “I don’t like coffee.”
Tiddly Winks said, “Drink some cocoa.”
Tiddly Wee said, “Drink some milk.”
Tiddly Why said, “Why do we drink coffee?”
Tiddly Winks said, “We like to drink coffee.”
Tiddly Scowl sat in the corner scowling.
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