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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 Winks said, “Here is a letter.”
He said, “Who will answer the letter?”
Tiddly Why said, “Why do you answer it?”
Tiddly Winks said, “We must be polite.”
Tiddly Thrift said, “I saved some paper.”
Tiddly Cheer-Up said, “We will make an envelope.”
The Tiddly Winks wrote a polite letter.
They put it in an envelope to send.
Tiddly Scowl said,