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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 children came hurrying to school.
The children came to school on time.
Tiddly Winks said, “I will go to school, too.”
He said, “I will go to school on time.”
He said, “I will go to school on Monday.”
Tiddly Winks peeped into the window.
He peeped into the school room.
He called to the children, “Good morning!”
They said, “Good morning, Tiddly Winks.”