Small letters are harder than capitals and most books rush them. Half of them sit inside the dashed midline, four of them drop below the baseline, and b, d, p and q are the same shape turned four ways. So each one gets a page, in an order that keeps the confusing pairs apart.

The numbers run alongside rather than after. A child writing 7 next to seven things to count is doing two different jobs at once, and the second one is why the first one matters.

What is inside

  • A page for every small letter, a to z
  • Numbers 0 to 20 with objects to count
  • Matching and counting review pages
  • Five free practice pages and a certificate

Pages from the book

A lowercase letter page with a large model letter, a start dot and numbered arrows, above rows of dotted letters.
The row fades from a solid model to dotted copies to an empty space.
A number page showing a numeral to trace and a group of objects to count.
Every model carries a start dot and numbered arrows along each stroke.
A review page matching capital letters to their small partners.
Nothing on the page is out of reach: it only uses what came before it.

Two editions

Books 1 and 2 come in two editions. They teach exactly the same thing; only the child in the pictures changes. Book 3 has one edition with both children in it.

Front cover of Set! Letters & Numbers, boy edition

Boy edition

Same pages in both editions

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Front cover of Set! Letters & Numbers, girl edition

Girl edition

Same pages in both editions

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