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The B on Your Thumb: 60 Poems to Boost Reading and Spelling Paperback – Illustrated, September 1, 2020

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"This collection of 60 poems to help three to seven-year-olds learn to read and spell is a hoot."
—The Independent
"The B on your Thumb is clever, engaging, educational and fun. I wish I had thought of it."
—Craig Smith, author / songwriter of The Wonky Donkey
"an absolute masterpiece"
—Reading Zone

The B on Your Thumb is a book of 60 hilariously illustrated rhymes and delightful ditties to boost early reading – each poem teaches a specific sound, spelling or rule. Using rhythm and wordplay, they promote phonics awareness, thinking skills and literacy. But most of all, this book delights young readers with the fun and silliness of the English language.

This is a book where words like to play,
where letters get cross when they don’t get their way.
There are sounds to make and jokes to uncover.
An owl in your bowl, for you to discover.
Meet the K on your knee, who’s ready for fun,
and don’t be alarmed by the B on your thumb!

An introduction instructs grown-ups how to use the book and extensive activities at the end allow children to build on their learning. Grouped into four categories – sounds, silent letters and secrets, spellings and words that sound the same – the poems include:

See with Two Ees
The Story of Q and U
The Rain in the Train
Ridiculous Ph
Enough of Uff
Certainly a C
The Most ImportANT
Which Witch

Learning to read has never been so much fun!The B on Your Thumb is a must for every young family’s bookshelf.

Reading age

3 - 8 years
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 3
Dimensions

10.87 x 0.51 x 8.07 inches
Publisher

Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Publication date

September 1, 2020
ISBN-10

0711254583
ISBN-13

978-0711254589
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frances Lincoln Children's Books; Illustrated edition (September 1, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0711254583
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0711254589
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 8 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.87 x 0.51 x 8.07 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,712,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,690 in Children's Vocabulary & Spelling Books
- #11,855 in Children's Beginner Readers

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Colette Hiller is a writer and arts producer, who for many years worked in BBC Education. Her arts projects – including London’s Street Pianos, Ping! and Talking Statues - have reached hundreds of thousands of participants. Colette’s children’s rhymes have been featured on BBC Words and Pictures and her children’s LP, Applehead, has been a hit with children across the world, selling over 50,000 copies. A long-time advocate of early learning, she taught her own children to read by the time they were three.

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Lorene

great book for children with reading problems

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2021

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I ordered this for 3 grandchildren who are good readers. I liked the book but thought they wouldn't want to read it more than once and was going to return it. But another daughter saw it on my table and her daughter has dyslexia. She thought the book would be perfect for her child, so it found a home. The poems are clever. I think my grandchild's reading and spelling will improve with it.

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Trogdor C. Burninator

Mary Poppins meets Maurice Sendak. Utterly charming.

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2020

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Bought as a Christmas present for four and eight-year-old nephews. The book is gorgeous. Several poems are illustrated across two pages and the authors have inserted many clever touches such as characters and signs that reinforce the spelling rule in the poem. The note to young readers at the front sets the tone of the book, honoring the intelligence and love of rhyme that children have, and instructs them how to encourage their adults in reading with feeling. Mary Poppins meets Maurice Sendak. Utterly charming. I can't wait to hear what my nephews think...

7 people found this helpful

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Everett K.

Awesome book, would recommend!

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2022

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I love this book, but more importantly, my kids love this book!

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Slapsticker

Delightful! My niece loves it

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2020

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I bought this for my 5 year old niece who is learning to read. She loves it! The various rhymes and verse are a good way to engage her in some of the complexities of the English language. The section on homophones is really fun for her. The illustrations are whimsical and enjoyable too. There's even a sort of bonus section that helps adults expand the possibilities of the book. I'm happy with my purchase and so is my niece!

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TB

Perfect for Zoom pre-school or bedtime read with Mommy or Daddy

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2020

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Loved this book! As an adult trying to think like a kid learning to read, I realize how clever it is. I wonder how - way back when - I ever learned all the tricks of the English language without rhymes and pictures. Great gift for families, especially now we are stuck at home.

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Jamie Bee

Poems and Illustrations Help Teach about English Idiosyncrasies

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020

As someone who grew up with a deep love of reading and is now a freelance editor and writer, I loved the idea of this book. I actually can remember learning to read back when I was in first grade and the difficulties I had with the idiosyncrasies of written English. While I don't quite consider the execution of this book to be perfect, I think beginning readers who struggle with things like silent letters and how certain letters sound together will find this book helpful. Both the beginning and the end of the book have extra instructions on how to use this book. I loved the illustrations, especially the letters with some facial features and even personalities. Occasionally, in these illustrations, there will be something amusing even for the adult to enjoy. And, yes, an adult should read this to a child, as this is for very early readers. The author who wrote this is British, so you will definitely see a few references to things that American children will not understand or know. For instance, the page about “O-I” references something that I doubt many US children will have ever heard of. All in all, I thought this was a good book to help early readers learn and try to remember some idiosyncrasies of written English, and it does so in a humorous, fun way that kids like.

I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

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Oldteach

Wonderful book

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2021

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This is a great book for emerging readers/spellers. I read it with my first grade grandaughter, and it really helps her become aware of the odd spellings of many common English words.

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R. Sekerak

Great for teaching phonics!

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2021

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Love the illustrations and cute rhymes. This will be a great compliment to small group phonics lessons. Wish I had found this sooner!

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Amazon Customer

Such a fun engaging way to help remember different unique aspects of the English language.

Reviewed in Canada on September 30, 2021

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We really like these poems, they have truly helped my daughter with the oddities in the English language as we are learning phonics.

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SS

Super!

Reviewed in India on October 17, 2023

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Excellent book which making learning the tricky parts of English spelling fun for kids. Kid enjoyed it and learnt a lot from it. We still refer to it from time to time after a year.

cutiebug

great for learning your spellings

Reviewed in Germany on February 14, 2023

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A fun book for learning to read and spell.

Frogotter

Funny, memorable, a great way to add interest to spellings.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2020

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My eight year old read this straight away. He thought a lot of the poems were very funny. He immediately went off to hunt for 'secret animals' hidden inside words - the topic of one of the poems in the book. It certainly inspires interest in words and how they're spelt.
It's beautifully and humourously illustrated throughout. There are some suggested activities at the back, which is a good idea.
My eight year old uses 'Big Elephants Can Always Upset Small Elephants' to help him remember how to spell because and wanted some similar tricks for other words. There are quite a few in here, so he's very pleased. I think that it will probably help with a lot of common misspellings (here/hear, to/too/two, there/their, necessary and weather are all covered).

Miss G

Clever

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2022

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I teach young children and these poems are such a great way to help them remember letter/sound combinations. So much fun reading them together and the rhyme helps cement the poems.

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