My First Book of Weather

by Peter Patilla

Published 21 January 1999
A fun, simple, and colourful look at weather for pre-school children. Is it hot or cold? Rainy or sunny? What happens when it snows? With charming full-colour illustrations on every page, this is the perfect book to help young children recognize different types of every-day weather. Clear, simple text plus several activities make this a fun, child-friendly book with lots to look at on every page.

My First Counting Book

by Peter Patilla

Published 4 September 1997
A lively first counting book illustrated by Julie Park to familiarize young children (aged 2+) with the numbers 1 to 20. Numbers shown in numeral, word, patterned domino representation and full-colour pictures to help children in their first attempts to match, sort, and count. A number quiz at the back involves children further and brings lots of life into basic maths concepts. My First Counting Book is an ideal companion to My First Alphabet Book.

My First Book of Shapes

by Peter Patilla

Published 6 August 1998

This early learning book aims to help children prepare for school. To help children recognize and name different shapes it uses squares, circles and triangles hidden among familiar objects.


My First Book of Numbers

by Peter Patilla

Published 6 April 2000
To continue the successful award-winning pre-school series "My First Book of", illustrated by popular artist Julie Park, here is a new addition, "My First Book of Numbers". This book helps pre-school children to recognize the numbers 1-12, and encourages early numeracy skills. Lively illustrations also explain concepts such as more, fewer, equal, first and last. It is approved by educational advisors.

My First Book of Words

by Peter Patilla

Published April 2000
To continue the successful award-winning pre-school series "My First Book of", illustrated by popular artist Julie Park, here is a new addition, "My First Book of Words". One word accompanied by a clear picture is given on each page. This book helps pre-school children to recognize familiar words such as bath, hat, milk, sock etc. Its large clear print and lively illustrations promote early reading skills. It is approved by educational advisors.

Introduces very young children to basic measuring skills by using comparison rather than standard units of measurement.


An introduction to 2-dimensional geometric shapes such as squares and triangles and 2-dimensional descriptive shapes such as stars and hearts.