With those opening lines, we've already encountered similes using like, similes using as and metaphors. Personifications, idioms, hyperboles, allusions and much more lie ahead. But this isn't a writing guide, it's a picture book story about a little monster who oozes personality. The first pages leave us guessing but children will soon work out, to their delight, that Moofy's a cat. And what else could this furball of mischief be? Fun is the order of the day but an unobtrusive banner on each page lets interested readers know which figure of speech is being featured. This is a book a young reader and future writer can grow with.

This bright, appealing activity book is specially created for children aged 3+ to help develop their emerging early reading skills. Packed with fun and accessible activities and sticker scenes to complete, this sticker activity book is perfect for developing pre-school children's word recognition with simple everyday words. Also look out for: My First 1 2 3 Sticker Activity Book (9781407147611) My First abc Sticker Activity Book (9781407147598)

The laminated flashcards in this pack are ideal for teachers, parents and carers to teach common three-letter words to children aged 3+. Each card has a single word in clear, easy-to-read text accompanied by a delightful illustration by Dominika Lipniewska. The set features notes and handy suggestions for games and activities to play with the cards.

This bright touch-and-feel book has textures to touch, words to learn and games to play. Perfect to share with babies and toddlers! Touch the fuzzy bee, feel the frog's bumpy tummy and stroke the peacock's shiny tail. Every page has an odd-one-out game to play and there's a matching game at the end, too. With gentle, rhyming text and silly animal noises to make together, this book will provide hours of fun for young children. Also available: Touch-and-Feel: Vehicle Words, Touch-and-Feel: Animal Words, Touch-and-Feel: Farm Words,

Get Set Go Learn to Read: Cinderella cleverly unites a familiar fairytale with phonics practice for children aged 5+. Activities throughout help your child to improve word-building skills 70 reusable stickers to use with the activities Detailed artwork helps your child search for clues as they read Categories: 5+ years, Get Set Go, Get Set Go Learn to Read, Get Set Go Learn to Read 24pp, Get Set Go Learn to Read: Cinderella is a wonderful classic fairytale, carefully retold to help your child refine their phonic skills. Each page focuses on a distinct sound, using sound out, word building and spotting activities with reusable stickers to support fine motor skills and problem-solving skills. Your child is also rewarded for both effort and success along the way, with gold star stickers, to help them to gain confidence. Throughout the series of eight books, all 44 phonemes (sounds) that children are taught at school are practised.

Wipe-clean pages and stylish illustrations combine to provide endless opportunities for children to practise reading and writing over 100 useful words. Themes include `At the farm', `At the park' and `Out and about'. Formations for both upper and lower-case letters are shown, and there is advice at the Usborne Quicklinks website.