Cu ajutorul parintilor, copiii pot explora lumea literelor si sunetelor. Carticelele contin ghicitori amuzante, cuvinte (in limba romana si corespondentul lor in limba engleza) care exemplifica literele si ilustratii atragatoare, in culori vesele. Pe baza imaginilor si cuvintelor, parintii pot initia dialoguri cu copilul, pentru ca acesta sa-si îmbogateasca vocabularul si sa primeasca noi informatii. Nu in ultimul rand, este o metoda distractiva prin care se stimuleaza imaginatia copilului, se dezvolta aptitudinile de comunicare orala si se cultiva interesul pentru carte si pentru cuvantul scris.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small. ro