Fix It! (Helping Hands)

We all want to encourage young children to have a love of books and this one has been a big hit with my Grandson! Lovely bright illustrations and it reflects equal opportunities perfectly!

Helping with real tasks is a natural progression from pretend play and is crucial in a child's development. This series of four sturdy card books with simple conversational text and lively illustrations encourage further dialogue between the reader and the child. The books have casual illustrations of disabled characters including a parent using an asthma inhaler and a child with a leg splint (Clean it!), a person in the street with a guide dog and a tactile pavement (Cook it!), and a wheelchair user (Grow it!).This book is in a list of early years picture books that feature disabled characters. The list was produced by UK disability charity Scope's In the Picture campaign, which encourages publishers, illustrators and writers to include disabled children in their books.

We were given this book as a gift for our new baby but our son, aged 2 years 11 months, absolutely loves it and is asking for it every night at bedtime. It has led to lots of conversations and he is showing more interest in fixing things around the house. I was surprised as the text is quite basic but the pictures are lovely and detailed. I have come back to order some of the others in the series. I particularly like the way that both mum and dad are involved in fixing things.