Ladybird

"I struggled with phonetics as a child, it was frustrating and illogical because I could read, just not the way I was being taught in school. So my mum found an alternative - Ladybird books. Using a method of memorisation and repetition, plus the main characters Tom, Kate, and their dog Sam I learnt to read. These characters and books hold such sentimental value to me, my grandmother had her prized collection, my mum now has hers and I now have been reconstructing Ladybird books since 2019." - Tygar Miles Smith