A small crab. A big feeling. A whole ocean of words to learn. The perfect book for expecting parents, a preschool send-off that kids actually keep, and a classroom favorite for early education teachers — with free printable learning resources included in every copy.
Written by Lisa Stewart.
Illustrated by Lisa & Russell Stewart.
— pinchy, but soft on the inside.
Twinkle Tee Tum is about feeling two things at once. That makes it the right book for almost every threshold a small person (and their grown-ups) walks through.
A gift that grows with the baby — a soothing read-aloud in year one, a first "I read it myself!" book a few years later. Arrives gift-wrapped with a handwritten note.
Sad to leave, happy to grow — that's the whole story. A meaningful preschool graduation gift for a child, a class, or the teacher who got them here.
Written by a former classroom teacher for pre-K and kindergarten: social-emotional learning, sight words, and free printable centers ready to copy.
Hardcover, hand-painted, built to be read a hundred times. The kind of book that ends up in the next generation's nursery.
Twinkle Tee Tum is built for the wobbly, magical moment when a child starts reading on their own — and starts noticing what they feel, too.
Every copy of Twinkle Tee Tum unlocks a set of downloadable resources made for parents at the kitchen table and early education teachers at the copier. Print as many as you need — for one kid or twenty-two.
— no extra trip to the store. no subscription. just print.
Each Twinkle Tee Tum bundle ships in a recycled kraft box, hand-tied with twine — ready to be a baby shower gift, a preschool send-off, a back-to-school surprise, or a "you did it!" celebration.
A tiny enamel Twinkle to clip onto a backpack and meet at the front door after school.
A pull-out reading guide for grown-ups — sight word lists, gentle prompts, and a brave-reader chart.
All seven printable learning resources — coloring book, cards, tracing, and more — downloadable anytime, free with your book.
I made Twinkle Tee Tum the way I wished books had been made for us: not just decodable, but loveable. With a little crab worth keeping in your pocket.
— Twinkle agrees, by the way.
Yes — it's one of our most-gifted books for baby showers. It grows with the child: a soothing read-aloud in year one, and a first "I read it myself!" book a few years later. It arrives gift-ready with a handwritten note.
It was practically made for that moment. The story is about a small crab learning to hold two feelings at once — the sad and the happy of moving on. Parents give it for the last day of preschool; teachers give it to a whole class for kindergarten readiness.
Every copy includes free downloadable printables: a Learning Pack, a Coloring Book, Crabby Compliment Cards, Crab-ffirmation Cards, Crab-ffirmation Game, Crabby Sentence Building, and Tracing Cards. Print as many as you need.
Absolutely. Lisa is a former classroom teacher and wrote the book and its resources for circle time, social-emotional learning, and early literacy centers. Ask about classroom sets — we love a class of twenty-two crabs.
The book, beautifully made, with seven free learning resources. Ships in the US with a small handwritten note. Makes any kid (and several grown-ups we know) absolutely lose their mind in the best way.
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