Spells and Sounds with NianNian

The Nian Beast On New Year's Eve, when the sky is dark, The Nian Beast quietly emerges. With round eyes and pointed ears, It opens its mouth and roars. Everyone sets off firecrackers together, The Nian Beast hears them and jumps in fright. The Nian Beast flees, and we laugh, Good fortune for the New Year arrives for all.

This gentle story follows Max as he explores nature in his garden by day and by night, giving young readers many chances to hear and say the /n/ sound. Through bright illustrations and a simple one-word-per-page storyline, children learn the letter n sound while enjoying Max’s nature discoveries in nature.

This is a simple, rhyming story for young children, focusing on everyday actions and easy-to-read words. It's great for early readers and teaches simple phonics.

Join Bimbee the Bee on a vibrant adventure as he discovers the world of colors and sounds in flowers. This charming story introduces young readers to various colors and the sounds associated with their names, making learning fun and engaging.

A short, simple story that introduces young readers to various words starting with specific sounds, encouraging them to identify other words with similar initial sounds. It features a visit to a queen, a jet ride, and eating fruits.

A simple and repetitive story designed for early readers, focusing on basic vocabulary and phonics. It follows an ant's journey onto a hot pan, introducing words like 'sun', 'ant', 'pan', 'hot', and 'ten'.

A vibrant and playful rhyming story that introduces young readers to the five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) through colorful characters and engaging actions. Each vowel is associated with a distinct color and a simple, repetitive sound, making it a perfect tool for early literacy and phonics learning.

This interactive phonics book helps children learn the letter sounds m, r, i, n, and c by recognising each letter, copying a simple hand action, and making the matching sound. With clear mouth-placement pictures and fun gesture cues, children build confident letter–sound connections through movement, speech, and play.

This playful phonics story follows Max through a busy animal office, where he works alongside funny coworkers whose names all start with O—like ox, otter, and octopus. With one word per page and bright, amusing illustrations from their workday, children hear and repeat the short letter o sound /ɒ/, building strong sound–letter connections.

This story follows Max as he makes a music song for his mom, giving young readers many chances to hear and say the /m/ sound. Through bright illustrations and a simple one-word-per-page storyline, children learn the letter m sound while enjoying Max’s musical moment with his mum.

This playful book teaches early learners the letter sounds s, a, t, p, and h through fun actions and gestures. Each letter has its own simple movement—slither like a snake, pop bubbles, or eat an apple—to help children remember each sound with confidence.

“Voices of Light” is a gentle picturebook about friendship and understanding. Lulu loves her cat and dog, but her playful “Meow-Meow” and “Boof-Boof” names make them wonder if she sees only their sounds. A warm beam of golden sunlight reveals the truth: Lulu’s silly sounds are small pieces of love. Together, they learn that every voice carries its own light—and friendship shines brightest when we truly see one another.