An ideal introduction to the world of words for children aged 5 and above. The careful choice of vocabulary, clear definitions and simple examples, together with the beautifully designed illustrations help make learning easy, memorable, and fun.
This book offers children an easy way to find out the meanings of everyday words, and includes a carefully written section which provides support in spelling, grammar and punctuation in preparation for school tests.
The illustrations engage children and help them to understand what words mean, while example sentences show how the words can be used. Simple grammatical labels introduce children to different word groups, all of which are clearly explained in the introduction to the dictionary.
Simple, fun and easy-to-use, this is perfect for any child's first school dictionary.

Maria Herbert-Liew is an illustrator and writer from London.

She has illustrated a number of books and projects including 'Collins First School Dictionary' and 'Very Intelligent Princess'.

Maria believes that anyone can draw, and in 2015 set up an online drawing collective 'Petsket Collective' encouraging people from all over the world to share daily sketches with each other. 

In 2020 HarperCollins published her first written and illustrated book 'You Can Draw Brilliant Pictures'.

Maria now lives in Glasgow, Scotland with her husband, a variety of cacti, and plenty of books.

Find out more at mariaherbertliew.com.