Author: Laura BuntingInterest age: from c 5 yearsPublished on 4 June 2026 by Penguin Random House Children's UK (Ladybird) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Ebb and Flo' series.Paperback | 96 pages198 x 130 | 188g Small words, big feelings! Each book includes two stories, and each stand-alone tale features a hilarious and relatable friendship story, featuring Ebb (stubborn lover of rocks) and Flo (expert in helping Ebb out of scrapes). Written and illustrated by wife-and-husband team Laura and Philip Bunting; picture book creators who want to bring fun and laughter to reading as a family. Woven into these stories are decodable phonetic words, common tricky words and high-frequency words . . . and lots of adventure! Learn to read! Love to read!Party PooperWhen Ebb finds out there are no sweets at a party, he turns into a real party pooper.Cool BeansFlo does not see what is so cool about Ebb's new Cool Beans.‘Ebb and Flo are the friends your child needs by their side on their learn-to-read journey!’ – award-winning teacher-librarian Megan Daley, author of Raising ReadersCarefully crafted to support literacy and deliciously funny to hook kids on books.Perfect for enjoying together as a read-aloud for pre-readers (ages 4+) and as a read-together for emerging readers and newly independent readers (ages 5 to 8).Relatable stories about the ups and downs of friendship, perfect for helping kids through the early years of school.A series the whole family will love, and enjoy reading again and again.Designed to complement school readers, ideal for home or the classroom.
