Five Minutes. One Book. No Screen.
No story on this page and no quiz. Here is exactly what is in the box, what it costs, and how the five minutes go — so you can decide in about the time it takes to read one of the books.
$34.99 $59.99 · or 3 sets for $69.98
How the five minutes go
- One book, one sitting. Hand them two, take whichever one they grab. Five minutes is plenty; twice a day beats once for twenty.
- Say the word on its own. "Watermelon." Point. Say it again, slower. Let them watch your mouth.
- Then let them open it. Lift the flap, slide the tab, pull the zebra out. The reveal is the reward for the word, so it comes after.
- Wait longer than feels natural. Four or five seconds of quiet is where a reply has room to happen.
- Same page again. As many times as they ask. You will feel silly saying one word eight times in a row. Every parent does. That is the method, not you doing it wrong.
What's in the box
- Ten booksAnimal · Ocean · Number · Color · Job · Compare · Vehicle · Shape · Farm · Fruit — one topic each
- Every spreadone big word beside the one picture it names, one short read-aloud line, one thing to do with their hands
- Three revealslift-the-flap, push-and-pull sliders, pull-out tabs — all die-cut from board, not paper
- Pagesthick laminated board, generously rounded corners front and back, on all ten
- Boxrigid, lidded; the ten books store back into it, so the second set is already wrapped
- Ages1 to 3, marked for ages 1 and up by the maker; a grown-up does the reading
- LanguageEnglish
Animal
Ocean
Number
Color
Job
Compare
Vehicle
Shape
Farm
Fruit
What a page looks like
The two prices
One set — $34.99 (reg. $59.99) · ten books, the lidded box, the promise. $3.50 a book, against $8–10 for one flap book on a shop shelf.
Buy 2, get 1 free — $69.98 ★ BEST VALUE ★ three sets · $23.33 a set · one for you, two already boxed for the first birthday and the shower.
FREE U.S. shipping · 30-day read-together promise · Ships within a business day
Get the Set — $34.99 →Pick one set or three on the next page · Tracking by email
The 30-day read-together promise
Read one a day for a month. If they are not bringing the books to you by then, email us and we refund it — opened, bent corners and all. Damaged in transit, we replace the set from a photo. The first month is the test, so that is the length of the promise.
What parents say happens at the table
He slid off my lap by page two of every book we owned. These have one word and something to lift, so he stays. We have done the zebra page so many times I hear it in my sleep.
Megan R. — Verified BuyerShe brings me the zebra one. Pulls it out, pushes it back, looks at me, waits. We have done that page more times than I can count and I am not bored of it yet.
Danielle P. — mum of a 20 month oldOur picture books were too much for him and he would just close them. These he actually sits with, because there is only one word to deal with.
Priya S. — Verified BuyerReviews reflect individual customer experiences. Individual results vary.
Quick questions
What age is it for?
Ages 1 to 3. Around one you lift and name while they grab for the flap; around two they work every mechanism themselves; around three you turn it round and let them tell you. Under 12 months, there is nothing here for them yet.
Will the flaps tear?
They are die-cut board, not paper: hinged flaps thick enough to stand open, sliders in a routed track, pull-outs in a slot.
Do I have to follow an order?
No. Open whichever one they hand you. If you want a first book, the Fruit book — peel the banana — is the one most parents start with.
Is it for a speech delay?
It is a book set, not a therapy. One word, the pause, sounds before words — the kind of practice speech therapists describe, and still just a book. For questions about your child's speech, talk to your paediatrician. Do both.
Shipping and returns?
Free U.S. shipping, tracking by email, orders leave within a business day. 30 days from delivery to send it back for a refund, opened or not.
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Straight talk: Little Lifters is a children's book set, not a medical, diagnostic or therapeutic product. Ages 1 and up, with a grown-up. Reviews reflect individual experiences.