🩷 Product Information 🩷

What's included

• 1 × Woof Books Hardback Story Book about Bert
• 1 × Soft Plush Hand Puppet of Bert
• Thank you card from Bert

Designed to help parents, carers, and less confident storytellers engage with ease.

Bringing stories to life with a Storytime Gift Set!

This special bundle includes a beautifully illustrated hardback book and a soft plush hand puppet, designed to turn reading into an interactive storytelling adventure.

Perfect for children and adults alike, the puppet helps storytellers build confidence when reading aloud, performing characters, and sharing stories. Acting out scenes encourages imagination, creativity, and emotional expression, making storytime even more memorable.

This set is ideal for homes, nurseries, schools, and other educational settings, where puppets can be used to engage children in group storytelling, literacy activities, and role play.

Why you'll love it:

• Interactive storytelling: Bring the characters from the book to life
• Builds confidence: Supports children and adults in reading aloud and storytelling
• Encourages creativity: Inspire imaginative play and role-play adventures
• Educational value: Perfect for nurseries, schools, and learning environments
• Beautiful gift idea: A meaningful present for young readers and storytellers

🩷 Bert Tells His Story 🩷

Book Dimensions: W 22.5 cm × H 22.5 cm

About the story:
Bert was chosen by a family to live with them and thoroughly enjoyed having them all to himself, spending uninterrupted quality time together. One day, his life changed completely when a new addition joined the family.

This hardback book includes:

• Simple bright illustrations, making the story easy to follow with or without the text.
• Large, easy-to-read text
• A story written in rhyming couplets
• Character descriptions to help the storyteller get in to role
• Reading tips - simple - intermediate - challenging. 
• Discussion notes - The story provides opportunities to explore aspects of a child's personal and social development, including family structure, home environments, and the experience of welcoming a new sibling. This can support structured discussions about relationships and changes within the home.
• Extended discussions - Natural Habitats

Suitability:                                                                                      For children aged 2–6 years, supporting early language and communication development.

🩷Plush Hand Puppet of Bert🩷

Puppet Dimensions - (approximate, due to soft material):

L 27 cm × W 20 cm × D 15 cm

Description:
Bert is a black, fluffy hand puppet with space to insert your hand into his mouth and arms. His eyes are large and securely stitched, with no small parts that could come loose. He has a large brown mouth with a stitched pink-flappy tongue, and lovely padded ears. 

Bring stories to life!

Our soft, cuddly plush-hand puppets are the perfect companion to Woof Books stories. Children and adults can act out characters, explore emotions, and join in on the adventure—helping storytellers of all ages build confidence in reading, speaking, and creative storytelling.

Perfect for home, nurseries, schools, and educational settings:

Puppets make storytime interactive, fun, and educational. Teachers, parents, and educators can use them to engage children in group storytelling, role play, and literacy activities, while adults gain confidence in leading and performing stories.

Why everyone loves them:

• Interactive storytelling: Turn reading into a hands-on, engaging experience.
• Boosts confidence: Helps children and adults practice reading aloud, express themselves, and develop storytelling skills.
• Supports creativity & imagination: Act out favourite stories or create new adventures.
• Soft, child-safe materials: Perfect for little hands and classroom use.
• Ideal gift or educational tool: Pair with a Woof Books story for an unforgettable experience.

Features & Benefits:

• Soft plush hand puppet – safe, durable, and huggable.
• Builds confidence in storytelling for children and adults.
• Perfect for nurseries, schools, educational programs, and home use.
• Encourages emotional expression, creativity, and social play.
• Compatible with all Woof Books stories.
• Makes storytime magical, interactive, and educational.

Suitability:

Recommended for ages 3+.

Adult supervision recommended for children under 3 years.